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1959, TV Show

I wasn't going to bore you ...

Mike Connors, Mannix

Question: I wasn't going to bore you with the history of this question, but I will anyway. A guy in the office and I got into this stupid contest where we'd take turns whistling TV theme songs and the other one would have to guess it. When I whistled Mannix, we got off on this discussion about the star and what he'd done. Was he on any shows before that? Thanks for answering this, if you do.


Answer: No problem, Chris, but first do you mind telling me what kind of job you have where you can fritter away the hours on the boss' dime? (I'm praying it's not one supported by my tax dollars. Then again, as long as you stick to TV tunes, OK by me.)

Mannix star Mike Connors got his start in TV playing an unnamed undercover cop (he w read more

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Premiered: September 08, 1959, on CBS
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Premise: A tense, above-average crime drama about an undercover cop who infiltrates organized crime, using a different name in each episode.

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