The Streets of San Francisco
Dead or Alive
TV Flash files “Dead or Alive” as hour 99 of 120 in the TV Flash guide — The Streets of San Francisco (1972–1977) on ABC, season 5, episode 3, aired 1976-10-21, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E03: listed hour 99 of 120 in the The Streets of San Francisco guide, hour 3 of 24 in season 5. It aired 1976-10-21 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Thrill Killers (2)” (S05E02). Next is “The Drop” (S05E04).
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A man offers a $1,000,000 reward for the capture - dead or alive - of the man who raped and murdered his daughter on a public tennis court, throwing the city into greed-fueled chaos.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Dead or Alive sit in the The Streets of San Francisco guide?
S05E03 is listed hour 99 of 120 — hour 3 of 24 in season 5, season 5 episode 3.
When did The Streets of San Francisco S05E03 air?
Dead or Alive aired 1976-10-21 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Malden and Douglas, or the later partner?
Start with Malden and Douglas — the mentor pairing that launched a movie star. Hatch arrives after Douglas leaves; the city remains.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Karl Malden's veteran cop drags a young Michael Douglas up those hills, and the city itself does half the blocking. Location-heavy Quinn Martin crime, cable-car glamour, mentor grit. Partnership chemistry that actually launched a movie star, filmed on streets that never look like a backlot.
ABC put Quinn Martin on actual pavement and let San Francisco do half the blocking. The Streets of San Francisco (1972–1977), from Edward Hume, ran five seasons, 120 episodes: Karl Malden's veteran Mike Stone dragging a young Michael Douglas's Steve Keller up those hills. Heavy on-location shooting made the city a character; the theme and photography refused the backlot. Richard Hatch later arrived as Insp. Dan Robbins after Douglas left toward a producing and film career. Mentor/protégé casting that actually…
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Filed against
- Karl Malden as Det. Lt. Mike Stone
Karl Malden’s Det. Lt. Mike Stone dragged a young Michael Douglas up The Streets of San Francisco — location-heavy Quinn Martin crime, cable-car glamour, mentor grit. Partnership chemistry that actually launched a movie star, filmed on…
- Michael Douglas as Insp. Steve Keller
Michael Douglas’s Insp. Steve Keller climbed The Streets of San Francisco’s hills behind Karl Malden — 1970s Quinn Martin crime, location-heavy blocking, cable-car glamour, mentor grit. Partnership chemistry the city itself helped stage.…
- Richard Hatch as Insp. Dan Robbins
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