The BEST episodes of The Streets of San Francisco season 1

Every episode of The Streets of San Francisco season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Streets of San Francisco season 1!

A veteran cop with more than twenty years of experience is teamed with a young Inspector to solve crimes in San Francisco, California.

Last Updated: 9/12/2024Network: ABC (US)Status: Ended
The House on Hyde Street
star
8.60
20 votes

#1 - The House on Hyde Street

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/1/1973

When a boy disappears after school, suspicion falls on the neighborhood recluse.

Writer: John Wilder
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Beyond Vengeance
star
8.50
14 votes

#2 - Beyond Vengeance

Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/8/1973

After spending "a lousy" 12 years in prison for a rape / torture / murder, a young punk returns to San Francisco to seek revenge against Mike Stone who was the arresting officer.

Directors: Virgil Vogel
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The Unicorn
star
8.37
19 votes

#3 - The Unicorn

Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 4/5/1973

A priest (Fr. Scarne) won't tell Stone where a murderer (Abel Hoffman) is hiding. Stakes are raised by drug smugglers looking for a stolen shipment of heroin.

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Trail of the Serpent
star
8.28
18 votes

#4 - Trail of the Serpent

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/22/1973

A gang takes Mike Stone hostage after killing a policeman in an attempt to flee from a grocery store robbery. They want to trade Stone in for their leader, Buddy Sims.

Directors: John Badham
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Act of Duty
star
8.23
26 votes

#5 - Act of Duty

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/18/1973

Roommate (played by Brenda Vaccaro) of a slain police officer agrees to be bait in a rape investigation. After Mike Stone kicks her off the case, she continues on her own, hurtling headlong into peril.

Directors: Lawrence Dobkin
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A Collection of Eagles
star
8.20
20 votes

#6 - A Collection of Eagles

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/1/1973

A murder brings to light a coin dealer's plan to substitute fakes for the rare coins in a collection.

Directors: Walter Grauman
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The Albatross
star
8.17
18 votes

#7 - The Albatross

Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/15/1973

A father finds out that the man who murdered his son is released on a technicality.

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Deathwatch
star
8.04
26 votes

#8 - Deathwatch

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/13/1973

Two fishermen (Colasanto and Caruso) decide to keep quiet after witnessing a human smuggling ring.

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Legion of the Lost
star
8.00
9 votes

#9 - Legion of the Lost

Season 1 - Episode 27 - Aired 4/12/1973

Stone and Keller look into the beating death of three homeless men.

Directors: Robert Douglas
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Timelock
star
7.97
33 votes

#10 - Timelock

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/1972

Stone appears to be the only one willing to give the benefit of the doubt to a convict who is accused of a murder while out of prison on a 36-hour pass.

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Hall of Mirrors
star
7.94
31 votes

#11 - Hall of Mirrors

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/1972

Stone sets out to discover why a young detective seems to be absolutely convinced of a murder suspect's guilt for no apparent reason.

Directors: Arthur H. Nadel
Writer: Walter Black
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The Set-Up
star
7.90
20 votes

#12 - The Set-Up

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/25/1973

A retired hit man returns to San Francisco, not knowing that he will be the target of a hit.

Directors: George McCowan
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Bitter Wine
star
7.86
21 votes

#13 - Bitter Wine

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/23/1972

A man who served 12 years in prison to protect his brother gets out only to find that the brother never told their father, a Greek restaurant owner, the truth about who should have gone to jail.

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Shattered Image
star
7.85
20 votes

#14 - Shattered Image

Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/22/1973

Mike Stone has reason to believe that the death of a politician is no accident.

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Deadline
star
7.83
18 votes

#15 - Deadline

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/15/1973

Stone discovers that a murdered woman was involved with both a famous newspaper reporter and his son.

Directors: Seymour Robbie
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A Trout in the Milk
star
7.80
20 votes

#16 - A Trout in the Milk

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/6/1973

Stone and Keller suspect that an artist's fatal fall from his studio window was not an accident.

Directors: Lawrence Dobkin
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In the Midst of Strangers
star
7.79
29 votes

#17 - In the Midst of Strangers

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/25/1972

When a corner newspaper vendor goes after the muggers who stole his life savings, Stone and Keller discover that the crime is linked to the murder of a housing commissioner.

Directors: Robert Douglas
Writer: Del Reisman
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A Room with a View
star
7.79
19 votes

#18 - A Room with a View

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/8/1973

One witness in a racketeering trial is killed with a booby-trapped car, and Stone worries that the remaining witness, Roy Chaffee, will be picked off by a hit man if he surfaces.

Directors: Walter Grauman
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The Year of the Locusts
star
7.77
26 votes

#19 - The Year of the Locusts

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/9/1972

In their attempt to bring down a family of con artists who victimize entire neighborhoods, Stone and Keller are aided by dissension among the gang members.

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The First Day of Forever
star
7.75
44 votes

#20 - The First Day of Forever

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/30/1972

Stone and Keller finally get a lead on a serial killer who has been knifing prostitutes when one of the victims survives the attack.

Directors: Walter Grauman
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The Takers
star
7.70
23 votes

#21 - The Takers

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/2/1972

The murders of a flight attendant and a nurse who were rooming together lead Stone and Keller to suspect a jewelry salesman and his wife.

Directors: Arthur H. Nadel
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The Bullet
star
7.69
26 votes

#22 - The Bullet

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/16/1972

A college professor, shot accidentally while trying to pay off a blackmailer, refuses to co-operate with Stone's investigation for fear that the publicity will lose him an upcoming promotion.

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The Thirty-Year Pin
star
7.63
41 votes

#23 - The Thirty-Year Pin

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/1972

When a police officer is fatally shot 3 days before he is due to retire, Stone undertakes a relentless search for the killer.

Writer: Robert Lewin
The Streets of San Francisco
star
7.61
66 votes

#24 - The Streets of San Francisco

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/1972

Detectives Stone and Keller try to reconstruct the final days of a murdered young woman in order to find clues to identify her killer.

Directors: Walter Grauman
45 Minutes from Home
star
7.54
35 votes

#25 - 45 Minutes from Home

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/7/1972

A salesman attending a convention wrongly believes that he is responsible for the death of an attractive female hitchhiker who had lured him to her houseboat.

Directors: Walter Grauman