The BEST episodes of The Streets of San Francisco season 4

Every episode of The Streets of San Francisco season 4, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Streets of San Francisco season 4!

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: 12/9/2024Network: ABC (US)Status: Ended
Most Likely to Succeed
star
8.67
12 votes

#1 - Most Likely to Succeed

Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/18/1975

Lt. Michael Stone and Inspector Steven Keller investigate a murder committed at an all-boys prep school.

Directors: William Hale
Writer: John D. Hess
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The Honorable Profession
star
8.36
11 votes

#2 - The Honorable Profession

Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/15/1976

Robert Reed plays a fictitious doctor. During Act IV he packs up to leave town. The well-written episode begs the question whether Reed's character did more good than harm posing as a doctor.

Directors: Harry Falk
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Dead Air
star
8.27
11 votes

#3 - Dead Air

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/13/1975

A radio host is accused of murder when a woman who threatened him dies.

Directors: Virgil Vogel
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Superstar
star
8.27
11 votes

#4 - Superstar

Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/4/1976

Stone clashes with an abrasive NYC cop who is on the trail of his partner's killer.

Directors: Virgil Vogel
Writer: Mort Fine
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Trail of Terror
star
8.25
12 votes

#5 - Trail of Terror

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/30/1975

Keller is pursued by killers as he transports a prisoner to jail.

Directors: Michael Preece
Writer: Jim Byrnes
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Spooks for Sale
star
8.09
11 votes

#6 - Spooks for Sale

Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/11/1975

The death of a night-watchman during a burglary puts Stone and Keller into the midst of a spy-vs.-spy conflict between high-tech industrial espionage firms.

Directors: Michael Douglas
Writer: Albert Ruben
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Police Buff
star
8.09
11 votes

#7 - Police Buff

Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/8/1976

A suspected murderer of a police officer is tried and set free -- and then killed by a vigilante.

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The Glass Dart Board
star
8.08
13 votes

#8 - The Glass Dart Board

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/18/1975

A psycopathic killer uses San Francisco High-rises as target practice.

Directors: Harry Falk
Writer: Sean Baine
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Deadly Silence
star
8.07
14 votes

#9 - Deadly Silence

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/16/1975

Stone is hit by a van, and has to undergo surgery to have his hearing restored.

Directors: Virgil Vogel
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Judgment Day
star
8.00
10 votes

#10 - Judgment Day

Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/19/1976

The son of a disbarred lawyer targets "Bleeding Heart Liberal" Judges who ruined his fathers career as a lawyer.

Directors: Virgil Vogel
Writer: Ron Buck
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Poisoned Snow
star
7.93
14 votes

#11 - Poisoned Snow

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/11/1975

Stone and Keller investigate the death of a cop who dies during a drug sting -- and tries to prevent the cop's partner from doing more damage.

Directors: William Hale
Writer: Paul Savage
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Men Will Die
star
7.92
13 votes

#12 - Men Will Die

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/2/1975

After Jeannie's friend Nancy kills one of her rapists, Jeannie is furious at the way the justice system works. She becomes involved with an aggressive rape crisis group headed by crusading attorney Catherine Wyatt. Rapist Jack Marlin becomes a target of their efforts.

Directors: William Hale
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Clown of Death
star
7.88
8 votes

#13 - Clown of Death

Season 4 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/26/1976

Two retired brothers, both having worked as riggers for circuses many years before, are found murdered while a circus happens to be performing in San Francisco at the Cow Palace.

Directors: Virgil Vogel
Writer: Arthur Rowe
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Web of Lies
star
7.86
14 votes

#14 - Web of Lies

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/6/1975

Keller and Stone must rely on a compulsive liar while investigating a jewel robbery.

Directors: Virgil Vogel
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School of Fear
star
7.79
14 votes

#15 - School of Fear

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/9/1975

Upon learning that a teacher was shot and killed during a student scuffle at a school he once taught at, a retired history teacher (played by Maurice Evans) takes it upon himself to corral a group of his former students and hold them hostage in an empty, condemned school. There, at gunpoint, he proceeds to teach them the finer points of history.

Writer: Brad Radnitz
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Murder by Proxy
star
7.79
14 votes

#16 - Murder by Proxy

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/23/1975

Property owners who refuse to sell their parcels find themselves murder victims at the hands of a developer. With Bradford Dillman and John Ritter.

Directors: Virgil Vogel
Writer: Eugene Price
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No Place to Hide
star
7.77
13 votes

#17 - No Place to Hide

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/25/1975

Prison gangs intimidate weaker prisoners into having their wives smuggle drugs into prison -- and kill the wives if they don't. An episode with exceptionally good dialogue.

Directors: Virgil Vogel
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The Cat's Paw
star
7.75
8 votes

#18 - The Cat's Paw

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/4/1975

Stone conducts a murder/robbery investigation with Inspector Irene Martin.

Directors: Virgil Vogel
Writer: D.C. Fontana
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Merchants of Death
star
7.67
12 votes

#19 - Merchants of Death

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/20/1975

Two rival gangs start a turf war with a youth worker (played by Greg Morris) caught in the middle.

Directors: Virgil Vogel
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Requiem for Murder
star
7.67
9 votes

#20 - Requiem for Murder

Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/22/1976

A bishop tries to protect the person who shot him.

Directors: Harry Falk
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Alien Country
star
7.67
9 votes

#21 - Alien Country

Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/11/1976

An illegal immigrant gets a job in San Francisco, but moments later there is a raid by the Immigration Service and an officer is killed.

Directors: Virgil Vogel
Writer: Larry Brody
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Runaway
star
7.20
10 votes

#22 - Runaway

Season 4 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/18/1976

Stone searches for a fugitive and is dogged by a runaway girl who is the fugitive's daughter.

Directors: Harry Falk
Writer: Paul Savage
Underground
star
6.75
8 votes

#23 - Underground

Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/29/1976

A cop seeks to catch his brother's murderer by going undercover in an illegal gambling operation.