The New Breed

The New Breed

1961
The New Breed
The New Breed

The New Breed

7.8 | en | Drama

The New Breed is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from October 3, 1961 to June 5, 1962, with thirty-six episodes.

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EP36  Walk This Street Lightly
Jun. 05,1962
Walk This Street Lightly

Art collector Virgil Payne has opened up a sideline: collecting criminals. Seems Payne is masterminding an armored-car robbery and he is gathering together the specialists in the field.

EP35  So Dark the Night
May. 29,1962
So Dark the Night

Fred Kingman has just wheeled his trash barrels out to the front of his house when a car speeds by and someone throws a fire bomb.

EP34  Judgement at San Belito
May. 22,1962
Judgement at San Belito

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EP33  Wherefore Art Thou, Romeo?
May. 15,1962
Wherefore Art Thou, Romeo?

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EP32  A Motive Named Walter
May. 08,1962
A Motive Named Walter

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EP31  My Brother's Keeper
May. 01,1962
My Brother's Keeper

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EP30  Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here
Apr. 24,1962
Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here

It looks like routine duty when the Met Squad is assigned to keep the peace during a big fraternal convention—until pretty Louise Pittman falls from a window in the room where she was dancing with other guests.

EP29  Thousands and Thousands of Miles
Apr. 17,1962
Thousands and Thousands of Miles

The parents of teen-ager Karen Kegler have never approved of her boy friend Ronnie Bryson. But now they are faced with the important decision of accepting him.

EP28  The Man with the Other Face
Apr. 10,1962
The Man with the Other Face

Cavelli hasn't heard from his cousin Maria since her marriage to Frank Danielo, so her phone call comes as something of a surprise. So does her message: Danielo is trying to kill her.

EP27  Echoes of Hate
Apr. 03,1962
Echoes of Hate

Chris and Arne Halverson are two fishermen who still harbor a lot of resentment toward Germans, the result of their experiences during World War II. When they discover their sister Inge in German saloon-keeper Karl Muelich's tavern, they proceed to take the place apart

EP26  Edge of Violence
Mar. 27,1962
Edge of Violence

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EP25  The Deadlier Sex
Mar. 20,1962
The Deadlier Sex

Several women are suspects when the body of a notorious bank robber is discovered behind the wheel of his getaway car.

EP24  All the Dead Faces
Mar. 13,1962
All the Dead Faces

An old friend of Adams, Floyd Blaylock, who was his sergeant from the Korean War, is in town and making trouble. Though he is a decorated hero for saving Adams's life, he's deeply scarred from his experiences psychologically and seeks to assuage imagined guilt by committing dangerous acts.

EP23  The Torch
Mar. 06,1962
The Torch

An outbreak of disastrous fires might be the random work of a pyromaniac, but Adams can't be sure until clues prove that valuable, insured merchandise was somehow spared. It's the work of a professional firebug, decimating stores and property to order for a well organized arson ring.

EP22  How Proud the Guilty
Feb. 27,1962
How Proud the Guilty

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EP21  Wings for a Plush Horse
Feb. 20,1962
Wings for a Plush Horse

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EP20  Mr. Weltschmerz
Feb. 13,1962
Mr. Weltschmerz

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EP19  Policemen Die Alone (Part 2)
Feb. 06,1962
Policemen Die Alone (Part 2)

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EP18  Policemen Die Alone (Part 1)
Jan. 30,1962
Policemen Die Alone (Part 1)

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EP17  Care is no Cure
Jan. 23,1962
Care is no Cure

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EP16  To Sell a Human Being
Jan. 16,1962
To Sell a Human Being

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EP15  Cross the Little Line
Jan. 09,1962
Cross the Little Line

A drug-addicted girl has a Mexican boyfriend that wants to somehow get her off heroin, and away from the vicious pusher who runs a shabby office in a run down neighborhood. Adams and his squad have a plan to bust the traffickers that involves them both, but The problem for the man is that since he's in America illegally, he fears involvement with the police.

EP14  The All-American Boy
Jun. 22,1962
The All-American Boy

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EP13  I Remember Murder
Dec. 26,1961
I Remember Murder

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EP12  Blood Money
Dec. 19,1961
Blood Money

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EP11  Lady Killer
Dec. 12,1961
Lady Killer

The Metropolitan Squad pursues a man who killed a housewife. The killer tricked the housewife to letting him in her house, making her believe he was a friend of her husband. The killer selects his victims after picking up information from people who have given a ride while he hitchhikes. Now, a woman who was assaulted by the killer earlier comes forward as new clues emerge about his M.O. Adams and his men race to find the killer before he can strike again.

EP10  The Valley of theThree Charlies
Dec. 05,1961
The Valley of theThree Charlies

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EP9  Sweet Bloom of Death
Nov. 28,1961
Sweet Bloom of Death

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EP8  Wave Goodbye to Grandpa
Nov. 21,1961
Wave Goodbye to Grandpa

At an old folks home, a woman working undercover for the police is murdered, and the owners of the home are the prime suspects, as they have scammed their residents in the past. When they try to run away, it seems all but certain they're guilty, but Adams believes the killer is one of the home's residents.

EP7  The Butcher
Nov. 14,1961
The Butcher

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EP6  'Til Death Do Us Part
Nov. 07,1961
'Til Death Do Us Part

After a woman's body is found in a fish pond on an industrialist's estate, Adams and his men investigate and discover a complex case involving blackmail and a pair of suspicious suicides.

EP5  The Compulsion to Confess
Oct. 31,1961
The Compulsion to Confess

Key men at an electronics firm are being murdered, but no motive can be discerned. Lt. Adams enlists the help of psychiatrist Buel Reed, who explains the killer may actually want to be caught, and can be, if only the clues present can be understood.

EP4  To None a Deadly Drug
Oct. 24,1961
To None a Deadly Drug

Karl Lippert has two problems, on the lam after a robbery that resulted in murder, he's brought his wife with him, and the police are trying to locate her because she is taking medicine that has accidentally been switched with a deadly poison.

EP3  Death of a Ghost
Oct. 17,1961
Death of a Ghost

The squad investigates a hit-run driver.

EP2  Prime Target
Oct. 10,1961
Prime Target

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EP1  No Fat Cops
Oct. 03,1961
No Fat Cops

Little Muffin Reisman is kidnaped by John Clark, who thinks that the girl's father, Dr. Ted Reisman, was responsible for his own daughter's death

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Released: 1961-10-03 | Released Producted By: Selmur Productions , Quinn Martin Productions (QM) Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
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The New Breed is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from October 3, 1961 to June 5, 1962, with thirty-six episodes.

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Leslie Nielsen , Byron Morrow , John Beradino

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Selmur Productions , Quinn Martin Productions (QM)

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Cheyenne-Bodie Quinn Martin produced the first season of "The Untouchables" (1959-60) for Desilu, and then left to form his own production company."The New Breed" (1961-62) was the first QM production. "The New Breed" was set in modern day Los Angeles, but it was basically a remake of "The Untouchables". Lt. Price Adams (a modern day Eliot Ness) led an elite squad of college-educated detectives who handled the most challenging cases. This special unit was called the "Hot Shot" squad.Quinn Martin's biggest skill as a producer was choosing seemingly perfect leading men. David Janssen, Robert Lansing, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Roy Thinnes, William Conrad and Michael Douglas made wonderful QM heroes. Thirty-five year old Leslie Nielsen had worked for Quinn Martin as a guest star on the first season of "The Untouchables". Nielsen was a strong and highly respected dramatic actor, but at this point in his career he just didn't make a very interesting hero. Nielsen didn't let you see the humanity, self-doubts and quirks of Price Adams. His Price Adams was too much the usual flawless, upstanding, dedicated, humorless hero. Nielsen would become a big star many years later making brutal fun of just such a character, Lt. Frank Drebin.Nielsen started to get interesting as a dramatic actor in the late 1960's as he began to gray. He was fascinating as character leads in the TV movies "Shadow over Elveron" and "Trial Run". Nielsen made a terrific cop in "The Protectors" segments of "The Bold Ones", seven years after "The New Breed".Quinn Martin later said he didn't know where he went wrong in casting Nielsen, but that maybe he was just too muscular to appeal. Quinn Martin must not have been too mad at Nielsen for the failure of "The New Breed". Nielsen was later an ubiquitous guest star on QM shows including "The Streets of San Francisco", "The FBI", "Cannon" and "Barnaby Jones".It is not so easy to say who could have made a better Price Adams than Leslie Nielsen. Some ideas: Charles Aidman, Gary Merrill, Keith Andes, Gerald S. O'Loughlin, Keith Larsen, Jason Evers, George Grizzard, Michael Tolan, James Coburn, Robert Sampson, David McClean, Jack Lord, and Vince Edwards. Frankly, I'm not sure any of them would have been any better than Nielsen. Making a cop role compelling (and convincing) is not as easy as it looks.The most memorable episode of "The New Breed" was "Lady Killer", where Robert Redford played a psychopathic serial rapist. Anne Francis was his latest victim, and Martin Balsam was her husband. This was an unusually stark and adult subject for the time, and it was well handled. Redford was superb, and I bet Quinn Martin offered him a series. Anne Francis and Leslie Nielsen had worked together five years earlier in "Forbidden Planet" (1956).Peter Falk had two early guest star roles on "The New Breed". Other guest stars included Telly Savalas, Robert Blake, Jack Klugman and Charles Bronson.Quinn Martin hit the bullseye in casting the lead in his next series, "The Fugitive". But Martin actually cast Barry Morse as Lt. Gerard before David Janssen. Morse had greatly impressed Martin with two guest star performances on "The New Breed".
mapsend I watched The New Breed when I was a kid and loved it ever since. That was the first time I'd seen Leslie Nielson on T.V. I seem to recall that the series was televised for two or three years. So far, I haven't seen any re-runs on any of the cable channels. A number of good stars appeared on the show, like Ed Begley, Victor Jory and John Beradino. I don't know why the series went off the air as quickly as it did, particularly when I see so many of these minor-league T.V. shows stay on the air, year after year. Leslie Nielson was a real straight-laced and serious actor in the early 60's, unlike the comedy roles he plays in now. But I've always respected him as an actor and he certainly has the experience to do either serious roles or comedy ones. It's definitely time to get The New Breed out on DVD!
Tremayne3 The New Breed was a great TV show. For some reason I could never forget it. The music of the show was terrific as well, I remember it perfectly. I really don't expect ever to find it on DVD, but who knows, it would be a blessing to watch it again. All my friends from my age remember The New Breed so its not been forgotten. It is well alive in our memories and in our hearts. In general I would say that the best TV show were produced during the sixties and the seventies. I would love one day to be able to have a conversation with Leslie Nielsen and ask him to bring back memories from the show. He's a fine actor. I don't know how many of the original stars are still with us.
RSull45102 Forty five years ago when this series first screened, I was certain it would be a success. Why it was so short lived remains a mystery.This series was in fact based on a particular Division within the Los Angeles Police Department. Metropolitan Division. Metropolitan Division was then, and remains today, the most selective of all LAPD Division's in selecting its personnel. Hence the name of the series, "The New Breed." It has grown in number and is the Division from which LAPD'S Special Weapons and Tactical Team (SWAT) was formed and remains to this day .Leslie Nielson was outstanding as Lt. Price Adams. He had given a preview of his acting ability a few years earlier in the 1956 original production of "Ransom", in which he played reporter Charlie Telfer.