David Cassidy: Man Under Cover (Season 1)

David Cassidy: Man Undercover was an American police drama starring David Cassidy, four years after his run starring in the The Partridge Family. The series was spun off after Cassidy guest starred in a special two-hour episode of another show, Police Story, titled A Chance to Live, which aired in May 1978; this episode is therefore sometimes confusingly referred to as the pilot for Man Undercover. In A Chance to Live, Cassidy portrayed undercover police officer Dan Shay, a cop who successfully infiltrates a high-school drug ring as a fellow student. Cassidy earned an Emmy Award nomination for Best Dramatic Actor for the role. He reprised the role of Officer Shay for the Man Undercover series, which aired on NBC from November 2, 1978 to July 12, 1979. Only ten episodes of the show aired prior to its cancellation.

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    Running the Hill (Episode 1)

    Air date: 1978-11-02

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: The head of an undercover narcotics division assigns a young policeman, Dan Shay, to infiltrate a high-school drug ring.

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    Baby Makes Three (Episode 2)

    Air date: 1978-11-09

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: Shay poses as a hot-rod enthusiast to infiltrate a gang of supermarket thieves.

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    Cage of Steel (Episode 3)

    Air date: 1978-11-16

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: Posing as a college student, Shay infiltrates a baby-selling ring.

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    Deadly Convoy (Episode 4)

    Air date: 1978-11-23

    Runtime: 60 min

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    Flashpoint (Episode 5)

    Air date: 1978-12-07

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: Shay infiltrates a violent gang of motorcycle thieves.

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    Rx for Dying (Episode 6)

    Air date: 1978-12-21

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: Shay poses as a drifter to track down the killer of two prostitutes.

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    Firestorm (Episode 7)

    Air date: 1978-12-28

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: Posing as a patient, Shay makes an office call on a crooked doctor.

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    Teammates (Episode 8)

    Air date: 1979-01-04

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: Shay becomes a produce truck driver to nab an organized-crime arsonist and the Mob's top man.

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    Nightwork (Episode 9)

    Air date: 1979-07-05

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: Working with a federal agent, Shay poses as a weapons buyer to make a case against an arms dealer.

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    Death is a Close Friend, Too (Episode 10)

    Air date: 1979-07-12

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: Shay poses as a junkie and uses a drug abuser to track down a robber.

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    DELETE (Episode 11)

David Cassidy: Man Under Cover

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