Eischied

{{Short description|1979 American crime drama TV series}} {{One source|date=February 2020}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox television | image = | caption = | genre = Crime drama | based_on = {{based on|''To Kill a Cop''|Robert Daley}} | developer = Ernest Tidyman | writer = Stephen Downing Ernest Tidyman | director = Gary Nelson | starring = Joe Don Baker Eddie Egan Alan Fudge Alan Oppenheimer Suzanne Lederer Vincent Bufano | theme_music_composer = John Cacavas | opentheme = | endtheme = | composer = Charles R. Cassey | country = United States | language = English | num_seasons = 1 | num_episodes = 13 | executive_producer = David Gerber | producer = Matthew Rapf Jay Daniel | company = David Gerber Productions Columbia Pictures Television | camera = Single-camera | runtime = 45–48 minutes | network = NBC | first_aired = {{start date|1979|09|21}} | last_aired = {{end date|1980|07|01}} | related = {{Plainlist| * ''To Kill a Cop'' (1978) }} }}

'''''Eischied''''' ({{IPAc-en|'|ai|sh|ai|d}}, {{respell|EYE|shide}}) is an American crime drama television series that aired on NBC from September 21, 1979, to July 1, 1980. It was based on the starring character from the 1978 miniseries ''To Kill a Cop'', which was based on the 1976 novel by Robert Daley.

The show was broadcast in the United Kingdom under the title '''''Chief of Detectives'''''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bumgarner |first1=Jeff |title=Icons of Crime Fighting: Relentless Pursuers of Justice [2 volumes]: Relentless Pursuers of Justice |year=2008 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-1-56720-673-9 |page=278 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tZRxDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA278 |access-date=15 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref> In West Germany the show ran in 1980 under the title ''Schauplatz New York'' ("Location: New York").

== Synopsis == The series stars Joe Don Baker as tough, brilliant, southern-bred New York City Police Department Chief of Detectives Earl Eischied. His complimentary catchphrase was "Ya done good," which was usually directed at one of the younger detectives or officers in his command. His pet cat was named "PC" (as in "police commissioner"). Eischied was tough and did not hesitate to work the streets with his detectives. He used a Smith & Wesson Model 10 .38 Special, snub-nosed revolver, which he carried "old school" style, inside his waistband, concealed by his vest and/or suit jacket. He was not afraid to bend the rules in pursuit of a case, but would never break the law. His southern drawl concealed a sharp intellect and encyclopedic knowledge of criminology and police work. Although Eischied was physically imposing, he had great empathy and compassion for victims of crime and others less fortunate.

NBC reran all 13 episodes of ''Eischied'' in its original Friday night time slot during the summer of 1983, almost four years after it had been cancelled.

== Cast == *Joe Don Baker as Chief Earl Eischied *Alan Oppenheimer as Capt. Finnerty *Suzanne Lederer as Carol Wright *Alan Fudge as Dep. Kimbrough *Eddie Egan as Ed Parks *Vincent Bufano as Rick Alessi *Laraine Stephens as Irene Stefan (recurring role)

== Episodes == {{Episode table |background= B0171F |EpisodeNumber= |Title= |director= |writer= |OriginalAirDate= |dontclose = y }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 1 | Title = Only the Pretty Girls Die: Part 1 | DirectedBy = Bob Kelljan | WrittenBy = Mark Rodgers | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1979|9|21}} | ShortSummary = 2-hour episode: Chief of Detectives Earl Eischied is trying to catch serial killer Albert Colvin (James Stephens), who hunts down and shoots beautiful women while taunting reporters by phone. This story is a close retelling of the Son of Sam case. | LineColor = B0171F }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 2 | Title = Only the Pretty Girls Die: Part 2 | DirectedBy = Bob Kelljan | WrittenBy = Mark Rodgers | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1979|9|28}} | ShortSummary = Colvin claims his sixth victim, but without using the trademark silencer on his gun. Eischied sees this as a sign that the killer's self-control is slipping and may be a harbinger of his next planned attacks. Through clues given by Colvin to two reporters, Eischied is able to track Colvin to his final planned attack at a Catholic church. | LineColor = B0171F }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 3 | Title = The U.N. Connection | DirectedBy = Harvey S. Laidman | WrittenBy = Sean Baine | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1979|10|5}} | ShortSummary = Eischied must find a way around diplomatic immunity when he suspects United Nations members of being drug smugglers. | LineColor = B0171F }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 4 | Title = Angels of Terror | DirectedBy = Larry Elikann | WrittenBy = Frank Abatemarco | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1979|10|19}} | ShortSummary = Captain Finnerty is charged with negligent homicide for fatally shooting an assailant, a 13-year-old boy. | LineColor = B0171F }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 5 | Title = The Accused | DirectedBy = Gene Nelson | WrittenBy = (unknown) | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1979|10|26}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = B0171F }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 6 | Title = Do They Really Mean to Die? | DirectedBy = Nicholas Sgarro | WrittenBy = Irv Pearlberg | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1979|11|9}} | ShortSummary = An overzealous police veteran (Scott Brady) jeopardizes Eischied's case against a procurer. | LineColor = B0171F }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 7 | Title = The Dancer | DirectedBy = Harvey S. Laidman | WrittenBy = Sean Baine | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1979|11|23}} | ShortSummary = "The Dancer" (Christopher Connelly), a criminal from Eischied's past, is a serial killer who meets women in discos and tattoos them before raping and killing them. | LineColor = B0171F }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 8 | Title = Who is the Missing Woman? | DirectedBy = Gene Kearney | WrittenBy = Gene Kearney | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1979|11|30}} | ShortSummary = A woman turns up at a New York City hospital badly beaten and raped. Eischied must deal with a victim that doesn't remember what happened to her, who did it or who she is. | LineColor = B0171F }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 9 | Title = Spanish Eight | DirectedBy = Harvey S. Laidman | WrittenBy = Mark Rodgers | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1979|12|7}} | ShortSummary = Eischied investigates a gang that is flooding New York City's streets with Saturday-night-special handguns. | LineColor = B0171F }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 10 | Title = Friday's Child | DirectedBy = Larry Elikann | WrittenBy = Mark Rodgers | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1979|12|14}} | ShortSummary = Detectives investigate a drug ring that is using children to move the shipments between locations. | LineColor = B0171F }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 11 | Title = Fire for Hire | DirectedBy = Leo Penn | WrittenBy = Frank Abatemarco | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1979|12|30}} | ShortSummary = New York City is paralyzed by an arsonist who is creating havoc for Eischied's team of detectives. | LineColor = B0171F }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 12 | Title = Powder Burn | DirectedBy = Jack Starrett | WrittenBy = Dallas L. Barnes | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1980|1|20}} | ShortSummary = Eischied suspects a man of murder, but he has an uphill battle to fight since the evidence doesn't add up. | LineColor = B0171F }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 13 | Title = Buddy System | DirectedBy = Nicholas Sgarro | WrittenBy = Art Eisenson | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1980|7|1}} | ShortSummary = Chief Eischied implements a mandate that no cop goes out in uniform by himself when he receives a letter threatening to kill police officers unless a convicted criminal is released from jail. | LineColor = B0171F }} {{Episode table end}}

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== External links == * {{IMDb title|0078609}} * {{epguides|Eischied}}

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