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First Aired: October 9th, 2008
Status: Ended
Network: ABC
Summary: After a car crash, police detective Sam Tyler mysteriously finds himself transported back to 1973 and still working as a detective.
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# of Episodes: 17
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# of Episodes I haven't watched: 17
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Season 1
Episode 1: Out Here in the Fields
Air Date: October 9th, 2008
Summary: Modern-day NYPD Detective Sam Tyler finds himself suddenly hurtled back to the tumultuous times of New York City in 1973 when he's hit by a car while chasing down a criminal.
Episode 2: The Real Adventures of the Unreal Sam Tyler
Air Date: October 16th, 2008
Summary: Sam investigates a series of fatal robberies at cash-checking stores while evidence points to someone in the squad being involved.
Episode 3: My Maharishi is Bigger than Your Maharishi
Air Date: October 23rd, 2008
Summary: The murder of a returning Vietnam veteran has Lieutenant Hunt outraged, as he demands a quick resolution to what quickly becomes a complicated and controversial case. As Sam and the squad's team of detectives explore the circumstances surrounding the homicide, Tyler is sent down a mysterious path that may provide clues about his own family's past and why he is back in 1973
Episode 4: Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadows?
Air Date: October 30th, 2008
Summary: Sam finds his mother, Rose, in debt to a local mobster known for killing women that cause him trouble. Sam finds out the cops of the 125 are in cahoots with the mobster and ignore his illegal activities for tips on other mobsters.
Episode 5: Things to Do in New York When You Think You're Dead
Air Date: November 6th, 2008
Summary: Racial tensions run high when a young black girl is killed and a race begins between the cops and the BLA to find the supposed killer. Sam teams up with Fletcher Bellow, a young detective in 1971, who is his captain in 2008.
Episode 6: Tuesday's Dead
Air Date: November 13rd, 2008
Summary: With a life-and-death hostage situation paralleling own strange circumstances, Sam Tyler is ordered with the rest of the 1-2-5 to diffuse a potentially deadly face-off at a hospital where a crazed gunman is trying to force a doctor to reverse a dangerous operation on the renegade's brother, and the squad are all targeted in the gunman's cross-hairs.
Episode 7: The Man Who Sold the World
Air Date: November 20th, 2008
Summary: When the baby of a prominent family is kidnapped for ransom, Sam Tyler is shocked to discover that his own father, Vic Tyler, may be involved. Sam's discovery leads him to face some deep dark secrets about his childhood.
Episode 8: Take a Look at the Lawmen
Air Date: January 28th, 2009
Summary: Lt. Hunt's squad and Lt. Nunzio's crew renew their long-standing rivalry due to a bank robbery with a connection to the Russian mob. Meanwhile, Sam is attracted to a pretty, young social worker.
Episode 9: The Dark Side of the Mook
Air Date: February 4th, 2009
Summary: Ray's shady brother may have played a role in the number of recent decapitations in which the squad is investigating. but other suspects pop up too, such as a biker, a Wall Street executive and badly disfigured man.
Episode 10: Let All the Children Boogie
Air Date: February 11st, 2009
Summary: When rock star Sebastian Grace receives a death threat, Sam and Chris are exposed to the rock-and-roll lifestyle that includes one of Grace's groupies called "Rocket Girl." Things really get strange when Chris finds Sebastian and Rocket Girl waiting for UFOs in the swampy area of New Jersey known as the Meadowlands.
Episode 11: Home is Where You Hang Your Holster
Air Date: February 18th, 2009
Summary: NYC Councilman Bobby Prince shares a secret with Sam after Prince is caught with a hooker during a raid on a motel. The secret leaves Sam with even more questions as well as the realization he has more in common with Prince than he had ever thought. Meanwhile, Gene Hunt locks down the precinct after a shooting, Maria and her father confront each other, and Ray's wife, Denise, adds tension to the drama.
Episode 12: The Simple Secret of the Note in Us All
Air Date: February 25th, 2009
Summary: The detectives at the 1-2-5 investigate the murder of newspaper journalist Joey Conway. Sam is convinced the killer is the same criminal from a case in 2008. He is motivated by flashbacks to the case, which puts him at odds with his coworkers who think someone else is guilty.
Episode 13: Revenge of Broken Jaw
Air Date: March 4th, 2009
Summary: When the Weather Underground sends the department bomb threats on the anniversary of their leader's death, Lt. Hunt takes the threats personally. As Sam, Annie and Lt. Hunt investigate, they soon find a connection between a student and Pat Olsen, a professor.
Episode 14: Coffee, Tea or Annie
Air Date: March 11st, 2009
Summary: When a Pan Atlantic air hostess is found dead, Annie volunteers to go undercover in order to solve a series of homicides. Annie, Sam and Ray, working undercover, are able to find an unlikely suspect.
Episode 15: All the Young Dudes
Air Date: March 18th, 2009
Summary: When Sam goes undercover as a gang member, he has to reveal a dark side in order to keep his cover. While undercover, Sam is pushed to the limit when he is ordered to bind and shoot a woman.
Episode 16: Everyone Knows It's Windy
Air Date: March 25th, 2009
Summary: Crime hits home after Ray and Chris are shot by a gang member. When the shooter is found dead near a bar, Sam becomes the lead suspect since he has been working undercover as part of the gang. With evidence mounting against him, Sam must search for the real killer before it's too late for him
Episode 17: Life is a Rock
Air Date: April 1st, 2009
Summary: When Sam Tyler receives a phone call that presents him with three tasks he must perform so he can return to his life in the future, he must weigh his alternatives and decide whether to stay in 1973 or go home.
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