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The Outsider

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The Outsider was the story of David Ross, a go-it-alone private investigator who's always where the action is. Darren McGavin played Ross, a man living in an off-beat, always-dangerous world. The series aired for one season on NBC and was a precursor of sorts to The Rockford Files in that it featured a loner private detective who had previously done time in prison for a crime he didn't commit and who never quite fit into a rapidly changing environment.

Sep 18, 19681 seasons26 episodesEndedEN

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Darren McGavin

David Ross

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Seasons

Season 1

26 episodes

Premiered Sep 18, 1968

Episodes

1–6 of 26

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Ep 1

For Members Only

Sep 18, 1968

60m

Ross is hired to go undercover in an exclusive club to ferret out a cardsharp who has been fleecing some of its members.

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Ep 2

What Flowers Daisies Are

Sep 25, 1968

60m

Ross is hired to find a missing model. At first the case seems routine but then he stumbles into a million dollar con game and murder.

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Ep 3

Along Came a Spider

Oct 2, 1968

60m

Ross is hired by a woman who lent her fiancee $6,000. Then the poor fellow got himself killed and now his erstwhile intended wants her money back.

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Ep 4

A Wide Place in the Road

Oct 9, 1968

60m

Ross travels to a small town in search of a car thief and bail jumper who was once an athletic hero in the town.

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Ep 5

Cold as Ashes

Oct 16, 1968

60m

Ross is hired to carry the ashes of a recently deceased man from Los Angeles to San Francisco but soon discovers that others are following him with mayhem in their hearts. He then tries to figure out why.

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Ep 6