All episodes Season 5 S05E08 1976-12-02 60 min 1970s ABC

The Streets of San Francisco

Child of Anger

TV Flash files “Child of Anger” as hour 104 of 120 in the TV Flash guide — The Streets of San Francisco (1972–1977) on ABC, season 5, episode 8, aired 1976-12-02, 60 min.

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This leaf is S05E08: listed hour 104 of 120 in the The Streets of San Francisco guide, hour 8 of 24 in season 5. It aired 1976-12-02 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Till Death Do Us Part” (S05E07). Next is “Hot Dog” (S05E09).

The Streets of San Francisco — Child of Anger (S05E08)

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A teenage girl is frustrated by her mother's condescending ways. When a man she sees strike her mother is killed by the mob the girl is a witness. She claims responsibility to damage her family reputation hoping her mother feels degraded.

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Where does Child of Anger sit in the The Streets of San Francisco guide?

S05E08 is listed hour 104 of 120 — hour 8 of 24 in season 5, season 5 episode 8.

When did The Streets of San Francisco S05E08 air?

Child of Anger aired 1976-12-02 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.

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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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