San Francisco, la ciudad de la bahía, hogar de los funiculares, el dorado puente Golden Gate, las calles inclinadas... y los asesinatos, necesita de quienes se ocupen de mantener la seguridad. Ellos son el detective Mike Stone (Karl Malden) con 23 años en el cuerpo de policia y su joven y guapo (muy, pero que muy guapo) compañero, el inspector Steve Keller (Michael Douglas).
Las Calles de San Francisco fue una de las series más populares de los años 70, una época repleta de dramas policiales de buena calidad en la televisión.El gran éxito que tuvo la serie entre el público se debió mayormente a la química entre los dos protagonistas, el veterano con mas de 20 años de carrera y el novato educado en la universidad, que además le valió 16 nominaciones a los premios Emmy durante los cinco años en que se transmitió, incluídos cuatro para Malden como actor principal y tres para Douglas como actor de reparto en una serie dramática.
En la quinta temporada se incorporó al reparto el actor Richard Hacth (conocido posteriormente como el "Capitán Apolo"en la serie "Galactica:Estrella de combate") en el papel de el inspector "Dan Robbins" sustituyendo a Michael Douglas tras abandonar la serie.
One Last Shot (Episodio 1) 8.0
Guionista: Jack B. Sowards
Fecha de emisión: 1974-09-12
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Alcoholic officer Joe Landers accidentally gets his partner killed and clumsily tries to cover it up as Stone and Keller work their way to the truth.
The Most Deadly Species (Episodio 2) 7.3
Fecha de emisión: 1974-09-19
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: A high-ranking hoodlum hires the androgynously-named "Sidney"--a hitwoman who's assigned to murder the three thugs responsible for the death of his son. She decides to let the police do her digging for her and moves in next door to Keller...
Target: Red (Episodio 3) 7.3
Fecha de emisión: 1974-09-26
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Bill Bixby plays a former CIA hitman who is hired by some kooky generals to assassinate a Red Chinese envoy on a state visit to San Francisco.
Mask of Death (Episodio 4) 9.0
Fecha de emisión: 1974-10-03
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: A professional female impersonator, whose headline act is a perfect imitation of 1930s movie star Carol Marlowe, is overwhelmed with an alternate personality -- and murdering any man who is unlucky enough to be attracted to "Carol."
I Ain't Marchin' Anymore (Episodio 5) 6.0
Fecha de emisión: 1974-10-10
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Steve Keller goes undercover as a draft-dodger to discover who killed a young Vietnam war deserter.
One Chance to Live (Episodio 6) 6.7
Guionista: David Friedkin
Fecha de emisión: 1974-10-17
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: An average older woman is concealing an affair with a married diplomat and believes she is targeted for death.
Jacob's Boy (Episodio 7) 5.7
Guionista: Paul Savage
Fecha de emisión: 1974-10-24
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: A bum blackmails a black guy. The bum's friends roll him for the money and attempt to pin his death on the black guy, who is the lovable and successful nanny to a young kid. What's the black guy hiding?...
Flags of Terror (Episodio 8) 7.0
Fecha de emisión: 1974-10-31
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Domestic terrorists take several people hostage, including Keller. Stone has to deal with not only the terrorists but a right-wing journalist and a vengeful father whose daughter was killed.
Cry Help! (Episodio 9) 6.0
Guionista: Leonardo Bercovici
Fecha de emisión: 1974-11-07
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: A troubled teen from a broken home is suspected of shooting a friend's stepfather.
For Good or Evil (Episodio 10) 5.7
Fecha de emisión: 1974-11-14
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: A boy who saw the slaying of a mob chief is torn between telling Stone and joining the syndicate.
Bird of Prey (Episodio 11) 7.5
Fecha de emisión: 1974-11-21
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Women keep turning up in hotel rooms strangled; the only lead is a witness who thinks he saw an air force Colonel's uniform. Keller goes undercover as an air force officer to infiltrate the base.
License to Kill (Episodio 12) 8.0
Fecha de emisión: 1974-12-05
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Mike's former partner returns to San Francisco, but not because of any longing for the good old days. He's back in town to kill the hired gunman who murdered his son years before.
The Twenty-Five Caliber Plague (Episodio 13) 7.3
Fecha de emisión: 1974-12-12
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: A single .25 caliber pistol affects many lives in a single weekend.
Mister Nobody (Episodio 14) 7.0
Fecha de emisión: 1974-12-19
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: A retired cobbler takes the rap for a shooting to protect the real killer, the grandson of his best friend.
False Witness (Episodio 15) 7.3
Fecha de emisión: 1975-01-09
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: When a patrolman and personal friend of Keller has his arrestee turned loose on insufficient evidence, he goes on the warpath, endangering both of their careers.
Letters from the Grave (Episodio 16) 6.0
Fecha de emisión: 1975-01-16
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: A skeleton discovered on Alcatraz is that of a convict who'd supposedly escaped in the 1950s.
Endgame (Episodio 17) 7.0
Fecha de emisión: 1975-01-23
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: While investigating a lead, Steve is run over by a car and rendered a vegetable. Mike insists on taking revenge, and is demoted to walking a beat.
Ten Dollar Murder (Episodio 18) 5.0
Guionista: D.C. Fontana
Fecha de emisión: 1975-01-30
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: A policewoman's son has an unusual hobby -- he holds up taxicabs. Eventually this results in the murder of an undercover cop.
The Programming of Charlie Blake (Episodio 19) 7.3
Fecha de emisión: 1975-02-06
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: A supposedly reformed sex offender believes he is going insane.
River of Fear (Episodio 20) 5.7
Fecha de emisión: 1975-02-13
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: A man seduces the widow of a bank robber. The money he stole was never found. When she tells him where it is, he kills her and sets out to take the money from her children out in the country.
Asylum (Episodio 21) 7.3
Guionista: Larry Brody
Fecha de emisión: 1975-02-20
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: Keller goes undercover at a mental hospital to uncover the truth about a string of mysterious deaths.
Labyrinth (Episodio 22) 6.3
Fecha de emisión: 1975-02-27
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: A prizefighter refuses to throw a fight, instead opting to throw the gangsters out the window of his hotel room. Injured, he hides in the hotel as both the police and mob close in.
Solitaire (Episodio 23) 5.7
Fecha de emisión: 1975-03-13
Duración: 60 min
Sinopsis: While Keller recovers from a gunshot wound, Stone is forced to team with hippie-haired narcotics officer Al Walczinsky. Together they try to break up a narcotics ring that's gone murderous -- until Stone suspects that Walczinsky's in on the racket.
