Ironside (season 5)

Ironside (season 5)
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 25
Broadcast
Original channel NBC
Original run September 21, 1971 – March 9, 1972

This is a list of episodes from the fifth season of Ironside.

Broadcast history

The season originally aired Tuesday at 7:30-8:30 pm (EST) from September 21 to November 23, 1971 and Thursday at 9:00-10:00 pm (EST) from November 25, 1971 to March 9, 1972.

Episodes

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Title Directed by Written by Original air date
107/1081/2"The Priest Killer"Richard A. CollaTeleplay by: Robert Van Scoyk and Joel Oliansky
Story by: David Levy and Robert Van Scoyk
September 14, 1971
Ironside teams up with Father Samuel Cavanaugh to capture a murderer This 2-hour episode serves as the pilot for the spin-off series Sarge.
1093"Contract: Kill Ironside"Don WeisStephen Karpf & Elinor KarpfSeptember 21, 1971
Ironside discovers a contract signed to take his life - and the man who signed it has never fouled up.
1104"The Professionals"Don WeisSy SalkowitzSeptember 28, 1971
Ironside pursues a gang of credit card thieves.
1115"The Gambling Game"Don WeisSy SalkowitzOctober 5, 1971
Ironside finds it suspicious that a hood is eager to vindicate a dead cop accused of working with gamblers.
1126"Ring of Prayer"Don WeisJack MorseOctober 12, 1971
Ironside matches wits with a phony psychic.
1137"In the Line of Duty"Don McDougallMark RodgersOctober 19, 1971
A local thief is suspected of killing a policeman - until evidence suggests otherwise.
1148"Joss Sticks and Wedding Bells"Leslie MartinsonMarty RothOctober 26, 1971
Ironside probes his Korean foster daughter's fiance.
1159"Murder Impromptu"Don WeisTeleplay by: Max Hodge
Story by: John McGreevey and Max Hodge
November 2, 1971
A group of stage actors are suspects in a stabbing. This episode reunites Raymond Burr with his former Perry Mason costar Barbara Hale.
11610"Dear Fran"Don WeisEdward de BlasioNovember 9, 1971
Fran investigates when her cousin is alleged to have jumpled off the Golden Gate Bridge.
11711"If a Body See a Body"Don McDougallMax HodgeNovember 16, 1971
Ed tries to prove he saw a body - even though the corpse keeps vanishing on him.
11812"The Good Samaritan"Leslie H. MartinsonFrank TelfordNovember 23, 1971
A murder case gets personal for Ed because the suspect is the man who saved his life.
11913"Gentle Oaks"Robert ClouseMichael FisherNovember 25, 1971
Ironside faces off against a malevolent nurse in a convalescent home with a suspiciously high death rate.
12014"License to Kill"Don WeisDonn MullallyDecember 2, 1971
Ironside uses old-fashioned detective work to clear a cop framed for murder.
12115"Class of '57"James NeilsonTeleplay by: Robert Earll and Sy Salkowitz
Story by: Sy Salkowitz
December 16, 1971
Ed looks for a classmate who's become a wanted man.
12216"No Motive for Murder"Leslie H. MartinsonSy SalkowitzDecember 23, 1971
While in Tokyo, Ironside must find out who's trying to kill a disabled ex-kabuki dancer.
12317"But When She Was Bad"Corey AllenAlvin BoretzDecember 30, 1971
A woman is determined to see Ironside dead.
12418"Unreasonable Facsimile"Don WeisMerwin GerardJanuary 6, 1972
A makeup artist who just did time for a bank robbery is believed to be back in business.
12519"Find a Victim"Christian Nyby IIIrving PearlbergJanuary 13, 1972
The victims of a burglary wave, ironically, are all crooks.
12620"And Then There Was One"Arnold LavenFred FreibergerJanuary 20, 1972
Ironside probes the deaths of former Army buddies who were all killed with hand-grenades.
12721"Death by the Numbers"Don WeisFrancine CarrollJanuary 27, 1972
Ironside pretends to be a member of a parole board to put an end to a series of murders that have left the board victimized.
12822"Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Murder"Christian I. Nyby IISy SalkowitzFebruary 3, 1972
Ironside investigates when the daughter of his friend practices witchcraft and blames herself for the death of her parents' landlord.
12923"Achilles' Heel"Raymond BurrFrank TelfordFebruary 17, 1972
A man on trial for murder tries to get acquitted by framing the judge's son for the crime.
13024"His Fiddlers Three"Alf KjellinEdward DeBlasioMarch 2, 1972
A musical note is Ironside's clue to finding the murderer of an unpopular quartetmeister.
13125"A Man Named Arno"Chris ChristenberryHelen McAvityMarch 9, 1972
A drug dealer is the prime suspect in the case of a missing husband.