Cannon
The weekly adventures of Frank Cannon, an overweight, balding ex-cop with a deep voice and expensive tastes in culinary pleasures, who becomes a high-priced private investigator. Since Cannon's girth didn't allow for many fist-fights and gun battles (although there were many), the series substituted car chases and high production values in their place.
- 1971-1976
- 5 seasons
- CBS
- Action & Adventure, Suspense, Drama
- TV-PG
The weekly adventures of Frank Cannon, an overweight, balding ex-cop with a deep voice and expensive tastes in culinary pleasures, who becomes a high-priced private investigator. Since Cannon's girth didn't allow for many fist-fights and gun battles (although there were many), the series substituted car chases and high production values in their place.
Season 5 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 1975 - 1976
Episode 1
Nightmare
Wed, Sep 10, 1975 60 mins
A dying prisoner, a former hit man, confesses to Cannon that he killed Frank's wife and child 14 years ago when Cannon was a cop. Cannon investigates to find the person responsible while trying to control his desire for revenge.
Episode 2
The Deadly Conspiracy: Part 1
Wed, Sep 17, 1975 60 mins
Frank Cannon and Barnaby Jones investigate the rape and murder of a young lawyer who was about to blow the whistle on her corporate employer. But they're investigating for different clients and from different angles.
Episode 3
The Wrong Medicine
Wed, Sep 24, 1975 60 mins
A doctor treats a diabetic in the emergency room and she then dies. He claims that the patient was wearing an indicator bracelet that has seemed to have vanished. Cannon is hired to investigate.
Episode 4
The Iceman
Wed, Oct 1, 1975 60 mins
Cannon reinvestigates a 10 year old murder from when he was on the police force and begins to question if the man in prison is really innocent.
Episode 5
The Victim
Wed, Oct 8, 1975 60 mins
Cannon is hired to find a popular recording artist who he believes is being held against her will. But when he finally finds her he begins to understand that there is a much more sinister reason for her being kept from the outside world.
Episode 6
The Man Who Died Twice
Wed, Oct 15, 1975 60 mins
Cannon teams up with former officers who were on the force the same time he was. Their task is to find another colleague who they believed was dead for the past eight years, but now suspected of killing those he was involved with in crime.
Episode 7
A Touch of Venom
Wed, Oct 22, 1975 60 mins
A group of terrorists have drugged Cannon with a poison, giving him 72 hours to give them a defector and receive the antidote or die.
Episode 8
Man in the Middle
Wed, Oct 29, 1975 60 mins
An old friend hires Cannon to bring back the body of his dead son from Mexico and to find his killer. Cannon agrees, but he uncovers a few surprises in the process.
Episode 9
Fall Guy
Wed, Nov 5, 1975 60 mins
Cannon investigates on the behalf of a oil executive who claims he is being framed for fraud and embezzlement. But he runs into heavy resistance in his investigation from the corporations domineering female president.
Episode 10
The Melted Man
Wed, Nov 5, 1975 60 mins
Cannon unravels a murder plot that was made to look like it involved a Chinese Tong criminal gang. But the intended victim turns the tables on the real man behind the plot and tries to eliminate Cannon in the process.
Episode 11
The Wedding March
Wed, Nov 19, 1975 60 mins
Cannon and a female vice squad officer who's on leave after being viciously beaten while undercover posing as a prostitute go after this same man who has previously beaten prostitutes to death while playing the music "The Wedding March".
Episode 12
The Hero
Wed, Nov 26, 1975 60 mins
Cannon protects a man and his wife from the members of a small motorcycle riding cult that are bent on avenging the death of one of their own.
Episode 13
To Still the Voice
Wed, Dec 3, 1975 60 mins
Cannon investigates the possibility that there is a conspiracy behind the assassination of a black female politician.
Episode 14
The Star
Wed, Dec 10, 1975 120 mins
When the son of a famous actress disappears the police think its another instance of his recurring drug problem. Cannon is hired to find him, but no one is telling him the whole truth.
Episode 15
The Games Children Play
Wed, Dec 17, 1975 60 mins
The mastermind behind the kidnapping of an infirm prince is also the man helping Cannon with his investigation.
Episode 16
The Reformer
Wed, Jan 7, 1976 60 mins
Frank Cannon takes up the case when it appears that the head of a newspaper is being framed for the murder of a prostitute.
Episode 17
The House of Cards
Wed, Jan 14, 1976 60 mins
A small town newspaperman takes on a dual identity and fakes his own murder. Cannon is hired by his wife to investigate.
Episode 18
Revenge
Wed, Jan 21, 1976 60 mins
Cannon becomes a hunted man when a young South Korean man comes after him seeking revenge for his late father who was a tortured prisoner of war during the Korean War-and he believes Cannon is solely responsible for it.
Episode 19
Cry Wolf
Wed, Jan 28, 1976 60 mins
Cannon investigates when the grandson of the billionaire fakes his own kidnapping to get his trust fund money, but get gets involved with the wrong type of people.
Episode 20
The Quasar Kill
Wed, Feb 4, 1976 60 mins
Cannon investigates the death of a scientist who designed a computer that searches for extra terrestrial signals. But was he murdered by an entity from outer space or by a fellow scientist with something to hide?
Episode 21
Snapshot
Wed, Feb 11, 1976 60 mins
A mobster hires Cannon to find out who tried to kill his ex-wife in a failed hit attempt. But Cannon suspects the mobster himself may be the actual target after another attempt is made on him and not his ex-wife.
Episode 22
Point After Death
Wed, Feb 18, 1976 60 mins
Cannon investigates the murder of a woman who was the girlfriend of a professional football quarterback.
Episode 23
Blood Lines
Wed, Feb 25, 1976 60 mins
The nephew of a tycoon commits suicide, but he suspects foul play and hires Cannon to investigate.
Episode 24
Madman
Wed, Mar 3, 1976 60 mins
An Army officer showing signs of a deep psychosis is on the loose with an M-16 rifle somewhere on base. His wife calls Frank Cannon in to investigate and to help bring him in before the Army is forced to kill him.
