With the success of CHiPs, Rick Rosner was approached by ABC about developing a series for them, similar to what he'd accomplished for NBC.
240-Robert, which dramatized cases of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, was a rare bird in that it premiered in late August, well ahead of the official start of the fall season. This was Mark Harmon's 1st starring role, paired with Joanna Cassidy and John Bennett Perry. However, Harmon's & Cassidy's contracts expired after the first season, and Pamela Hensley, who was recurring on Buck Rogers in The 25th Century, was brought in to replace Cassidy.
However, the 2nd season was just 3 episodes long due to 1) a writers' strike, and 2) low ratings when the series returned.
Rosner co-produced the series with Filmways, giving the studio their first primetime sale to ABC since 1966. The studio was at the time the parent company of Ruby-Spears, which sold Fangface & Plastic Man to ABC before it became part of Taft Entertainment.
Let's take a look at a sample episode from season 1, with a pre-Three's Company Jenilee Harrison among the guest stars. The teaser for the following week's show gives us something you didn't expect. Mark Harmon picking up a guitar to sing.
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