''Adam-12'' (also known as ''The New Adam-12'') is a syndicated revival of the 1968–1975 series of the same name. Like the original, this program focused on the daily jobs and lives of two police officers whose patrol car is designated "Adam-12". This time, the officers assigned to Adam-12 were Matt Doyle (

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) and his partner Gus Grant (

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).Terrace, Vincent, ''Television Series of the 1960s'', page 2, Rowman & Littlefield, 2016 This series ran two 26-episode seasons consecutively for 52 straight weeks, so although it had two seasons it ran for one calendar year. ''The New Adam-12'' was paired up with another revival of a

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television series: ''

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''. Both revivals were considerably different from the originals. Original ''Adam-12'' leads

Martin Milner Martin Sam Milner (December 28, 1931 – September 6, 2015) was an American actor and radio host. He is best known for his performances on two television series: ''Route 66'', which aired on CBS from 1960 to 1964, and ''Adam-12'', which ai ...

and

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each made separate appearances as their ''Adam-12'' characters in episodes of the first season.

Cast and characters

as Officer Matt Doyle *

as Officer Gus Grant * Miguel Fernandes as Sgt. Harry Santos *

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as Officer Honeycutt * Alma Martinez as Sgt. Elizabeth Cruz * Harri James as Officer Neville

Episodes

Season 1 (1990–91)

Season 2 (1991)

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0096528, Adam-12 (1990) 1990 American television series debuts 1991 American television series endings 1990s American police procedural television series Fictional portrayals of the Los Angeles Police Department First-run syndicated television programs in the United States English-language television shows Adam-12 Television series reboots Television series by Universal Television