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The Partners

The Partners

1971TV Series⏱️ 30m
Comedy
7
IMDB Rating
84 votes

Lennie Crooke and George Robinson are inept detectives teamed up to solve crimes. Captain Andrews is their exasperated boss, Sgt. Higgenbottom is a smarmy co-worker, and Freddy confesses to most of the neighborhood crimes.

Director
N/A
Writers
N/A
Stars
Don Adams, Rupert Crosse, John Doucette
Release Date
September 18, 1971
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 2
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Don Adams
Don Adams
as Det. Lennie Crooke
Rupert Crosse
Rupert Crosse
as Det. George Robinson
John Doucette
John Doucette
as Capt. Aaron William Andrews
Dick Van Patten
Dick Van Patten
as Sgt. Nelson Higgenbottom
👤
Robert Karvelas
as Freddie Butler
👤
Loree Frazier
as Loree
Yvonne Craig
Yvonne Craig
as Jessica Allen
Felice Orlandi
Felice Orlandi
as Killer Larsen
Ronald Long
Ronald Long
as Sydney the Stoolie
David Huddleston
David Huddleston
as Lt. Ferguson

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Filming Location
Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
Production
Don / Lee Productions, Stacey Productions, Universal Television

🏷️ Keywords

neighborhood

🎯 Categories

Comedy

⭐ Featured Review

Wacky One Season
by hillari2003-06-11

"The Partners was a parody of cop shows. It lasted one wacky season on NBC. Don Adams was fresh off of "Get Smart", which had been canceled the season before. Once again, Adams played a bumbling guy who always managed to save the day, despite of himself. Rupert Cross, a fine comic actor in his own right, was his partner. The rest of the cast were populated with good comic actors. Unfortunately, TV tastes were changing--"All In The Family" began that season, too. Audiences were ready for more harder edged fare, and lighter, goofy humor was falling out of favor. There i..."

💡 Did You Know?

Godfrey Cambridge was originally cast as Det. Robinson but left during rehearsals due to creative differences with Don Adams.

📖 Synopsis

Lennie Crooke and George Robinson are inept detectives teamed up to solve crimes. Captain Andrews is their exasperated boss, Sgt. Higgenbottom is a smarmy co-worker, and Freddy confesses to most of the neighborhood crimes.