N.Y.P.D.

N.Y.P.D. is the title of a half-hour American television crime drama of the 1960s set in the context of the New York City Police Department. The program appeared on the ABC network during the 1967-68 and 1968-69 television seasons. In both seasons, the program appeared in the evening, 9:30 p.m. time slot. During the second season, N.Y.P.D was joined by The Mod Squad and It Takes a Thief to form a 2½ hour block of crime dramas.

Creators and Cast

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David Susskind

Creator

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Frank Converse

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Robert Hooks

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Jack Warden

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Martin Sheen

Fred Janney

Episodes

Season 1

26 episodes

S1 E1 · Shakedown

1967-09-05

Blackmailers target homosexuals after an apparent suicide.

S1 E2 · Fingerman

1967-09-12

Ward receives a phone call from a distraught informer who believes he's being followed by associates of someone he helped put in jail.

S1 E3 · The Screaming Woman

1967-09-19

Corso is suspended after being accused of rape by a woman who initially called the police regarding rowdy drunks disturbing the peace.

S1 E4 · Fast Gun

1967-09-26

A veteran who likes to draw his weapon on cops has robbed a bank. Instead of fleeing with his loot, he ambushes Corso and another officer, and then decides to attract police to a local bar so that he can kill as many of them as possible.

S1 E5 · Walking Target

1967-10-03

A sniper targets a foreign police official

S1 E6 · Money Man

1967-10-10

Detectives Ward and Corso go underground in the building trade after several workers are injured in accidents. They discover a loan shark played by Charles Grodin who works for his uncle, Vincent Gardenia.

S1 E7 · Old Gangsters Never Die

1967-10-17

Elderly Salva Dimitchik claims he is no longer a mobster but Detective Haines is skeptical. A rash of truck hijackings are his old gang's specialty.

S1 E8 · To Catch a Hero

1967-10-31

A Vietnam veteran plays cat and mouse with the police by using his military training. Detectives Corso, Haines, and Ward are determined to bring the killer to justice.

S1 E9 · Murder for Infinity

1967-11-07

Doyle, a newscaster, risks his life and puts himself at odds with the police when he tries to interview an escaped killer Stryker. Haines and Corso must get to the murderer first.

S1 E10 · The Pink Gumdrop

1967-11-14

Detectives Ward and Corso stakeout a bar known as a front for car theft. A sexy, woman Corso is helping to go straight leads them to the ringleader.

S1 E11 · The Witness

1967-11-21

Haines and Corso pull out all the stops to clear Ward, who is suspected of mob affiliation.

S1 E12 · The Boy Witness

1967-11-28

A 13 year old witnesses a woman's murder.

S1 E13 · Joshua Fit the Battle of Fulton Street

1967-12-05

A vigilante society is formed by neighborhood residents.

S1 E14 · The Bomber

1967-12-12

Detective Ward lays unconscious from an explosion at an embassy. His co-workers focus on a likely female prospect leaving the true culprit planning his next attack.

S1 E15 · Wire Finish

1967-12-19

Haines and Ward investigate why a jockey is getting bizarre late night phone calls. In an unusual twist they begin to suspect that it might be tied to the recent killings of two priests.

S1 E16 · Cruise to Oblivion

1967-12-26

Haines receives a tip about drugs being smuggled in to New York via a passenger ship, but a search of the suspect's luggage proves fruitless. However, diligent surveillance work by Corso and Ward confirms a potential drug deal.

S1 E17 · The Patriots

1968-01-21

The wife of an exiled Latin American leader is murdered.

S1 E18 · Red Headed Pigeon

1968-01-16

The squad recruits a police woman to act as a decoy to help them capture a serial rapist. Even though she fits the criminal's "type," the officer seems to be striking out in her efforts.

S1 E19 · Which Side Are You On?

1968-01-30

Detective Ward returns to his old neighborhood to conduct his own investigation into the murder of Mr. Gabriel, a high school teacher and mentor who was influential in guiding Ward away from a potential life of crime.

S1 E20 · Cry Brute

1968-02-06

Tue, Feb 6, 1968 Detective Corso is charged with police brutality.

S1 E21 · Last Port of Call

1968-02-13

A merchant seaman is accused of molesting a child.

S1 E22 · Macho

1968-02-20

A gang of teenagers target a grocer who finked on them to police.

S1 E23 · Stones

1968-02-27

Detective Corso infiltrates a muggers ring

S1 E24 · The Private Eye Puzzle

1968-03-05

When a private detective claims to have been robbed of $200,000, the police become suspicious of too many inconsistencies.

S1 E25 · Nothing Is Real But the Dead (1)

1968-03-12

The body of a young man is found in a Greenwich Village flat.

S1 E26 · Nothing Is Real But the Dead (2)

1968-03-19

The Detectives continue investigating the case of a young man killed in a Greenwich Village flat.

Season 2

23 episodes

S2 E1 · Naked in the Streets

1968-10-01

A man's wife is raped and refuses to file charges.

S2 E2 · Encounter on a Rooftop

1968-10-08

Ward is accidentally shot by a rookie policeman after he's mistaken for a burglar.

S2 E3 · Day Tripper

1968-10-15

The suspect of a murdered girl in Central Park turns out to be her boyfriend.

S2 E4 · What's a Nice Girl Like You ...

1968-10-29

Coworkers and boyfriend of a murdered girl refuse to cooperate with detectives.

S2 E5 · Deadly Circle of Violence

1968-11-12

Militant students blame a southerner for the bombing of a black church.

S2 E6 · Case of the Shady Lady

1968-11-19

A business man gets accused of killing the husband of a go-go dancer.

S2 E7 · The Golden Fleece

1968-11-26

The victim of a con artist is too ashamed to tell the truth.

S2 E8 · The Peep Freak

1968-12-03

Detectives Corso and Ward investigate the murder of a woman who was strangled in her apartment. A peeping Tom who resides in an adjacent building is their prime suspect.

S2 E9 · Walk the Long Pier

1968-12-10

Detective Corso infiltrates dock smugglers.

S2 E10 · The Witch of 116th Street

1968-12-17

An extortionist is using black magic to silence his victims.

S2 E11 · 'L' is for Love and Larceny

1968-12-24

Fraud is suspected in a jewelry theft.

S2 E12 · The Love Hustle

1968-12-31

A prostitute dies in the police station from an overdose.

S2 E13 · The Body in the Trunk

1969-01-07

The body of a dead girl is found floating in a trunk.

S2 E14 · The Night Watch

1969-01-21

A man at a hot dog stand is killed.

S2 E15 · Three-Fifty-Two

1969-01-28

During a holdup Detective Ward loses his badge and gun.

S2 E16 · The Attacker

1969-02-04

A home invader assaults the residents but doesn't steal anything.

S2 E17 · Candy Man (1)

1969-02-11

Haines assigns Corso and Ward to investigate a series of burglaries that have occurred in a section of the city that's home to both known youth offenders as well as a recently established halfway house.

S2 E18 · Candy Man (2)

1969-02-18

While Haines argues against the NIMBY Effect directed at the residents of a halfway house, Corso and Ward work to determine the link between a stolen wallet and some recent neighborhood burglaries.

S2 E19 · Who's Got the Bundle?

1969-02-25

A cabdriver finds evidence left by thieves.

S2 E20 · The Face of the Dart Board

1969-03-04

Lt Haines and his wife are getting phone calls from an unknown person.

S2 E21 · Boys Night Out

1969-03-11

A number of neighborhood bartenders are being shaken down by extortionists.

S2 E22 · Everybody Loved Him

1969-03-18

A movie producer is murdered but appears to have no enemies.

S2 E23 · No Day Trippers Need Apply

1969-03-25

An extortionist films people having sex.