Ironside
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| Ironside | |
| Premiere | pilot March 28, 1967 series September 14, 1967 |
| Finale | January 16, 1975 |
| Airs | |
| Creator | Collier Young |
| Network | NBC |
| Style | 60-minute crime drama |
| Company | Harbour Productions Universal Television |
| Episodes | 197 (3 unaired) |
| Seasons | 8 |
| Origin | USA |
Ironside is a crime drama that aired on NBC.
The show revolved around former San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) Chief of Detectives Robert T. Ironside, a veteran of more than twenty years of police service who was forced to retire from the department after a sniper's bullet paralyzed him from the waist down, confining him to a wheelchair. In the pilot episode, Ironside shows his strength of character and gets himself appointed a "special department consultant" by his good friend, Police Commissioner Dennis Randall. He does this by calling a press conference and then tricking Commissioner Randall into meeting his terms. Ironside uses an attic floor room (for living and office space) at the SFPD headquarters and made use of a specially modified and equipped Ford police truck. This is replaced in the episode titled "Poole's Paradise" after the truck is destroyed by Sergeant Brown as part of a way to frame a corrupt sheriff. At the end of the episode, the truck is replaced by a modified day van to accommodate Ironside's wheelchair. In the pilot he requests that Ed Brown and Eve Whitfield be assigned to him. He later recruits the angst-filled African-American ex-con Mark Sanger to be his personal assistant after Mark is brought in as a suspect who wanted to kill Ironside. The show became a success as Ironside depended on brains and initiative in handling cases.
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Cast
| Actor | Character | Duration | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Cast | |||||||||
| Raymond Burr | Robert Ironside | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Don Galloway | Det. Sgt. Ed Brown | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Barbara Anderson | Eve Whitfield | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Don Mitchell | Mark Sanger | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Elizabeth Baur | Fran Belding | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| Supporting/Recurring Cast | |||||||||
| Gene Lyons | Commissioner Dennis Randall | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| Johnny Seven | Lt. Carl Reese | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Joan Pringle | Diana Sanger | 8 | |||||||
Seasons
| Season | Premiere | Finale | # |
|---|---|---|---|
| NBC | |||
| Season One | September 14, 1967 | April 4, 1968 | 28 + 1 |
| Season Two | September 19, 1968 | April 10, 1969 | 26 |
| Season Three | September 18, 1969 | April 9, 1970 | 26 |
| Season Four | September 17, 1970 | April 15, 1971 | 26 |
| Season Five | September 21, 1971 | March 9, 1972 | 23 |
| Season Six | September 14, 1972 | March 22, 1973 | 24 |
| Season Seven | September 13, 1973 | May 23, 1974 | 25 |
| Season Eight | September 12, 1974 | January 16, 1975 | 19 |
In-Depth
- At a Glance: Additional information about the series
DVD Releases
| Title | Release Date | # | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season Sets | |||
| Season 1 | April 24, 2007 | 8 | purchase |
| Season 2 | October 16, 2007 | 7 | purchase |
| Episode Collections | |||
| Season 1, Volume 1 | April 24, 2007 | 8 | purchase |

