Adam-12
Vintage cop show
Adam-12 was an American television police drama that aired from 1968 to 1975, following two Los Angeles police officers on patrol.
The show popularized the police procedural format and realistic depiction of routine police work. "Adam" designated a two-officer patrol unit in LAPD radio codes, making the title essentially a call sign: Adam-12, respond to a 211 in progress.
Los Angeles police
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- officersThose holding authority
- cruiserVehicle for extended patrol
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
calls · dispatch · suspects · arrests · backup · 10-4 · radio · incidents
Decade after the fifties
- 1970sFourth decade, twentieth century
- retroEvoking recent past
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
Broadcast viewing device
- NBCAmerican television network
- episodesDistinct parts of a series
- primetimeTelevision's highest-viewership period
- syndicationMulti-outlet content distribution
broadcast · network · ratings · viewership · classic · vintage · reruns · pilot
Following set steps
- realismAccepting things as they are
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
- documentary-styleImitating factual film techniques
- spin-offDerivative from a parent
LAPD
Los Angeles police
beat · calls · dispatch · suspects · arrests · backup · 10-4 · radio · incidents · crimes
1960s
Decade after the fifties
counterculture · Watts · sideburns · Nixon · hippies
television
Broadcast viewing device
- NBCAmerican television network
- episodesDistinct parts of a series
- primetimeTelevision's highest-viewership period
syndication · broadcast · network · ratings · viewership · classic · vintage · reruns · pilot · finale
procedural
Following set steps
- realismAccepting things as they are
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
- documentary-styleImitating factual film techniques
Malloy
Irish family name
sergeant · partners · rookies · veterans · training · mentorship · camaraderie · shift · uniforms · badges
Adam-12Columbo
Kojak · Hawaii Five-O · criminal investigation · whodunit · McCloud
Adam-12The Sopranos