<P> Highway Patrol was created by Ziv in response to the California Highway Patrol (CHP) wanting to be featured in a TV series . However, because Ziv thought that the show needed to have a broader police scope than the real CHP, the generic show name was adopted . In the four years of its run, Highway Patrol would feature many actors who would later become successful stars in their own right, among them Stuart Whitman, Clint Eastwood, Robert Conrad, Larry Hagman, Barbara Eden, Paul Burke and Leonard Nimoy . </P> <P> Highway Patrol premiered October 3, 1955 with "Prison Break", an episode filmed April 11--13, 1955 . Ziv Television Programs produced 156 episodes spanning four TV seasons, 1955--1959 . Episodes are generally fast - paced--notable considering how a typical episode was filmed: two days on location and one day at the studio . The budget for an episode ranged from $20,000 to $25,000, somewhat higher when a Bell 47 helicopter was used . Producer Frederic W. Ziv said the show moved fast to match Broderick Crawford's acting pace . Ziv said Highway Patrol introduced quick cutting to television, which started a new trend . </P> <P> Highway Patrol is famous for its location shooting around the San Fernando Valley and Simi Valley, then mostly rural . Other notable Los Angeles area locations include Griffith Park, and Bronson Canyon just above Hollywood . The show also filmed at railroad stations at Glendale, California, identified by a large sign, Santa Susana, California, and Chatsworth, California . </P> <P> Unlike the California Highway Patrol, the agency featured in the TV series was more concerned with chasing criminals than enforcing driving laws . Local and county police officers were seldom if ever in evidence, only the Highway Patrol . With such a limited budget, there were very few car chases, crashes, and other motor mayhem that is more common in modern police dramas; scenes were often filmed on rural two - lane paved or dirt roads to save money and because Crawford's own driver's license was suspended for drunk driving . Excitement was mainly generated by Crawford's own rapid - fire, staccato delivery of his lines, frequent shootouts, and numerous plot contrivances in which time was a critical factor, such as a hostage death threat, the escape of a violent criminal, a train derailment, or other imminent catastrophe . </P>

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