Everglades!
Starring: Ron Hayes, Gordon Casell
First Aired: October 9, 1961
Number of Seasons: 1
Estimated Production Cost: $2 million per season*
Everglades was another police procedural show. Everglades! was a one-season television show created by Albert Wilmore that blended outdoor adventure and law enforcement. It aired in the early 1960s. It was a syndicated show with a total of 38 episodes. Constable Lincoln Vail, played by Ron Hayes, was a constable with the Everglades County Patrol. In an airboat, Vail assisted in the investigation of a crime in the Florida Everglades. Hayes was a passionate outdoorsman in real life, so the role was ideal for him. He was also a staunch environmentalist. Jack Herzberg, John Floria, and Franklin Adreon directed the majority of the episodes.
Everglades!
Adam-12
Starring: Martin Milner, Kent McCord
First Aired: September 21, 1968
Number of Seasons: 7
Estimated Production Cost: $300,000 per episode*
Adam-12 was a police drama that portrayed the exploits of the Los Angeles Police Department. Martin Milner and Kent McCord featured as Pete Malloy and Jim Reed, two LAPD cops. Jack Webb and Robert Cinader, the former of whom produced the popular show Dragnet, devised the show. The show, which aired from 1968 to 1975, is credited with popularizing the concept of a police procedural and introducing the public to police lingo and procedures. Mark VII Limited and Universal Television produced the show, which MCA TV distributed in half-hour blocks.
Adam 12
