Select a date:      
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

Series regulars or semi-regulars in 'Sam' from 1970-1982:



1970-1982 Episode Guide for 'Sam':


(Episodes with dates prior to 1970 aired as reruns.)

March 14, 1978:
Season 1, episode 1
W: Robert I. Holt   D: Robert M. Leeds

With Virginia Gregg (Mrs. Foster), Buck Young (Smith), John Berwick (Tom), Michael Margotta (Suspect).
Series premiere. A man-and-dog police patrol unit is created to take on assignments too tricky for regular teams. In the opener, Sam, a specially trained Labrador retriever, and Officer Breen (Mark Harmon) are to be evicted from their apartment. In the meantime, they must locate a deaf mute boy trapped in a cave and disarm a bank robber who is carrying a bomb.

March 21, 1978:
Season 1, episode 2
W: James Doherty   D: Dick Moder

With Pat Buttram (Claude), Scott Walker (Croydon), David Bond (Lucas), Jimmy Murphy (Willy).
After unsuccessfully pursuing a burglar loaded with loot from a gun store, Sam and Breen take on a pair of hijackers trying to get rid of a truckload of stolen clothes.

March 28, 1978:
Season 1, episode 3
W: Michael Donovan   D: John Florea

With Heather Hobbs (Wendy), Larry Golden (Dowd), John Hart (Harry), Lee Terri (Sandy).
Sam and Breen are temporarily hindered in their search for the dognappers of a $20,000 champion show dog when a woman's purse is snatched and a frightened girl, hiding in a collapsing building, needs help.

April 4, 1978:
Season 1, episode 4
W: Robert I. Holt

With Paul Picerni.
Sam is in big trouble, accused of disobeying when he is suspected of causing a burglar to critically shoot himself.

April 11, 1978:
Season 1, episode 5
W: James Doherty, Ian Bernard   D: Robert Wynn

With Robbie Rist (Kenny Scott), Teri Ralston (Mrs. Scott).
Sam and his master offiicer, Mike Breen, search for the endangered thief who stole a diseased monkey from a medical research lab.

April 18, 1978:
Season 1, episode 6
W: James Doherty   D: George Sherman

With Paul Burke, George Gobel, Vivian Vance, Allen Case (Jenkins).
Sam, the canine cop, and officer Mike Breen are assigned to locate a bomb aboard a jetliner. (Last show of the series.)


Copyright © 2014-2024, All Rights Reserved   •   Privacy Policy   •   Contact Us   •   Status Report