The Cop And The Kid: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A judge awards custody of a foster home-runaway black kid to Frank Murphy, a fat, middle-aged white bachelor cop. Lucas, the kid. is engagingly portrayed by a youngster named Tierre Turner. The policeman and the kid meet when the cop almost runs over the smart-mouthed youngster, and meet a second time when, after the kid steals a radio, the cop chases him and collapses with an asthma attack. The kid stays to help him and is collared. When they appear in court, the kid uses the cop's asthma for blackmail, forcing a leniency plea on his behalf — or else he will have the cop bounced from the force. Murphy makes so moving a plea for mercy that the court makes him the guardian of the kid — and his flea-bitten mutt.

Series details

• Title: The Cop And The Kid
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1975-12-04
• Final broadcast date listed: 1976-04-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 84463

Cast and credited roles

• Charles Durning — Officer Frank Murphy
• Tierre Turner — Lucas Adams
• Patsy Kelly — Brigid Murphy
• Sharon Spelman — Mary Goodhew

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1975-12-04; final listed air date 1976-04-01.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Cop And The Kid on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.