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Status: Ended
First Aired: January 14, 1950
Seasons: 6
Episodes: 248
Networks: DuMont Television Network
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Action & Adventure

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Rocky King, Detective(1950)

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Overview

Rocky King, Inside Detective is an American television series broadcast on the DuMont Television Network on Sundays at 9pm ET from January 15, 1950 to December 26, 1954. This series was one of DuMont's most popular programs, and was a live crime series set in New York City. The show not only kept Roscoe Karns from retirement, but cast him opposite his son, Todd Karns. The DuMont offices and corridors were used as sets. At the end of each program, King would exchange telephone small talk with his unseen wife Mabel and, after hanging up, say to no one in particular, "Great girl, that Mabel".

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Season 1

27 episodes • 1950

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Pilot	Jan 14, 1950
2	Episode 2	Jan 21, 1950
3	Episode 3	Jan 28, 1950
4	Episode 4	Feb 4, 1950
5	Episode 5	Feb 4, 1950
6	The Name Thief	Feb 11, 1950
7	Episode 7	Feb 18, 1950
8	The Carnival Dancer	Feb 25, 1950
9	Shakedown	Mar 4, 1950
10	Too Tall for Love	Mar 11, 1950
11	Case of the Gambler's Blonde	Mar 18, 1950
12	Blind to Murder	Mar 25, 1950
13	The April Fool Murder	Apr 1, 1950
14	Episode 14	Apr 8, 1950
15	Spotlight on Revenge	Apr 15, 1950
16	Such a Nice Young Man	Apr 22, 1950
17	The Old Handkerchief Game	Apr 29, 1950
18	The Man Who Bragged about Murder	May 6, 1950
19	I'll Know My Mother's Killer	May 13, 1950
20	The Dancing Killer	May 20, 1950
21	Lowest Man in the World	May 27, 1950
22	Strange Obsession	Jun 3, 1950
23	The Case of the Crooked Brothers	Jun 10, 1950
24	The Deadly Mouse	Jun 17, 1950
25	Take a Small Dose of Murder	Jun 24, 1950
26	The Hit & Run Killer	Jul 1, 1950
27	The Beauties & the Beast	Jul 8, 1950

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Season 2

50 episodes • 1950

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Trigger Happy	Sep 8, 1950
2	3 Time Loser	Sep 15, 1950
3	The Redhead & the Robbers	Sep 22, 1950
4	The Schoolteacher & the Killers	Sep 29, 1950
5	Episode 5	Oct 6, 1950
6	You Can't Hang a Man Twice	Oct 13, 1950
7	The Goofball Murders	Oct 20, 1950
8	Gang Fight	Oct 27, 1950
9	You Can't Buy Your Way Out	Nov 10, 1950
10	The Frightened Witness	Nov 17, 1950
11	Trail of Vengeance	Nov 24, 1950
12	The Case of the Unfaithful Wife	Dec 1, 1950
13	The Hold-Up Man	Dec 8, 1950
14	The Looters	Dec 15, 1950
15	The Case of the Christmas Card Clue	Dec 22, 1950
16	Adventure of the Unhappy Bride	Dec 29, 1950
17	Gun Moll	Jan 5, 1951
18	The Mad Sniper	Jan 12, 1951
19	Web of Deceit	Jan 19, 1951
20	Where the Death Flowers Grow	Jan 26, 1951
21	The Muscle Man	Feb 2, 1951
22	Allotment Annie	Feb 9, 1951
23	Your Number's Up	Feb 16, 1951
24	They'll Never Take Me Alive	Feb 23, 1951
25	Shooting Script	Mar 2, 1951
26	The Lead Pipe Cinch	Mar 9, 1951
27	Big Sadie	Mar 18, 1951
28	The Fire in the East	Mar 25, 1951
29	Murder Gums the Works	Apr 1, 1951
30	The Careless Killer	Apr 8, 1951
31	Murder of a Mannequin	Apr 15, 1951
32	Frame for Murder	Apr 22, 1951
33	Murder with a Punch	Apr 29, 1951
34	The Tablet Spells Murder	May 6, 1951
35	Teen Age Terror	May 13, 1951
36	The Lion Roared Murder	May 20, 1951
37	Murder on the Dotted Line	May 27, 1951
38	Right Shoe, Wrong Foot	Jun 3, 1951
39	Murder by the Serpent's Tooth	Jun 10, 1951
40	The Black Spots	Jun 17, 1951
41	Murder is a Chinese Puzzle	Jun 24, 1951
42	The Knife & the Number	Jul 1, 1951
43	Death in the Harbor	Jul 8, 1951
44	A Permanent Curl	Jul 15, 1951
45	The Telltale Murder	Jul 22, 1951
46	Swing Low, Sweet Life	Jul 29, 1951
47	The Mad Sniper	Aug 5, 1951
48	All Tied Up	Aug 12, 1951
49	The House on Bleak Street	Aug 19, 1951
50	No Soap	Aug 26, 1951

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Season 3

53 episodes • 1951

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Money Baits the Hook	Sep 2, 1951
2	Jewel Song	Sep 9, 1951
3	A Shot in the Dark	Sep 16, 1951
4	Slightly Suicide	Sep 23, 1951
5	The Missing Stranger	Sep 30, 1951
6	Bottled Secret	Oct 7, 1951
7	Obits, Please Copy	Oct 14, 1951
8	Over the Counter	Oct 21, 1951
9	The Comic Strip	Oct 28, 1951
10	Bride of Fear	Nov 4, 1951
11	Properly Booked	Nov 11, 1951
12	The Relentless Doll	Nov 18, 1951
13	Wanted Driver	Nov 25, 1951
14	Diamonds in the Rough	Dec 2, 1951
15	Message for Murder	Dec 9, 1951
16	The Careless Chemist	Dec 16, 1951
17	Yuletide Murder	Dec 23, 1951
18	Face Powder Murder	Dec 30, 1951
19	The Bearded Lady	Jan 6, 1952
20	Take a Card	Jan 13, 1952
21	Darkroom Murder	Jan 20, 1952
22	Speedway to Death	Jan 27, 1952
23	Judge for Yourself	Feb 3, 1952
24	Corner on Murder	Feb 10, 1952
25	Merder is Misprint	Feb 17, 1952
26	Mr. Lazarus	Feb 24, 1952
27	Murder Redoubled	Mar 2, 1952
28	Past, Present and Future	Mar 9, 1952
29	The Blind Tiger	Mar 16, 1952
30	The Fine Art of Murder	Mar 23, 1952
31	A Fine Display	Mar 30, 1952
32	The Tie-Clip Murder	Apr 6, 1952
33	Vault of Death	Apr 13, 1952
34	The Pencil that Wrote Murder	Apr 20, 1952
35	Sunlight & Murder	Apr 27, 1952
36	Murder Keeps an Appointment	May 4, 1952
37	Murder is Money	May 11, 1952
38	Shares in Murder	May 18, 1952
39	Poison's Too Slow	May 25, 1952
40	The Gravel Murder	Jun 1, 1952
41	The Homesick Shoemaker	Jun 8, 1952
42	Murder on the Doorstep	Jun 15, 1952
43	Zip Guns Don't Pay	Jun 22, 1952
44	Love from a Strangler	Jun 29, 1952
45	Dial M for Murder	Jul 6, 1952
46	Murder Scores a Knockout	Jul 13, 1952
47	Death Dissolves a Partnership	Jul 20, 1952
48	Your Number is Up	Jul 27, 1952
49	The Drinks are on Death	Aug 3, 1952
50	Dressed for Death	Aug 10, 1952
51	Love, Money and Murder	Aug 17, 1952
52	Pressed to Kill	Aug 24, 1952
53	The Hermit's Cat	Aug 31, 1952

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Season 4

52 episodes • 1952

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Murder Lays the Odds	Sep 7, 1952
2	Model for Murder	Sep 14, 1952
3	The Toy Dagger Murder	Sep 21, 1952
4	One Minute for Murder	Sep 28, 1952
5	Vagrant C-Note	Oct 5, 1952
6	Personal Vendetta	Oct 12, 1952
7	Death has Dark Hands	Oct 19, 1952
8	Murder, Ph.D.	Oct 26, 1952
9	Murder by Natural Death	Nov 2, 1952
10	Cop Killer	Nov 9, 1952
11	Sucker Bait	Nov 16, 1952
12	Recoil	Nov 23, 1952
13	Death Does a Double Take	Nov 30, 1952
14	Prowler in the Night	Dec 7, 1952
15	The Stain of Murder	Dec 14, 1952
16	Double Jeopardy	Dec 21, 1952
17	Docked for Murder	Dec 28, 1952
18	Double Cross	Jan 4, 1953
19	The Grapevine	Jan 11, 1953
20	Checkmate	Jan 18, 1953
21	Canceled Out	Jan 25, 1953
22	The Pay Off	Feb 1, 1953
23	The Gentle Murder	Feb 8, 1953
24	The Needle's Eye	Feb 15, 1953
25	Stranger's Doom	Feb 22, 1953
26	King's Gambit	Mar 1, 1953
27	The Abandoned House	Mar 8, 1953
28	The Fatal Sign	Mar 15, 1953
29	Arsenic for Two	Mar 22, 1953
30	The Lethal Ratio	Mar 29, 1953
31	Murder Goes to College	Apr 5, 1953
32	Ordeal by Fire	Apr 12, 1953
33	Caged	Apr 19, 1953
34	Thy Will Be Done	Apr 26, 1953
35	The Trunk	May 3, 1953
36	The Old Mansion	May 10, 1953
37	Win, Place and Murder	May 17, 1953
38	Playback	May 24, 1953
39	The Ledger	May 31, 1953
40	Room Service	Jun 7, 1953
41	Door to Happiness	Jun 14, 1953
42	Dead Weight	Jun 21, 1953
43	Deadly Target	Jun 28, 1953
44	Hook, Line & Sinker	Jul 5, 1953
45	Breakout	Jul 12, 1953
46	The Silencer	Jul 19, 1953
47	Jack of Diamonds	Jul 26, 1953
48	Money & Murder	Aug 2, 1953
49	The Best of References	Aug 9, 1953
50	Murder on the Downbeat	Aug 15, 1953
51	The Final Curtain	Aug 23, 1953
52	Time Table	Aug 30, 1953

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Season 5

50 episodes • 1953

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Cold Fire	Sep 6, 1953
2	Under the Skin	Sep 13, 1953
3	Acid Test	Sep 20, 1953
4	Open & Shut	Sep 27, 1953
5	Change of Ownership	Oct 4, 1953
6	The Final Game	Oct 11, 1953
7	Hot Water	Oct 18, 1953
8	Stamped for Murder	Oct 25, 1953
9	Linked with Murder	Nov 1, 1953
10	The Missing Ticket	Nov 8, 1953
11	Marked for Murder	Nov 15, 1953
12	Murder in Fashion	Nov 22, 1953
13	The Last Drink	Nov 29, 1953
14	Wake Up & Die	Dec 4, 1953
15	Number's Up	Dec 13, 1953
16	The Rare Edition	Dec 20, 1953
17	Weapon of Murder	Dec 27, 1953
18	The Invisible Man	Jan 3, 1954
19	Wrench of Death	Jan 10, 1954
20	Room for Murder	Jan 17, 1954
21	Gunning for Trouble	Jan 24, 1954
22	Blood from a Turnip	Jan 31, 1954
23	Death & Taxes	Feb 7, 1954
24	Murder by Mistake	Feb 14, 1954
25	Time for Murder	Feb 21, 1954
26	The Frame Up	Feb 28, 1954
27	The Spirit's Willing	Mar 14, 1954
28	Tele-View to Murder	Mar 21, 1954
29	Murder Suits Me	Mar 28, 1954
30	The Wrong Choice	Apr 4, 1954
31	The Eyes Have It	Apr 11, 1954
32	The Pearls of Death	Apr 18, 1954
33	A Will to Murder	Apr 25, 1954
34	Fire of Death	May 2, 1954
35	Murder Will Out	May 9, 1954
36	Danger, Radiation	May 16, 1954
37	Return for Death	May 23, 1954
38	Bored from Within	May 30, 1954
39	A Ticket to Murder	Jun 6, 1954
40	Scared to Death	Jun 13, 1954
41	Red is for Blood	Jun 20, 1954
42	For Love or Money	Jun 27, 1954
43	Miss Murder 1954	Jul 4, 1954
44	Dyeing Can Sometimes be Deadly	Jul 11, 1954
45	Live Bait	Jul 18, 1954
46	Death Dive	Jul 25, 1954
47	In the Bag	Aug 1, 1954
48	A Pressing Matter	Aug 8, 1954
49	Portrait of Death	Aug 22, 1954
50	Final Payment	Aug 29, 1954

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Season 6

16 episodes • 1954

#	Episode	Air Date
1	The Diamond Murder	Sep 5, 1954
2	Three Motives for Murder	Sep 12, 1954
3	Too Many Wives	Sep 19, 1954
4	Key to Murder	Sep 26, 1954
5	Death Wears a White Carnation	Oct 3, 1954
6	Seen of the Crime	Oct 10, 1954
7	All Cats are Gray	Oct 17, 1954
8	Design for Murder	Oct 31, 1954
9	The Sound of Murder	Nov 7, 1954
10	Mute Evidence	Nov 14, 1954
11	Pattern for Death	Nov 21, 1954
12	Death Set to Music	Nov 28, 1954
13	Bullet Proof	Dec 5, 1954
14	Payment Deferred	Dec 12, 1954
15	Death of a Heel	Dec 19, 1954
16	The Eye of Death	Dec 26, 1954

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