TV 16 - Adam-12 Traditional Cache
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Old TV Shows Series
These caches are named after some of our favorite old TV shows from the 50's, 60's and 70's. We hope they bring back some good memories. All are hidden along a frontage road. For the easiest parking, start at TV 1 and you will be on the right side of the roadway.
Adam-12 was a realistic style police drama following the lives of two officers of the Los Angeles Police Department, veteran Police Officer III (P-3) Pete Malloy and his rookie partner, probationary Police Officer I (P-1) Jim Reed. Each episode of the series covered a variety of incidents that the officers encountered during a shift, from the tragic to the trivial. Starring Martin Milner and Kent McCord The production of the program involved showing all aspects of correct police procedures, and “Webb wanted the vehicle itself to be considered a character.” The show specifically centered on police radio cars and helped reinforce “the sound of radio as an anti-crime technology.” The police vehicles used in the production of show were purchased from local dealerships and outfitted by the prop department to LAPD cruiser specs. 1967 Plymouth Belvedere - pilot 1968 Plymouth Belvedere - season one 1969 Plymouth Belvedere - seasons two and three 1971 Plymouth Satellite - season four 1972 and 1973 AMC Matador - seasons five through seven The LAPD had purchased 534 Matadors for its patrol fleet. An event in 2001 that featured a restored LAPD Matador police car, brought together Bernard C. Parks, the former LAPD Police Chief, and Tom Williams, the producer of Adam-12. Adam-12 is a television police drama that followed two police officers of the Los Angeles Police Department, Pete Malloy and Jim Reed, as they patrolled the streets of Los Angeles in their patrol unit, 1-Adam-12. Created by R. A. Cinader and Jack Webb, who is known for creating Dragnet, the series captured a typical day in the life of a police officer as realistically as possible. The show ran from September 21, 1968 through May 20, 1975, and helped introduce police procedures and jargon to the general public in the United States of America.
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