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Season 1 – Crazy Like a Fox

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A freewheeling San Francisco private detective convinces his attorney son to help solve his cases.
Crazy Like a Fox — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Jack Warden is a steady hand as a wily P.I., but this inert procedural trudges through a series of cliches without capitalizing on its father-son dynamic to any charming effect.

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Tom Shales Washington Post 06/22/2021
If animal similes are in order, then the old tune "Dead Skunk in the Middle of the Road" offers the most appropriate one. Go to Full Review John J. O'Connor New York Times 06/22/2021
Mr. Rubinstein seems determined to be funny no matter the circumstances. Mr. Warden looks wary and just a bit tired. Go to Full Review David Bianculli Philadelphia Inquirer 06/22/2021
This half-baked soufflé probably stems from the fact that there are too many cooks, and self-employed cooks at that: The pilot script was written by the show's four producers. Go to Full Review Stuart D. Bykofsky Philadelphia Daily News 06/22/2021
Crazy Like a Fox was the best-testing of CBS' pilots. It's easy to see why. It doesn't strike me as a super-hit, but a pleasant, ingratiating show that makes for easy viewing. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
Crazy Like a Fox — Season 1

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Jack Warden

Harrison "Harry" Fox Sr.

John Rubinstein

Harrison Fox Jr.

Penny Peyser

Cindy Fox

Robby Kiger

Josh Fox

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Dec 30, 1984 Pilot The Foxes, father-and-son detective and attorney, try to stop an ex-convict (Nicholas Pryor) from killing his wife (Jane Kaczmarek). Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 6, 1985 Turn of the Century Fox Several people covet a private detective's seemingly valueless legacy -- a piece of old film-footage and a few baseball cards. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 13, 1985 Premium for Murder Harry's old flame (Anne Lloyd Francis), now a nun, asks him to learn why a priest left a prostitute $300,000 in insurance money. Details Episode 4 Aired Jan 20, 1985 ... Till Death Do Us Part Harry halts his goddaughter's wedding plans when he learns an investigator is following her fiance. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 3, 1985 Motor Homicide Murder and a hostile ex-policeman interrupt the Fox family's camping trip; guest Bo Svenson. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 17, 1985 Wanted: Dead or Alive When a client of Harry's is murdered in the law office, Harrison battles to save his professional image. Details Episode 7 Aired Feb 24, 1985 Bum Tip When Harry's secretary (Carol Kane) makes an appointment with a counterfeiter, she manages to get herself and Harrison captured. Details Episode 8 Aired Mar 3, 1985 Fox Hunt Cindy believes Harry's tale of a murder in his hospital room and forces Harrison to follow the suspect; guest Della Reese. Details Episode 9 Aired Mar 10, 1985 The Geronimo Machine Harrison defends an eccentric woman (Natalie Schafer) in a competency hearing, although she claims a UFO landed in her vineyard. Details Episode 10 Aired Mar 17, 1985 Fox in Wonderland Harry enlists Harrison to find the killer of a private eye who found $2 million; guest Tracy Scoggins. Details Episode 11 Aired Mar 24, 1985 Fox and Hounds Harry tries to protect a drug-sniffing German shepherd dog from cocaine dealers; guests Ron O'Neal, Jonathan Banks. Details Episode 12 Aired Mar 31, 1985 Suitable for Framing Some threatening letters of Cindy's brother's (George Clooney) give a killer a perfect scapegoat. Details Episode 13 Aired Apr 7, 1985 The Man Who Cried Fox Harry suspects that a writer (Art Hindle) who just completed a mob expose, disappeared as a publicity stunt. Details

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Season Info

Network
CBS
Genre
Crime, Drama, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Dec 30, 1984