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The Streets of San Francisco
TV Series (1972 - 1977)
Lt. Mike Stone (Karl Malden) and Inspector Steve Keller (Michael Douglas) are homicide detectives cruising the streets of San Francisco, solving crimes while bantering back and forth, typically about Keller's relative inexperience and Stone's cranky and set-in-his-ways attitude. In season 5, Keller left and Inspector Dan Robbins (Richard Hatch) became Stone's new rookie partner.
Last Episode
TV Movie: Back to the Streets of San Fra… Aired: Jan. 27, 1992Michael Stone now Captain of The Detectives Bureau is investigating the death of his old partner Inspector Steven Keller.
Series Info
Type:
Scripted
Premiered:
Sep. 16, 1972
Status:
Canceled/Ended
Runtime:
60 min.
Character Guide
Series Fun Facts
- Goof (errors made by characters, possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): A radio dispatcher describes a suspect vehicle as a 1970 Dodge. It is actually a 1969 model.
- In the San Francisco police department, an "Inspector" is just a detective rank. In other police departments, an Inspector is a much higher rank (in the NYPD, Inspector is the rank above…
[show]In the San Francisco police department, an "Inspector" is just a detective rank. In other police departments, an Inspector is a much higher rank (in the NYPD, Inspector is the rank above Captain; in the UK police, an Inspector is equivalent to a Lieutenant).
[hide] - Following the success of producing One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), Michael Douglas left the series at the beginning of the 1976-77 season. His character's absence was explained by…
[show]Following the success of producing One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), Michael Douglas left the series at the beginning of the 1976-77 season. His character's absence was explained by having him take a teaching position. Inspector Keller taking a teaching position is similar to a scene in Dirty Harry where an SFPD Inspector injured in the line of duty stated that he had a teaching credential and later became a college professor (which was stated in the sequel, Magnum Force.
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