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Chopper One is a drama and crime TV series that premiered on ABC on January 17, 1974. It has 1 season and 13 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 1 Episode 13 "Downtime", aired on April 11, 1974.
Chopper One was a short-lived ABC drama/adventure television series in early 1974 depicting the activities of a California police helicopter team. The program aired in a half-hour time slot on Thursdays at 8 p.m. Eastern. It aired adjacent to Firehouse, an action-drama series about a Los Angeles fire station. Chopper One was cancelled after six months and Firehouse ended in the following month.
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13 episodes · 1 season
1974 · 13 episodes · Last episode: 52 years ago
Thinking that they will be able to relax while their chopper is undergoing repairs, Burdick and Foley find that they must race the clock to locate an extortionist before his bomb goes off.
During a period of fuel shortages, Foley and Burdick work to help bust a gang that is hijacking gasoline tanker trucks.
Chopper cop Gil goes undercover to race in a motorcycle scramble. He's investigating renegade cyclists who have been robbing business establishments near the races.
Gil and Don are working on a case involving illegal aliens. But they learn that one of the aliens is carrying a contagious disease, so a doctor is assigned to accompany them. And Don doesn't get along with her.
Mitch's wife's been kidnapped. They call him to tell him that they want the chopper grounded, so he damages it so it won't fly. Gil and Don who suspect something talks to him and he admits what's happening. So the go to the Captsin and deduce that they wanted the chopper down cause they were suppose to fly aerial cover for a prosecutor who's about to indict several criminals. With info from Mitch, they deduce where they could be holding her and go there. And hopefully they can go back to protect the prosecutor.
A respected officer is suspected of reselling guns that were confiscated by the police.
When anti-police militants offer a reward to anyone who can shoot down the "pig spy helicopter," Foley and Burdick's lives are in danger from rooftop snipers.
When the daughter of a doctor is kidnapped. The kidnappers then call her father to tell him of their demands. And it seems he wants the police to make the ransom drop using a chopper so Don and Gil are told of this. The father only wants her daughter back, so Don makes a suggestion that he parachute out of the chopper after Gil makes the drop. So they do it.
Don and Gil are asked to help secure a witness by using the chopper to transport him to the safe house. But when they get there, the man calls his wife and tells her where he is. So she goes there not knowing that the people who want to kill her husband is following her.
An invalid creates havoc when he uses a ham radio to call in fake emergencies.
Don and Gil find themselves in a dangerous predicament when their helicopter is taken over by armed gunmen.
Burdick gets a call from a girl he once helped, who is now mixed up with some bad guys and afraid for the safety of her unborn child.
A swanky fourteen story hotel is being robbed downtown. The team plot the arrests and how best to use the helicopter.
Laurie Prange
Janie Hall
France Nuyen
Rita Chu
William Lucking
Deetzer
Anthony Eisley
George Brenner
Marvin Kaplan
Harry
Dick Van Patten
Arnie Nolan
Charlie Picerni
Henchman (uncredited)
Dub Taylor
Rudy
Kenneth Tobey
Sergeant Reardon
Nick Nolte
Bob
Michael Ansara
Vic Altmann
Vince Howard
Police Officer
Danny Rogers
Woody
Chopper One has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on April 11, 1974.
The most recent episode of Chopper One, Season 1 Episode 13 "Downtime", aired on April 11, 1974.
Chopper One has 1 season with 13 episodes in total.
Chopper One first aired on ABC on January 17, 1974.
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