Q 01/05

Which two LAPD officers are the central characters of Adam-12?

A) Ed Wells and Jerry Woods

B) Joe Friday and Bill Gannon

C) Pete Malloy and Jim Reed

D) Roy DeSoto and John Gage

Answer · why

C) Pete Malloy and Jim Reed

Malloy is the veteran field-training officer; Reed starts the series as a rookie on probation.

Q 02/05

In which year did Adam-12 premiere?

A) 1965

B) 1966

C) 1968

D) 1970

Answer · why

C) 1968

It stayed on the air until May 1975.

Q 03/05

What is Jim Reed's status when the series begins?

A) A motorcycle officer

B) A transfer from Vice

C) A rookie on probation

D) A detective demoted to patrol

Answer · why

C) A rookie on probation

Malloy is assigned as his field training officer and, after his probation, the two simply stay partners.

Q 04/05

Jack Webb's production company, which made Adam-12 with Universal Television, was called what?

A) QM Productions

B) Mark VII Limited

C) Desilu Productions

D) Spelling-Goldberg

Answer · why

B) Mark VII Limited

The show was created by Robert A. Cinader and Webb, and made in cooperation with the real LAPD.

Q 05/05

On which network did Adam-12 originally air?

A) NBC

B) CBS

C) Syndication

D) ABC

Answer · why

A) NBC

It ran for seven seasons and 174 half-hour episodes.