Future Cop: Pilot

"Pilot" is the first regular episode of the American science fiction television series Future Cop and the fifth episode of the series overall, excluding the 1976 pilot movie. The episode was directed by Vincent McEveety and written by Harold Livingston. It first aired on ABC on May 1st, 1976. The series starred Ernest Borgnine as Los Angeles Police Department detective Joe Cleaver who worked with a robot partner played by Michael Shannon named Officer John Haven. The series also starred John Amos as Officer Bill Bundy. Recurring co-stars on the series include Herbert Nelson as Captain Skaggs, Irene Tsu as Doctor Tingley and Bill Zuckert as Lieutenant Fisk. In this episode, a seemingly reputable businessman uses his company as a front to sell drugs.