Adam-12 Operation Action (1968–1975) Online
- Original Title :
- Operation Action
- Genre :
- TV Episode / Comedy / Crime / Drama / Mystery
- Year :
- 1968–1975
- Directror :
- Dennis Donnelly
- Cast :
- Martin Milner,Kent McCord,William Boyett
- Writer :
- Robert A. Cinader,Jack Webb
- Type :
- TV Episode
- Time :
- 30min
- Rating :
- 8.4/10
After their shift Malloy is to drop off his car with a mechanic and Reed is to pick him up but Malloy is hijacked by a man and woman after leaving the station. They want her boyfriend released from jail in return for Malloy. When they have him verify they have him, Malloy gives a clue to his whereabouts by giving a name of a girl the officers found with a mannequin. Reed finds Malloy's car and a girl nearby gives a description of the people and car that took Malloy. They find the car abandoned. Reed's investigation of their cases turns up the girl's name and location which Reed stakes out. Malloy has spilled gasoline in the house where he is held and is able to swipe a lighter and set it afire allowing him to jump out the window where Reed sees the smoke and hears the gunfire.
| Episode complete credited cast: | |||
 | Martin Milner | - | Officer Pete Malloy |
 | Kent McCord | - | Officer Jim Reed |
 | William Boyett | - | Sgt. MacDonald |
 | Pepe Serna | - | Roger Foster |
 | David Pritchard | - | Harv Carlton |
| Fred Stromsoe | - | Officer Jerry Woods |
 | Jim B. Smith | - | Investigator Johnson |
| Kristen McCord | - | Debra |
 | Nick Pellegrino | - | Hal |
 | Louise Williams | - | Lisa (as Liberty Williams) |
Jim Reed says Pete Malloy's middle name is Joseph.
Pete Malloy's middle name is Joseph. Reed mentions this at the police station while Pete is kidnapped, and they're trying to decipher Pete's phone message from the hideout in saying that his middle initial is D.
Malloy and Reed and are seen driving their private cars. While Malloy drives a yellow Matador, Reed drives a classic sports car... the same model and color Corvette that Martin Milner drove on his previous series "Route 66".
Kent McCord's daughter, Kristen McCord, appeared as Debra in this episode.
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