Series regulars or semi-regulars in 'Freebie And The Bean' from 1970-1982:
- Hector Elizondo as Sgt. Dan 'Bean' Delgado (1980-1981)
- Tom Mason as Sgt. Tim 'Freebie' Walker (1980-1981)
- William Daniels as District Attorney Walter Cruikshank (1980-1981)
1970-1982 Episode Guide for 'Freebie And The Bean':
(Episodes with dates prior to 1970 aired as reruns.)
Season 1, episode 1
W: Dick Nelson D: Lawrence Dobkin
With Katherine Justice (Marsha), Ben Hammer (Dr. Bronson), Donald May (Paul Stacey), Lori Lethin (Alice), George Loros.
New comedy starring Hector Elizondo and Tom Mason about two street-wise San Francisco cops, based on the 1974 film. In the opening episode, Walker and Delgado pursue a building contractor who secures business with the help of a seductive "sales" staff.
Season 1, episode 2
W: Dick Nelson D: Bruce Kessler
With Joseph Wiseman (Dr. Dorf), Shannon Farnon (Dr. Brimmer), Kimberly Beck.
Freebie and the Bean go undercover at a health institute suspected of passing information about its patients to a holdup team.
Season 1, episode 3
W: Jay Folb D: Hy Averback
With George Loros (Willie), Victoria Carroll (Louise), Jeanetta Arnette.
The undercover team banks on the "woman scorned" theory to produce a witness against a loan shark.
Season 1, episode 4
W: Robert W. Lenski D: Michael Preece
With Jon Cypher (Dwight Rollins), Sharon Spelman (Stella Wickham), Patricia Pivaar (Gwen Brown).
A flying school and two female pilots are keys to a cocaine-smuggling operation that the D.A. can't seem to crack. Freebie takes his first, inadvertent, flying lesson -- a solo flight at 3,000 feet -- after he and the Bean track the dealer to a small airport.
Season 1, episode 5
W: Bill Taub D: Michael Caffey
With Bill Beyers (George Wilson), John Carter (Vernon Wilson), Mykelti Williamson (Lemar Washington).
The Bean and Freebie go undercover as teamsters to break a truck hijacking ring.
Season 1, episode 6
W: Rick Mittleman D: Arnold Laven
With Sandra De Bruin (Melodie Parsons).
The boys go undercover to break up a crooked poker game.
Season 1, episode 7
W: Donald R. Boyle D: Michael Preece
With Charles Dierkop (Wingy Landon), Barbara Luna (Rita Valdez).
While searching for a missing witness, Bean has a sentimental reunion with a former sweetheart -- who tells him he is the father of her 11-year-old son. (Last show of the series.)