History YMMV / TheStreetsOfSanFrancisco

** "Legion of the Lost": [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Roy Richardson]] is a {{greed}}y businessman who seeks to ensure that the rightful heir of his boatyard corporation, Paul Thomas, never claims his inheritance. Knowing Paul is currently homeless and living among vagrants, Richardson has his hatchet man, Terry, go about [[DisposableVagrant beating homeless men to death]] over the course of several nights, leaving three bodies in his wake. Richardson then tries to have Paul himself beaten to death, hoping for it to [[SerialKillingsSpecificTarget look like just another serial killing]], and Paul's best friend Jake is killed in the process. When confronted with his crimes, Richardson just smugly remarks that he "did the city a favor" by thinning the homeless population.

** "Harem": [[FauxAffablyEvil William "Billy" Jeffers]] is a former rock star who has turned his charisma to the business of teenage prostitution. Jeffers seduces and [[ManipulativeBastard manipulates]] young teens into becoming [[SexSlave hookers]], pimping them out to clients while he rolls in the dough. When one of his workers contracts an STD, Jeffers beats her to death to cover it up from some of his clients, then stabs another girl to death when [[HeKnowsTooMuch she discovers the truth]]--Jeffers had also murdered his personal girlfriend in the past for undisclosed reasons. A despicable parasite preying on naive young girls' love for him, Jeffers cares naught for any of them, reacting to his supposed "favorite" girl's horror at his crimes by calling her a tramp no one will believe when she turns witness for the cops.
** "The Victims": [[ForTheEvulz Lee Wilson]](Creator/HenrySilva) is an escaped convict, locked up for attempted murder, who kills a guard on his way out by taking him hostage then flinging him from a speeding vehicle. Later murdering a pawn shop cashier to rob the place, Lee holds [[WouldHarmASenior an elderly couple]] at gunpoint and plays a "shooting gallery" game with them as the targets, executing the couple for fun. Lee takes a woman as a hostage after sexually assaulting her and having her husband beaten, threatening to shoot her in the head before abandoning one of his partners who [[EvenEvilHasStandards has grown horrified by Lee's actions]]. When asked by Keller why he carried out such a horrible crime spree, Lee just laughs and spits on him, having no real reason for his day-long reign of terror.

** "The Victims": [[ForTheEvulz Lee Wilson]] is an escaped convict, locked up for attempted murder, who kills a guard on his way out by taking him hostage then flinging him from a speeding vehicle. Later murdering a pawn shop cashier to rob the place, Lee holds [[WouldHarmASenior an elderly couple]] at gunpoint and plays a "shooting gallery" game with them as the targets, executing the couple for fun. Lee takes a woman as a hostage after sexually assaulting her and having her husband beaten, threatening to shoot her in the head before abandoning one of his partners who [[EvenEvilHasStandards has grown horrified by Lee's actions]]. When asked by Keller why he carried out such a horrible crime spree, Lee just laughs and spits on him, having no real reason for his day-long reign of terror.

** [[Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial Elliott's mother]] is raped and murdered at the beginning of "The Programming Of Charlie Blake."

** If thought Richard Hatch was the only future ''Series/BattlestarGalactica1978'' star to appear on the series, you can see Laurette Spang (Cassopeia) in "Harem", and Herbert Jefferson Jr. (Boomer) in "For Good Or Evil".

** As well as Han Solo, Luke Skywalker turns up as well - Creator/MarkHamill plays a junkie in "Poisoned Snow." And a

** Also, the sight of Creator/BrendaVaccaro as Keller's new neighbour with a DarkSecret who also becomes the GirlOfTheWeek in "The Most Deadly Species", which gets Stone joshing that Keller's is danger of getting married. At the time, Vaccaro was Creator/MichaelDouglas' real-life girlfriend at the time... while his [[Creator/CatherineZetaJones future wife]] turned five years old a few days after its first US airing!

** Also, the sight of Creator/BrendaVaccaro as Keller's new neighbour who also becomes the GirlOfTheWeek in "The Most Deadly Species", which gets Stone joshing that Keller's is danger of getting married. At the time, Vaccaro was Michael Douglas'real-life girlfriend... while his [[Creator/CatherineZetaJones future wife]] turned five years old a few days after its first US airing! [[spoiler: Vaccaro plays an assassin using poor Keller to find out about her target.]]

** Also, the sight of Creator/BrendaVaccaro as Keller's new neighbour who also becomes TheGirlOfTheWeek in "The Most Deadly Species", which gets Stone joshing that Keller's is danger of getting married. At the time, Vaccaro was Michael Douglas'real-life girlfriend... while his [[Creator/CatherineZetaJones future wife]] turned five years old a few days after its first US airing! [[spoiler: Vaccaro plays an assassin using poor Keller to find out about her target.]]

* PlayingAgainstType: In "The Victims" QM regular Jo Ann Harris plays Keller's GirlOfTheWeek, a liberal journalist. For once she plays a HairOfGoldHeartOfGold type as opposed to someone with the FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon. And the other hand in the same episode this trope is very much averted with Creator/HenrySilva playing the BigBad.

** As well as Han Solo, Luke Skywalker turns up as well - Creator/MarkHamill plays a junkie in "Poisoned Snow."

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: "Men Will Die." The episode's very critical of how rape is treated both in terms of the victims and the criminals - sadly, it's as much TruthInTelevision now as it was in 1975, when the episode first aired.

** PilotMovie: [[AxCrazy Gregory Praxas]] is a B movie actor turned vicious SerialKiller out to prove his status as an "angel of death." His most recent victim [[WouldHurtAChild a 6-year-old boy]], Praxas is discovered by a pair of street-faring siblings, whose attempts to blackmail Praxas result only in him beating the brother and sister to death. Later kidnapping another potential witness to his crimes, Praxas tries to murder him as well as Stone and Keller. After his death, police discover a chest full of [[CreepySouvenir mementos from Praxas's countless victims]], one of the officers outright noting that the sheer number of victims Praxas has could make up half of San Francisco's unsolved homicides.

** "Harem": [[FauxAffablyEvil William "Billy" Jeffers]] is a former rock star who has turned his charisma to the business of teenage prostitution. Jeffers seduces and manipulates young teens into becoming [[SexSlave hookers]], pimping them out to clients while he rolls in the dough. When one of his workers contracts an STD, Jeffers beats her to death to cover it up from some of his clients, then stabs another girl to death when she discovers the truth--Jeffers had also murdered his personal girlfriend in the past for undisclosed reasons. A despicable parasite preying on naive young girls' love for him, Jeffers cares naught for any of them, reacting to his supposed "favorite" girl's horror at his crimes by calling her a tramp no one will believe when she turns witness for the cops.
** "The Victims": [[ForTheEvulz Lee Wilson]] is an escaped convict, locked up for attempted murder, who kills a guard on his way out by taking him hostage then flinging him from a speeding vehicle. Later murdering a pawn shop cashier to rob the place, Lee holds [[WouldHarmASenior an elderly couple]] at gunpoint and plays a "shooting gallery" game with them as the targets, executing the couple for fun. Lee takes a woman as a hostage after sexually assaulting her and having her husband beaten, threatening to shoot her in the head before abandoning one of his partners who has grown horrified by Lee's actions. When asked by Keller why he carried out such a horrible crime spree, Lee just laughs and spits on him, having no real reason for his day-long reign of terror.
** "Blockade": Chet Barrow is a vicious thug who moonlights as a SerialRapist and [[SerialKiller killer]]. [[ManipulativeBastard Manipulating]] the young Russ into helping him capture his latest victim, Barrow rapes and murders her while planning for several more in the coming days. When exposed for his crimes, Barrow takes Russ, the boy's mother, and friend Jill as hostages, smacking them around and planning to kill them all once he escapes. Even when Russ and his mom escape, Barrow tries to rape and strangle Jill to death.

** As well as Han Solo, Luke Skywalker turns up as well - Creator/MarkHamill turns up in "Poisoned Snow."

** There are a number of future TV detectives appearing in guest spots - Cheryl Ladd, Creator/TomSelleck, Creator/TyneDaly, Creator/PaulMichaelGlaser, Creator/MegFoster, Creator/DonJohnson (cast as a San Fransisco cop [[Series/NashBridges not for the last time]]).

* RetroactiveRecognition: This show is where Creator/HarrisonFord's acting career got started. He was building sets when the producers took a liking to his look, leading to his being cast in several minor roles. There are a number of future TV detectives appearing in guest spots - Cheryl Ladd, Creator/TomSelleck, Tyne Daly,(Paul) Michael Glaser, Meg Foster[[note]]the first Christine Cagney[[/note]], Creator/DonJohnson (cast as a San Fransisco cop [[Series/NashBridges not for the last time]]).

* HilariousInHindsight: In light of what many people believe about Arnold Schwarzenegger's subsequent acting performances, hearing him say "Two hours of posing makes you stiff" in "Dead Lift" can't help but be this.
* RetroactiveRecognition: This show is where Harrison Ford's acting career got started. He was building sets when the producers took a liking to his look, leading to his being cast in several minor roles. There are a number of future TV detectives appearing in guest spots - Cheryl Ladd, Tom Selleck, Tyne Daly,(Paul) Michael Glaser, Meg Foster[[note]]the first Christine Cagney[[/note]], Creator/DonJohnson (cast as a San Fransisco cop [[Series/NashBridges not for the last time]]).

* RetroactiveRecognition: This show is where Harrison Ford's acting career got started. He was building sets when the producers took a liking to his look, leading to his being cast in several minor roles. There are a number of future TV detectives appearing in guest spots - Cheryl Ladd, Tom Selleck, Tyne Daly,(Paul) Michael Glaser, Meg Foster[[note]]the first Christine Cagney[[/note]]Foster, Creator/DonJohnson (cast as a San Fransisco cop [[Series/NashBridges not for the last time]]).

* RetroactiveRecognition: This show is where Harrison Ford's acting career got started. He was building sets when the producers took a liking to his look, leading to his being cast in several minor roles. There are a number of future TV detectives sppearing in guest spots - Cheryl Ladd, Tom Selleck, Tyne Daly, Creator/DonJohnson (cast as a San Fransisco cop [[Series/NashBridges not for the last time]]).

* RetroactiveRecognition: This show is where Harrison Ford's acting career got started. He was building sets when the producers took a liking to his look, leading to his being cast in several minor roles. There are a number of future TV detectives sppearing in guest spots - Cheryl Ladd, Tom Selleck, Tyne Daly, Don Johnson (cast as a San Fransisco cop [[Series/NashBridges not for the last time]]).

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: "Men Will Die." The episode's very critical of how rape is treated both in terms of the victims and the criminals - sadly, it's as much TruthInTelevision now as it was in 1975, when the episode first aired.

* RetroactiveRecognition: This show is where Harrison Ford's acting career got started. He was building sets when the producers took a liking to his look, leading to his being cast in several minor roles. There are a number of future TV detectives sppearing in guest spots - Cheryl Ladd, Tom Selleck, Tyne Daly, Don Johnson (cast as a San Fransisco cop [[Series/NashBridges not for the last time]].

* RetroactiveRecognition: This show is where Harrison Ford's acting career got started. He was building sets when the producers took a liking to his look, leading to his being cast in several minor roles. There are a number of future TV detectives sppearing in guest spots - Cheryl Ladd, Tom Selleck, Tyne Daly, Don Johnson.

* RetroactiveRecognition: This show is where Harrison Ford's acting career got started. He was building sets when the producers took a liking to his look, leading to his being cast in several minor roles.