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Highway Patrol

Season 1 1955 - 1956
TV-G

  • 1955-10-04T02:30:00Z on Syndication
  • 30m
  • 18h 12m (39 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Drama, Action, Adventure
Classic 50s cop show, starring the gruff and often inebriated Oscar winner Broderick Crawford, playing the role of Dan Mathews, whose rank was never quite the same from one show to the next. Catch phrase was 10-4. Great 50s finny cars. Stars who got their start on this show included Clint Eastwood, Barbara Eden, Leonard Nimoy (two appearances). Gene Roddenberry wrote several episodes under a pseudonym.

39 episodes

Series Premiere

1955-10-04T02:30:00Z

1x01 Prison Break/Road Block

Series Premiere

1x01 Prison Break/Road Block

  • 1955-10-04T02:30:00Z28m

A hardened criminal, whose personality belies his viciousness, escapes from prison, killing a guard. Dan Mathews swings into action, and as the man commits one ruthless act after another to break through the trap closing in on him, it becomes apparent that there's almost a personal conflict between the two men - that ends only when they meet face to face in the final scene.

An expensive, giant computer, one of the twentieth century wonders, which does a tremendous amount of administrative work in just hours, is ingeniously 'kidnapped' from an electronics company by two men. The firm's owner is told to get $100,000 from his bank at two o'clock the next day and wait for instructions. A helicopter chase helps Dan stop the men from collecting the ransom or getting away.

1955-10-18T02:30:00Z

1x03 Reckless Driving

1x03 Reckless Driving

  • 1955-10-18T02:30:00Z28m

Systematic traffic checks and increased patrols begin on a high accident freeway. Hoping to determine causes and cures, Dan questions drivers who get too many citations there. One man refuses to accept Dan's safety philosophy. When his license is suspended, his wife drives him to an important business meeting. En route, her eyeglasses break and he takes over at the wheel. Encountering a traffic check, he panics and flees, resulting in a severe accident in which his wife is critically injured. He learns the hard way - and too late - what Dan had earlier tried to impress upon him.

1955-10-25T02:30:00Z

1x04 Lookout

1x04 Lookout

  • 1955-10-25T02:30:00Z28m

An uninvolved man happens to be in the company of two brothers who hold up a diner and kill its owner. Fearing the police and terrified of the vengeance he may expect from the criminals, he flees. As Dan searches for him, one man winds up dead, two critically wounded, and the man who a few short hours ago was an average law-abiding citizen is harried to the point where he is willing to shoot it cut with the police - until Dan manages to show the error of his ways.

1955-11-01T03:30:00Z

1x05 Gambling

1x05 Gambling

  • 1955-11-01T03:30:00Z28m

Dan Mathews and his officers assist a county sheriff in closing down a club that offers illicit gambling.

1955-11-08T03:30:00Z

1x06 Hitchhiker

1x06 Hitchhiker

  • 1955-11-08T03:30:00Z28m

A series of fraudulent insurance claims is discovered after Dan Mathews and his officers learn that the "accidental" death of a migrant worker was actually a homicide.

1955-11-15T03:30:00Z

1x07 Desert Town

1x07 Desert Town

  • 1955-11-15T03:30:00Z28m

Dan Mathews is determined to find out why the residents of a small town are behaving suspiciously and anxious to see him leave.

1955-11-22T03:30:00Z

1x08 Radioactive

1x08 Radioactive

  • 1955-11-22T03:30:00Z28m

Dan Mathews and his officers race against time to find a stolen oil indicator device that contains potentially lethal radioactive pellets.

1955-11-29T03:30:00Z

1x09 Reformed Criminal

1x09 Reformed Criminal

  • 1955-11-29T03:30:00Z28m

Dan Mathews has reason to suspect the worst when a courier with a criminal record disappears with $31,000 after an automobile accident.

1955-12-06T03:30:00Z

1x10 Father Thief

1x10 Father Thief

  • 1955-12-06T03:30:00Z28m

A young man is put in the uncomfortable position of trying to cover up his father's theft of automobile accessories.

1955-12-13T03:30:00Z

1x11 Retired Gangster

1x11 Retired Gangster

  • 1955-12-13T03:30:00Z28m

Dan Mathews personally takes on the task of protecting a former crime boss who is scheduled to testify before a grand jury.

1955-12-20T03:30:00Z

1x12 Phony Insurance

1x12 Phony Insurance

  • 1955-12-20T03:30:00Z28m

A "transportation maintenance service" provided to trucking companies by an apparently legitimate businessman proves to be little more than a protection racket.

1955-12-27T03:30:00Z

1x13 Escort

1x13 Escort

  • 1955-12-27T03:30:00Z28m

Dan Mathews escorts a crusading senator to the scene of his hearings after he receives information that a prominent racketeer plans to murder him.

1956-01-03T03:30:00Z

1x14 Resort

1x14 Resort

  • 1956-01-03T03:30:00Z28m

A recovering addict gives Dan Mathews and a state narcotics agent information that helps them identify an exclusive resort as a front for the distribution of heroin.

1956-01-10T03:30:00Z

1x15 Girl Bandit

1x15 Girl Bandit

  • 1956-01-10T03:30:00Z28m

A scheming woman takes advantage of her husband, her paramour, and a complete stranger in an attempt to flee the U. S. with $53,000 in stolen funds.

1956-01-17T03:30:00Z

1x16 Mountain Copter

1x16 Mountain Copter

  • 1956-01-17T03:30:00Z28m

An injured felon discovered in a mountain cabin leads the Highway Patrol helicopter on a difficult chase in treacherous terrain.

1956-01-24T03:30:00Z

1x17 Lie Detector

1x17 Lie Detector

  • 1956-01-24T03:30:00Z28m

Dan Mathews utilizes polygraph testing to identify the individuals who are responsible for the violent robbery of an elderly motel owner.

1956-01-31T03:30:00Z

1x18 Scared Cop

1x18 Scared Cop

  • 1956-01-31T03:30:00Z28m

A highly regarded Highway Patrol officer tenders his resignation after he finds himself unable to subdue and arrest his brother (an escaped prisoner).

1956-02-07T03:30:00Z

1x19 Harbor Story

1x19 Harbor Story

  • 1956-02-07T03:30:00Z28m

Three men rob a series of banks in coastal towns, then pose as fishermen in order to escape in a boat piloted by their leader.

1956-02-14T03:30:00Z

1x20 Hit And Run

1x20 Hit And Run

  • 1956-02-14T03:30:00Z28m

Dan Mathews must cope with a family's effort to protect an emotionally fragile young woman who fled after striking a pedestrian with her car.

1956-02-21T03:30:00Z

1x21 Car Theft

1x21 Car Theft

  • 1956-02-21T03:30:00Z28m

Car thieves purchase wrecked vehicles and transfer the VIN plates to stolen ones in order to escape detection.

1956-02-28T03:30:00Z

1x22 Human Bomb

1x22 Human Bomb

  • 1956-02-28T03:30:00Z28m

A distraught engineer sets out on a suicide mission to destroy the chemical plant at which he was formerly employed.

1956-03-06T03:30:00Z

1x23 Plane Crash

1x23 Plane Crash

  • 1956-03-06T03:30:00Z28m

When a ranger checks the woods where a plane disappeared, it results in his murder and in the discovery of a kidnapped woman.

1956-03-13T03:30:00Z

1x24 Desert Copter

1x24 Desert Copter

  • 1956-03-13T03:30:00Z28m

The Highway Patrol helicopter pursues a smooth-talking but ruthless murder suspect who is trying to escape with a hostage over little-used desert roads.

1956-03-20T03:30:00Z

1x25 Plant Robbery

1x25 Plant Robbery

  • 1956-03-20T03:30:00Z28m

Three thieves use a counterfeit armored car and stolen uniforms to steal $29,000 from a supermarket. The leader of the group becomes increasingly unpredictable and prone to violence as Dan Mathews and his men close in.

1956-03-27T03:30:00Z

1x26 Released Convict

1x26 Released Convict

  • 1956-03-27T03:30:00Z28m

A patient parolee decides the time is finally right to attempt the recovery of $250,000 stolen in an armored car robbery.

1956-04-03T03:30:00Z

1x27 Motorcycle A

1x27 Motorcycle A

  • 1956-04-03T03:30:00Z28m

A café owner's grudge against motorcyclists leads to the accidental death of a Highway Patrol officer.

1956-04-10T03:30:00Z

1x28 Mental Patient

1x28 Mental Patient

  • 1956-04-10T03:30:00Z28m

An escapee from a mental hospital is the primary suspect in the violent death of a farmer.

1956-04-17T03:30:00Z

1x29 License Plates

1x29 License Plates

  • 1956-04-17T03:30:00Z28m

An alert boy is able to give Dan Mathews information that provides a critical break in the pursuit of a recidivist thief.

1956-04-24T03:30:00Z

1x30 Hitchhiker Dies

1x30 Hitchhiker Dies

  • 1956-04-24T03:30:00Z28m

A man who picks up a hitchhiker is accused of complicity in an armed robbery when coincidence and circumstantial evidence point strongly toward his guilt.

1956-05-01T02:30:00Z

1x31 Blast Area Copter

1x31 Blast Area Copter

  • 1956-05-01T02:30:00Z28m

A gunman and his female hostage unwittingly wander into a designated blasting area.

1955-05-08T02:30:00Z

1x32 Anti-Toxin

1x32 Anti-Toxin

  • 1955-05-08T02:30:00Z28m

Dan Mathews and his officers attempt to ensure the delivery of life-saving gas gangrene serum to a 10-year-old victim.

1956-05-15T02:30:00Z

1x33 Dead Patrolman

1x33 Dead Patrolman

  • 1956-05-15T02:30:00Z28m

A Highway Patrol officer is murdered while pursuing a car stolen from a lonely bookstore owner.

1956-05-22T02:30:00Z

1x34 Art Robbery

1x34 Art Robbery

  • 1956-05-22T02:30:00Z28m

Two thieves attempt to steal valuable paintings and demand ransom of $500,000. but they are forced to commit murder when the plan goes awry.

1956-05-29T02:30:00Z

1x35 Runaway Boy

1x35 Runaway Boy

  • 1956-05-29T02:30:00Z28m

Fearing an operation, a resourceful boy with damaged eyesight manages to stay just a step ahead of the Highway Patrol's efforts to return him safely to his parents.

1956-06-05T02:30:00Z

1x36 Taxi

1x36 Taxi

  • 1956-06-05T02:30:00Z28m

A botched gas station robbery results in the murder of a Highway Patrol officer and the abduction of a farmer and his wife.

1956-06-12T02:30:00Z

1x37 Missing Witness

1x37 Missing Witness

  • 1956-06-12T02:30:00Z28m

A woman's ill-advised attempt to save her former fiancé from a murder conviction results in the realization that the actual killer may still be at large.

1956-06-19T02:30:00Z

1x38 Prospector

1x38 Prospector

  • 1956-06-19T02:30:00Z28m

A poor prospector arouses suspicion when he suddenly begins paying off long-standing debts from a large roll of new $100 bills.

Season Finale

1956-06-26T02:30:00Z

1x39 Christmas Story

Season Finale

1x39 Christmas Story

  • 1956-06-26T02:30:00Z28m

Dan Mathews and Sergeant Corey spend Christmas Eve searching for a lost six-year-old girl.

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