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Cannonball Season 1 Episodes

Season 1 Episode Guide

Season 1

39 Episodes 1958 - 1959

Episode 1

The Runaway

Mon, Oct 6, 1958 30 mins

Saboteurs try to prevent Mike and Jerry from delivering a top-secret cargo. Jerry: William Campbell. Mike: Paul Birch. Colonel: Cy Mack. Mary: Beth Lockerbie. Ginny: Beth Morris. Butch: Steve Barringer.

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Episode 2

Pills

Mon, Oct 13, 1958 30 mins

Mike and Jerry are caught between the police and racketeers selling drugs. Mike: Paul Birch. Jerry: William Campbell. Bancroft: Mike Fitzgerald. Kitty: Sylvia Lennick. Sanders: Rolfe Carston. Jake: Ed Murch. Taylor: Bud Browning.

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Episode 3

Willy

Mon, Oct 20, 1958 30 mins

Mike and Jerry try to prevent a stowaway's vengeance. Mike: Paul Birch. Jerry: William Campbell.

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Episode 4

Sights on Safety

Mon, Oct 27, 1958 30 mins

With only one month left in the safety contest, Mike and Jerry find that a careless driver has taken their truck. Mike: Paul Birch. Jerry: William Campbell. Harry: Howard Milsom. Mary: Beth Lockerbie. Tex: Shane Rimmer.

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Episode 5

The Iron Lung

Mon, Nov 3, 1958 30 mins

Mike and Jerry must decide whether to deliver a rush order or get a polio victim to a hospital. Jerry: William Campbell. Mike: Paul Birch. Simms: Paul Endersbee. Fowler: Len Ontkean. Mary: Stephanie Mew. Agnes: Aileen Seaton. Prince: Brendan Dillon.

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Episode 6

The Big Ambulance

Mon, Nov 10, 1958 30 mins

Jerry searches for a doctor when Mike suffers an appendicitis attack on the road. Aaron: Jack Mather. Mrs. Aaron: Alice Hill. Burke: Tom Paton. Farmer: Les Rubie. Kitty: Sylvia Lennick.

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Episode 7

Hostage

Mon, Nov 17, 1958 30 mins

At a roadside inn, bank robbers hold the innkeeper, his daughter, and Mike and Jerry captive. Jerry: William Campbell. Mike: Paul Birch. Story by Allan Caillou.

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Episode 8

Small Cargo

Mon, Dec 1, 1958 30 mins

Two orphans are pursued by a fugitive uncle who wants them as hostages. Jerry: William Campbell. Mike: Paul Birch. Lorie: Syme Jago. Jimmy: Bradley Herrman. Mary: Beth Lockerbie. Folton: Louis Zotich. Foster: Sean Mulcahy. Mrs. Foster: Key Hawtrey.

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Episode 9

The Green-Eyed Monster

Mon, Dec 8, 1958 30 mins

Mike's children have begun to idolize Jerry---and their father's jealous. Mike: Paul Birch. Jerry: William Campbell. Mary: Beth Lockerbie. Ginny: Beth Morris. Butch: Steve Barringer. Harry: Howard Milsom.

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Episode 10

Moose Hunt

Mon, Dec 15, 1958 30 mins

A jovial trucker shows his violent side when he's double-crossed by a fellow driver. Gurnsey: James Younger. Tanchik: Kurt Schiegel. Mike: Paul Birch. Jerry: William Campbell. Harry: Howard Milsom. Butch: Steve Barringer. Waitress: Jan Campbell Webster. Ginny: Beth Morris. Mary: Beth Lockerbie.

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Episode 11

Shock

Mon, Dec 29, 1958 30 mins

Mike and Jerry's new mechanic can't help their truck, but he can save a life. Jerry: William Campbell. Merritt: Jack Scott. Mike: Paul Birch. Simms: Paul Endersby. Waitress: Helene Winston. Ben: Eric House.

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Episode 12

Nitro Haul

Mon, Jan 5, 1959 30 mins

Troubles plague Mike and Jerry as they transport nitro on a mountain road. Mike: Paul Birch. Jerry: William Campbell. Mary: Beth Lockerbie. Harry: Howard Milsom. Green: Michael Conway. Williams: Leonard Ontkean. Cheer Leader: Mary Ellen Frances.

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Episode 13

The Girl at Joe's Place

Mon, Jan 12, 1959 30 mins

Jerry's life is complicated by a sexy waitress and her jealous boyfriend. Jerry: William Campbell. Mike: Paul Birch. May: Corrine Conley. Joe: Murray Westgate. Ginny: Beth Morris. Mary: Beth Lockerbie. Butch: Steve Barringer. Stan: Jim Barron.

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Episode 14

The Attack

Mon, Jan 19, 1959 30 mins

Mike, Jerry and a rival trucker race to be the first to drive on a new highway. Mike: Paul Birch. Jerry: William Campbell. Ollie: Bob Christie. Kitty: Sylvia Lennick. Mayor: Mike Conway. Storey: Alfie Scoop. Pop: Doug Masters. Ginny: Beth Morris.

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Episode 15

Sauce for the Gander

Mon, Jan 26, 1959 30 mins

Thieves hold Mike captive while they search for stolen money. Jerry: William Campbell. Billings: Larry Solway. Mrs. Billings: Miriam Wolf. Burton: John Vernon. Art: Leslie Yeo. Janet: Louise Glennie. Bert: John Nevette. Mary: Beth Lockerbie. Ginny: Beth Morris. Butch: Steve Barringer.

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Episode 16

Mark Time

Mon, Feb 2, 1959 30 mins

When a trucker is fired, he blames Mike and plants a time bomb in his truck. Jerry: William Campbell. Peters: Ed Holmes. Butch: Steve Barringer. Harry: Howard Milsom. Mary: Beth Lockerbie. Pete: Clive Endersby. Eddie: Stanley Endersby.

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Episode 17

The Dog

Mon, Feb 9, 1959 30 mins

A runaway sheep dog gives Mike and Jerry a rough time as they try to return it to a boy. Mike: Paul Birch. Billy: Graham Keene. Simms: Paul Endersbee. Joe: Buddy Ferrens.

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Episode 18

Butch

Mon, Feb 16, 1959 30 mins

A stowaway, about to become a father, forces Mike and Jerry to take him to the hospital. Butch: Steve Barringer. Mike: Paul Birch. Jerry: William Campbell. Koslenko: Tony Kramreither. Mary: Beth Lockerbie.

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Episode 19

Fallout

Mon, Feb 23, 1959 30 mins

A thief has stolen a dangerous radioactive pellet from Mike and Jerry's truck. Mike: Paul Birch. Jerry: William Campbell. Butler: Howard Milsom. Hitchhiker: Don Francis.

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Episode 20

The Necklace

Mon, Mar 2, 1959 30 mins

Mike got more than he bargained for when he bought a necklace from a traveling salesman: he's being followed. Mike: Paul Birch. Novak: Alex de Naszody. Jerry: William Campbell. Mary: Beth Lockerbie. Ginny: Beth Morris. Butch: Steve Barringer. Kitty: Sylvia Lennick.

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Episode 21

Undercover

Mon, Mar 9, 1959 30 mins

Mike tries to clear Jerry of a theft charge, but Jerry refuses aid. Mike: Paul Birch. Jerry: William Campbell. Lawson: Ed Murch. Harry: Howard Milsom. Freddy: Sammy Sales. Train: John Nevette.

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Episode 22

Nanette

Mon, Mar 16, 1959 30 mins

Mike and Jerry help a young woman test the love of a jealous sailor. Mike: Paul Birch. Jerry: William Campbell. Jacques: Lloyd Chester. Nanette: Hildegarde Rossi. Kitty: Sylvia Lennick. Ginny: Beth Morris. Mary: Beth Lockerbie. Harry: Howard Milsom. Freddy: Sammy Sales.

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Episode 23

Big Buck

Mon, Mar 23, 1959 30 mins

Mike and Jerry fight an independent trucker who's stealing their orders by cutting prices. Mike: Paul Birch. Jerry: William Campbell. Big Buck: John Ringham. Butler: Howard Milsom. Mrs. Buck: Ruth Springford.

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Episode 24

The Little Old Man

Mon, Mar 30, 1959 30 mins

The search is on for a smallpox carrier who has started an epidemic. Mike: Paul Birch. Jerry: William Campbell. Mary: Beth Lockerbie. Ginny: Beth Morris. Grandsir: Alex McKee. Butch: Steve Barringer. Harry: Howard Milsom. Kitty: Sylvia Lennick.

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Episode 25

Marooned

Mon, Apr 6, 1959 30 mins

During a storm, 10 people---including a killer---are trapped in a diner. Mike: Paul Birch. Jerry: William Campbell. Bascombe: Robert Goodier. Doris: Jacqueline Barnett. Moran: Bruno Gerusii. Joan: Judy Cox. Johnson: Jack Williamson. Pete: Brendon Dillon. Thorpe: John Paris.

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Episode 26

Lil's Cafe

Mon, Apr 13, 1959 30 mins

Reformed con man Doc Stone sets out to prove that he is worthy of a widow's love. Mike: Paul Birch. Jerry: William Campbell.

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Episode 27

The Vendetta

Mon, Apr 20, 1959 30 mins

Mike is pursued by a World War II buddy who wants to settle an old score. Mike: Paul Birch. Jerry: William Campbell.

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Episode 28

The Girl Reporter

Mon, Apr 27, 1959 30 mins

A publisher's pampered daughter is writing a story on truckers---so the boys take her for a ride. Jerry: William Campbell. Mike: Paul Birch. Gloria: Diane Blainey. Butler: Howard Milsom. O'Day: Paul Kligman.

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Episode 29

The Has-Been

Mon, May 4, 1959 30 mins

An ex-boxer returns to the ring to win the respect of his son. Jerry: William Campbell. Mike: Paul Birch.

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Episode 30

Flying Dutchman

Mon, May 11, 1959 30 mins

The boys join the FBI in an effort to trap a hijacking gang. Mike: Paul Birch. Jerry: William Campbell. Bales: Eric Clavering.

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Episode 31

Roadeo

Mon, May 18, 1959 30 mins

Jerry pits his skill against an arrogant driver in the annual safe-trucking contest. Mike: Paul Birch.

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Episode 32

Trip to Buffalo

Mon, May 25, 1959 30 mins

Mike and Jerry befriend a family of destitute farmers whose car broke down. Mike: Paul Birch. Jerry: William Campbell.

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Episode 33

Wild Party

Mon, Jun 1, 1959 30 mins

When an attempt at hijacking fails, a vicious motorcycle gang turns to kidnapping. Mike: Paul Birch. Jerry: William Campbell. Story by Allan Moreland.

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Episode 34

Ginny's Jealousy

Mon, Jun 8, 1959 30 mins

Ginny gets a crush on Jerry, and Mike decides to cure her case of puppy love. Jerry: William Campbell. Ginny: Beth Morris. Mary: Beth Lockerbie. Butch: Steve Barringer. Manning: Larry Mann. Stuart: John Nevette.

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Episode 35

The Racket

Mon, Jun 15, 1959 30 mins

After a driver is beaten, Mike and Jerry set out to smash a protection racket. Mike: Paul Birch. Jerry: William Campbell. Rinehart: Doug Romaine. Pete: Jack Duffy. Moose: Kurt Schiegel. Mary: Beth Lockerbie. Ginny: Beth Morris. Evans: Robert Goodier. Gangster: Bruce Lukes. Second Gangster: Jeremy Wilkins.

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Episode 36

Driving School

Mon, Jun 22, 1959 30 mins

After Jerry gets a couple of traffic tickets, and has a near-miss on the road, he is faced with having to take driving school.

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Episode 37

Eye-Witness

Mon, Jun 29, 1959 30 mins

Mike is marked for death because he is the only witness to an underworld murder. Frank: George McCowan. Harry: Martin Andrews. Jack: Robert D'Ancona. Pete: Les Rubie. Mary: Beth Lockerbie.

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Episode 38

Snake-Eyes

Mon, Jul 6, 1959 30 mins

Truckers are being lured to a crap game in back of a roadside diner---and the dice are loaded. Jerry: William Campbell. Boyle: Orest Ulan. Freddy: Sammy Sales. Rocky: Larry Mann. Blackie: E.M. Margolese. Pete: Jack Duffy. Houseman: Louis Zorich.

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Episode 39

Tunnel Eyes

Mon, Jul 13, 1959 30 mins

When Mike's failing sight forces him to take a desk job, Jerry feels free to accept a university scholarship. Jerry: William Campbell. Mike: Paul Birch. Ginny: Beth Morris. Mary: Beth Lockerbie. Butch: Steve Barringer. Doctor: Ed Holmes. Harry: Howard Milsom.

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