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Tenspeed and Brown Shoe is an American detective/comedy series originally broadcast by the ABC network between January and June 1980. The series was created and executive produced by Stephen J. Cannell. Most of the show's creative staff were veterans of the private detective series The Rockford Files, which concluded its run about two weeks before Tenspeed and Brown Shoe debuted.
Original Release
01/27/1980 on ABC
US Release
01/27/1980
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ben Vereen | E.L. 'Tenspeed' Turner |
| Jeff Goldblum | Lionel Whitney |
| Richard Romanus | Crazy Tommy Tedesco |
| Larry Manetti | Chip Vincent |
| Luke Andreas | Little Mo / Truck |
| Robyn Douglass | Martha Gribb |
| Simone Griffeth | Bunny / Bunny LaCross |
| Bruce Tuthill | Police Officer / Desk Sergeant |
| Larry Margo | Sgt. Macy / Doorman |
| Henry G. Sanders | Clancy Turner / Clancy (as Henry Gale Sanders) |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot: Part 1 | Wednesday, 17 September 1980 |
| 2 | Pilot: Part 2 | Wednesday, 17 September 1980 |
| 3 | The Robin Tucker's Roseland Roof and Ballroom Murder | Sunday, 03 February 1980 |
| 4 | Savage Says: There's No Free Lunch | Wednesday, 08 October 1980 |
| 5 | Savage Says: What Are Friends For? | Wednesday, 22 October 1980 |
| 6 | The Sixteen Byte Data Chip and the Brown-eyed Fox | Wednesday, 05 November 1980 |
| 7 | The Millionaire's Life | Sunday, 16 March 1980 |
| 8 | Savage Says, 'The Most Dangerous Bird Is the Jailbird' | Wednesday, 03 December 1980 |
| 9 | It's Easier to Pass an Elephant Through the Eye of a Needle Than a Bad Check in Bel Air | Wednesday, 17 December 1980 |
| 10 | Loose Larry's List of Losers | Sunday, 01 March 1981 |
| 11 | This One's Gonna Kill Ya | Sunday, 08 March 1981 |
| 12 | Untitled | Friday, 13 June 1980 |
| 13 | The Treasure of Sierra Madre Street | Sunday, 22 March 1981 |
| 14 | Diamonds Aren't Forever | Friday, 27 June 1980 |
Directors
M.R. Rzeznik, Arnold Laven, E.W. Swackhamer, Reza Badiyi, John Patterson, Georg Stanford Brown, Stephen J. Cannell, Chuck Bowman, Harry Winer, Ivan Dixon
Writers
Stephen J. Cannell, Juanita Bartlett, Gordon T. Dawson, Rudolph Borchert, Shel Willens
Creators
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ben Vereen | E.L. 'Tenspeed' Turner |
| Jeff Goldblum | Lionel Whitney |
| Richard Romanus | Crazy Tommy Tedesco |
| Larry Manetti | Chip Vincent |
| Luke Andreas | Little Mo / Truck |
| Robyn Douglass | Martha Gribb |
| Simone Griffeth | Bunny / Bunny LaCross |
| Bruce Tuthill | Police Officer / Desk Sergeant |
| Larry Margo | Sgt. Macy / Doorman |
| Henry G. Sanders | Clancy Turner / Clancy (as Henry Gale Sanders) |
| Rene Auberjonois | Marty Boxx |
| Denny Miller | Tony |
| John Anderson | Vernon Laws |
| John Hillerman | William Whitney |
| James Sloyan | Mike 'Scoop' McGill |
| Deborah Shelton | Sylvia Huckerman |
| Robert Webber | Herman LaCross |
| Lynne Moody | Lola Marshall |
| Candice Azzara | Bernice Courtney |
| Lynn Carlin | Alice Rynkoff |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Stephen J. Cannell | Executive Producer |
| Juanita Bartlett | Executive Producer |
| Alex Beaton | Producer |
| Chuck Bowman | Producer |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1980 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series | Nominated |
