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Season 1 – Tenspeed and Brown Shoe

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E.L. "Tenspeed" Turner, a con man out on parole, forms a crime-solving partnership with Lionel "Brown Shoe" Whitney, an accountant who has dreams of becoming a hard-boiled detective.

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Tenspeed and Brown Shoe — Season 1

Tenspeed and Brown Shoe — Season 1

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Stephen J. Cannell

Creator

Ben Vereen

E.L. "Tenspeed" Turner

Jeff Goldblum

Lionel "Brown Shoe" Whitney

Stephen J. Cannell

Executive Producer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 27, 1980 Tenspeed and Brown Shoe Fresh out of prison, con man Tenspeed gets wrapped up in a plot involving mob money and Nazi diamonds and inadvertently brings hapless accountant Lionel Whitney into the mess when he hides the stolen diamonds in his limousine. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 27, 1980 Tenspeed and Brown Shoe Lionel comes up with a way to save himself and Tenspeed from the mobsters and Nazis who want their stolen diamonds back. Details Episode 3 Aired Feb 3, 1980 The Robin Tucker's Roseland and Ballroom Murder E.L. and Lionel's detective agency has its first client, a man willing to pay a huge sum to learn a woman's whereabouts. Details Episode 4 Aired Feb 10, 1980 Savage Says: There's No Free Lunch Lionel is attracted to a beautiful woman client who claims someone is trying to murder her. Details Episode 5 Aired Mar 2, 1980 Savage Says: What Are Friends For? A nervous stockbroker asks Lionel and E.L. for help when two clients threaten him for seeking tax clarification. Details Episode 6 Aired Mar 9, 1980 The Sixteen Byte Data Chip and the Brown-Eyed Fox A band of thugs warns E.L. and Lionel that it may be wiser not to find a woman's missing brother. Details Episode 7 Aired Mar 16, 1980 The Millionaire's Life E.L. plans to get the agency's rent money from a gullible businessman, unaware his chosen target has crime connections. Details Episode 8 Aired Mar 23, 1980 Savage Says: The Most Dangerous Bird Is the Jailbird Lionel and E.L. become targets of a mobster when they help his girlfriend dump him for a singer; guest Larry Manetti. Details Episode 9 Aired Mar 30, 1980 It's Easier to Pass an Elephant Through the Eye of a Needle Than a Bad Check in Bel Air E.L., already pursued by thugs looking for a "book," must also deal with his just-appeared nephew; guest Robert Alda. Details Episode 10 Aired May 20, 1980 Loose Larry's List of Losers An ex-convict enlists E.L. and Lionel's aid when his parole officer tries to force him to steal; guest Nicolas Coster. Details Episode 11 Aired Jun 6, 1980 This One's Gonna Kill Ya The duo becomes a target for murder when Lionel tries to crack a 40-year-old homicide case. Details Episode 12 Aired Jun 13, 1980 Untitled E.L. anticipates profit when he figures out that the agency's cleaning woman turns out to be a Russian princess. Details Episode 13 Aired Jun 20, 1980 Treasure of Sierra Madre Street Lionel and E.L. suspect an assassin actually committed a murder blamed on a mental patient. Details Episode 14 Aired Jun 27, 1980 Diamonds Aren't Forever E.L. "acquires" a posh office so Lionel can impress his visiting parents, then finds stolen diamonds there. Details

Season Info

Creator
Stephen J. Cannell
Executive Producer
Stephen J. Cannell
Network
ABC
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 27, 1980