All episodes Season 5 S05E17 1977-02-24 60 min 1970s ABC

The Streets of San Francisco

Innocent No More

TV Flash files “Innocent No More” as hour 113 of 120 in the TV Flash guide — The Streets of San Francisco (1972–1977) on ABC, season 5, episode 17, aired 1977-02-24, 60 min.

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This leaf is S05E17: listed hour 113 of 120 in the The Streets of San Francisco guide, hour 17 of 24 in season 5. It aired 1977-02-24 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Hang Tough” (S05E16). Next is “Once a Con” (S05E18).

The Streets of San Francisco — Innocent No More (S05E17)

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A juvenile gang has caused a history of trouble for a San Francisco neighborhood. A recent robbery by the gang lead to the death of a victim. Billy Wilson claims his innocence on the whole affair. Evidence mounts and Billy's previous history of violence surfaces, as the judicial systems decides on his fate.

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Where does Innocent No More sit in the The Streets of San Francisco guide?

S05E17 is listed hour 113 of 120 — hour 17 of 24 in season 5, season 5 episode 17.

When did The Streets of San Francisco S05E17 air?

Innocent No More aired 1977-02-24 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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