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tv star collector · 12-19-2007, 08:59 PM

What do you consider the best crime and detective shows of yesteryear? Mine include (in no particular order):

PETER GUNN (Craig Stevens)
PERRY MASON (Raymond Burr)
DRAGNET (Jack Webb)
COLUMBO (Peter Falk)
ELLERY QUEEN (Jim Hutton)
KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER (Darren McGavin)
CHARLIE'S ANGELS (Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith, Farrah Fawcett)
MOD SQUAD (Michael Cole, Peggy Lipton, Clarence Williams III)
RICHARD DIAMOND (David Janssen)
IRONSIDE (Raymond Burr)
HIGHWAY PATROL (Broderick Crawford)
THE HARDY BOYS (Parker Stevenson, Shaun Cassidy)
NANCY DREW MYSTERIES (Pamela Sue Martin)
HEC RAMSEY (Richard Boone)
THE LAWLESS YEARS (James Gregory)
BOURBON STREET BEAT (Richard Long, Andrew Duggan, Van Williams)
HONEY WEST (Anne Francis)
BURKE'S LAW (Gene Barry)
McCLOUD (Dennis Weaver)
MATLOCK (Andy Griffith)
DIAGNOSIS MURDER (Dick Van Dyke)

catlover79 · 12-19-2007, 11:59 PM

Barney Miller!

Mikado · 12-20-2007, 12:44 AM

DRAGNET

comedyfreak · 12-20-2007, 02:17 AM

The Mod Squad
Get Christi Love
The Rookies
Dragnet
Mannix
Barnaby Jones
Cannon
The Rockford Files
Ironside
Hawaii Five-O
Hart To Hart

AB · 12-20-2007, 05:23 PM

Cagney & Lacy
Mannix (I had a huge crush on him when I was a kid)
The Mod Squad
Barney Miller
Hawaii Five-0
The Rookies
Adam-12
Perry Mason
Dragnet
McCloud
Magnum PI
McMillian & Wife
Simon & Simon
Ironside

tv star collector · 12-20-2007, 05:34 PM

O.K., if we're going to include comedy shows like BARNEY MILLER (which I
also loved, by the way), I'd also add:

POLICE SQUAD
THE LAST PRECINCT
BATMAN
SLEDGE HAMMER!
CARTER COUNTRY
and my personal favorite
CAR 54, WHERE ARE YOU?

catlover79 · 12-20-2007, 05:43 PM

^ Well, it said cop SHOWS, didn't specify sitcoms or dramas. Barney Miller was most definitely a cop show, so I chose it!

Ireneparalegal · 12-20-2007, 05:53 PM

S.W.A.T.
STARSKY & HUTCH
ADAM-12

MrRetro_08 · 12-20-2007, 07:19 PM

Starsky & Hutch & Miami Vice

cpmaz · 12-24-2007, 04:14 AM

Hill Street Blues
Wiseguy
Rockford Files
Silk Stalkings

Zebra 3 · 01-13-2008, 11:55 PM

Some favourites:

- Adam-12
- Baretta
- Kojak starring Telly Savalas
- Police Story
- Starsky & Hutch
- SWAT

ClassicTube · 04-26-2008, 10:25 PM

I thought this was an old thread worth rescuing.....

- Richard Diamond

- Dragnet

- Streets of San Francisco

- Cracker (UK)

- Harry O (One of the great underrated series ever.)

- Perry Mason

The only current stuff that comes close to these, in my opinion, would be two franchsie series: Dick Wolf's 'Law & Oder' and Anthony E. Zuiker's 'CSI'.

jimpickens · 08-18-2008, 03:13 AM

SWAT
Starsky & Hutch
ADAM12
Police Story
Police Woman
Hawaii FiveO
MSquad

Schmoopie · 08-18-2008, 03:57 AM

My current favorite detective show has to be Monk! Although it's not as good as it once was, I still consider it to be a favorite!

NYPD Blue is definitely my favorite dramatic cop show. I got hooked on it the last two years it was on and I really miss it! I'd love to just watch all the episodes one right after the other!

Older ones would be Columbo and Rockford Files

AB · 08-18-2008, 04:41 PM

I've got to add "The Streets Of San Francisco" to my list. I bought the S1 vol.1 dvd & have been watching it. I'd forgotten how good the show was. Its definitely a favorite.

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Spencer for hire	0	0%
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Commish	0	0%
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Cagney&Lacey	1	3.85%
Diagnosis murder	0	0%
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12-19-2007, 08:59 PM	#1
tv star collector I Love Susie Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 18, 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 4,486	Favorite Cop & Detective Shows of the Past What do you consider the best crime and detective shows of yesteryear? Mine include (in no particular order): PETER GUNN (Craig Stevens) PERRY MASON (Raymond Burr) DRAGNET (Jack Webb) COLUMBO (Peter Falk) ELLERY QUEEN (Jim Hutton) KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER (Darren McGavin) CHARLIE'S ANGELS (Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith, Farrah Fawcett) MOD SQUAD (Michael Cole, Peggy Lipton, Clarence Williams III) RICHARD DIAMOND (David Janssen) IRONSIDE (Raymond Burr) HIGHWAY PATROL (Broderick Crawford) THE HARDY BOYS (Parker Stevenson, Shaun Cassidy) NANCY DREW MYSTERIES (Pamela Sue Martin) HEC RAMSEY (Richard Boone) THE LAWLESS YEARS (James Gregory) BOURBON STREET BEAT (Richard Long, Andrew Duggan, Van Williams) HONEY WEST (Anne Francis) BURKE'S LAW (Gene Barry) McCLOUD (Dennis Weaver) MATLOCK (Andy Griffith) DIAGNOSIS MURDER (Dick Van Dyke)

12-19-2007, 11:59 PM	#2
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12-20-2007, 02:17 AM	#4
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12-20-2007, 12:44 AM	#3
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12-20-2007, 05:23 PM	#5
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12-20-2007, 05:34 PM	#6
tv star collector I Love Susie Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 18, 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 4,486	O.K., if we're going to include comedy shows like BARNEY MILLER (which I also loved, by the way), I'd also add: POLICE SQUAD THE LAST PRECINCT BATMAN SLEDGE HAMMER! CARTER COUNTRY and my personal favorite CAR 54, WHERE ARE YOU?

12-20-2007, 05:43 PM	#7
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	^ Well, it said cop SHOWS, didn't specify sitcoms or dramas. Barney Miller was most definitely a cop show, so I chose it!

12-20-2007, 07:19 PM	#9
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01-13-2008, 11:55 PM	#11
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04-26-2008, 10:25 PM	#12
ClassicTube Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Mar 17, 2005 Posts: 33	Old thread worth rescuing I thought this was an old thread worth rescuing..... - Richard Diamond - Dragnet - Streets of San Francisco - Cracker (UK) - Harry O (One of the great underrated series ever.) - Perry Mason The only current stuff that comes close to these, in my opinion, would be two franchsie series: Dick Wolf's 'Law & Oder' and Anthony E. Zuiker's 'CSI'.

08-18-2008, 03:13 AM	#13
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08-18-2008, 03:57 AM	#14
Schmoopie Keep Calm and Love Snoopy Forum Star Join Date: Jul 13, 2008 Location: Lynnwood, Washington Posts: 15,697	My current favorite detective show has to be Monk! Although it's not as good as it once was, I still consider it to be a favorite! NYPD Blue is definitely my favorite dramatic cop show. I got hooked on it the last two years it was on and I really miss it! I'd love to just watch all the episodes one right after the other! Older ones would be Columbo and Rockford Files
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08-18-2008, 04:41 PM	#15
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,426	I've got to add "The Streets Of San Francisco" to my list. I bought the S1 vol.1 dvd & have been watching it. I'd forgotten how good the show was. Its definitely a favorite.