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  • Adam-12 A Fool and His Money (Season 5, Episode 21)
  • TV-PG
    TV Episode | 25 min | Crime, Drama

Adam-12

A Fool and His Money (Season 5, Episode 21)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 25 min | Crime, Drama

Malloy has won $10,000 in a woman's shampoo naming contest and is being bombarded with mail at work and suggestions from Reed on how to invest the money but Malloy wants a new boat. Opening call is a loud noise complaint from an elderly ...See moreMalloy has won $10,000 in a woman's shampoo naming contest and is being bombarded with mail at work and suggestions from Reed on how to invest the money but Malloy wants a new boat. Opening call is a loud noise complaint from an elderly gentleman about a new elderly female tenant and her Irish music. Malloy and Reed explain the complaint and introduce the couple to each other and quietly leave them together. While on patrol a sniper starts shooting and they call in support resulting in them shooting the sniper in a car while fleeing. A theft report call is a man in an expensive home that appears to have been stripped. In fact due to his financial ruin and three wives the only items left were two cameras and a TV that were stolen. A call about body in alley is a wino killed for his new tennis shoes. As they leave the scene the officers spot another wino wearing new tennis shoes sleeping it off in a junked car. Malloy realizing Reed has his best interests at heart presents Reed with a gift of a single share of stock worth $5 to develop a "nest egg". Written by Anonymous See less
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Director
Sam Freedle (as Sam C. Freedle)
Writers
Robert A. Cinader (created by) (as R.A. Cinader) | Jack Webb (created by) | Webb Richard Marris (written by) | Stephen J. Cannell (executive story consultant)
Composer
Cinematographer
Status
Edit Released
Updated Feb 28, 1973

Release date
Feb 28, 1973 (United States)

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11 cast members
Name Known for
Martin Milner
Officer Pete Malloy Officer Pete Malloy   See fewer
Kent McCord
Officer Jim Reed Officer Jim Reed   See fewer
Regis Toomey
Billy Heckman Billy Heckman   See fewer
Lurene Tuttle
Mary O'Ryan Mary O'Ryan   See fewer
David White
J. T. McGrath J. T. McGrath   See fewer
William Boyett
Sgt. MacDonald Sgt. MacDonald   See fewer
Don 'Red' Barry
Wino (as Donald Barry) Wino (as Donald Barry)   See fewer
Fred Stromsoe
Officer Jerry Woods Officer Jerry Woods   See fewer
Ken Renard
Jimmy Lee Jimmy Lee   See fewer
Michael Santiago
Norm (as Mike Santiago) Norm (as Mike Santiago)   See fewer
Shaaron Claridge
Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited) Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
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