Cannon is a CBS detective television series produced by Quinn Martin which aired from March 26, 1971 to March 3, 1976. The primary protagonist is the title character, private detective Frank Cannon, played by William Conrad. He also appeared on two episodes of Barnaby Jones. Cannon is the first Quinn Martin-produced series to be aired on a network other than ABC. A "revival" television film, The Return of Frank Cannon, was aired on November 1, 1980. In total, there were 124 episodes.
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Episode 1
Dressed as rodeo clowns, two men rob a rodeo. Cannon is summoned to figure out what's going on, after authorities spend six weeks and come up with nothing.
Episode 2
If it isn't one thing, it's another: a bank manager's mistress is killed, and Cannon finds that's not the end of it.
Episode 3
Unexpected overhead in the trucking business as costly loads are hijacked, and private detectives murdered.
Episode 4
A wry tale with a twang and a twist: was the country singer's plane crash accidental or not?
Episode 5
The son of a gubernatorial candidate is kidnapped.
Episode 6
A deceptive premise: small town citizens harbor a thief on the promise of a cut.
Episode 7
The latest thing is a runaway on the lam.
Episode 8
A perfect frame for a cop.
Episode 9
A murder is witnessed, but the body disappears.
Episode 10
A newly-discovered heir comes home, and finds you can't get blood from a stone, and you can't take it with you.
Episode 11
A closed case gets reopened and leads to further consequences.
Episode 12
A bridegroom's father-in-law suspects him.
Episode 13
Should the weapons manufacturer be judged by its bookeeper?
Episode 14
Cannon helps a supposed political refugee.
Episode 15
A policeman injured in a payroll robbery asks Cannon for help.
Episode 16
A bad day at the track leaves a race car driver with a taste for vengeance.
Episode 17
Mike Tampa, a vineyard owner in northern California, has been the victim of three murder attempts. After the third attempt, his secretary calls on Cannon, secretly, because Mike has stubbornly refused to do anything.
Episode 18
Prison doctor and experimental pressures.
Episode 19
An ex-con is blackmailed into crime.
Episode 20
Larry Bolinger, a charismatic young man, cons the youth of a quiet town into his cult.
Episode 21
A pilot's apparent suicide leads to plans for a military putsch by a predatory flock.
Episode 22
Heat and light: a textile manufacturer is suspected of arson and murder in the death of his wife and the destruction of his factory.
Episode 23
Murder will out; an under-the-counter arms merchant is unmasked.
Episode 24
A young prisoner is forced to do the bidding of a gang boss.
