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Shannon

  • 1961-1962
  • 1 season
  • Columbia TriStar Domestic Television
  • Suspense, Drama

George Nader is Joe Shannon, an insurance investigator for the Transport Bonding and Insurance Company who is assigned cases by his boss Bill Cochran, played by Regis Toomey. The main character of Shannon is his 1961 Buick, which is specially equipped with every high-tech gadget from that period. Shannon has no attractive secretary like other private eyes at the time because in his car sits a dictating machine where he recites his reports for Cochran. Shannon is the original multi-tasker. Press a button and a movie camera pops up or a hidden gun appears. The show is based in Los Angeles and offers up some vintage street scenes of early-'60's L.A. "Shannon" was produced by Screen Gems/Columbia Pictures and the show was syndicated, which was unusual at the time. Smaller production companies syndicated shows for local stations, not major studios.

Season 1 Episode Guide

36 Episodes 1961 - 1962

Episode 1

The Zendee Report

Mon, Oct 16, 1961 30 mins

Insurance investigator Joe Shannon employs high-tech surveillance equipment and a gizmo-equipped car to uncover insurance scammers, such as a truck hijacking ring.

Episode 2

The Embezzler's Daughter

Mon, Oct 2, 1961 30 mins

The only link to a missing fortune lies with the thief's sixteen year old daughter, who is supposed to meet him on the way out of the country. Shannon takes charge of her as they head to a dock in California, but he's followed by two trigger happy hoods, who kidnap the girl.

Episode 3

The King Leal Report

Mon, Oct 9, 1961 30 mins

When Shannon is trailing a horse van to insure it makes the trip from L.A. to San Francisco safely, his car is forced off the road by shady characters. And of course, the horse van disappears.

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Episode 4

Ironclad Alibi

Sun, Oct 15, 1961 30 mins

A man turns in a sack of money to the police. But, since it is the smaller of 2 missing sacks of money, the man immediately falls under suspicion, along with the 2 armored car drivers who lost the money in the 1st place.

Episode 5

Decoy

Mon, Oct 30, 1961 30 mins

Episode 6

The Porcelain Egg

Mon, Nov 6, 1961 30 mins

When one of Shannon's fellow agents who is escorting a precious Porcelain Egg fails to check in with the company, Shannon suspects trouble.

Episode 7

The Jade Tortoise

Mon, Nov 13, 1961 30 mins

In the wreckage of a truck, Shannon finds a priceless jade tortoise. But he is immediately attacked and the tortoise taken. To aid in the search for the tortoise, Shannon consults an old friend who is an expert in Chinese artifacts.

Episode 8

The Pickup

Mon, Nov 20, 1961 30 mins

Episode 9

Desert Crossroads

Mon, Nov 27, 1961 30 mins

A cargo truck and its driver go missing. Shannon's search for the truck takes him to Desert Crossroads.

Episode 10

The Big Fish

Mon, Dec 4, 1961 30 mins

Episode 11

Lady on the Rocks

Mon, Dec 11, 1961 30 mins

A ship captain is suspected of barratry, and this is good news to Cochran since his company will be off the hook for the shipwreck. But Shannon smells a rat and continues to investigate -- even though doing so may cost his company.

Episode 12

Cold Trail

Tue, Dec 26, 1961 30 mins

As a favor for an old army/fishing buddy, Shannon -- on his own vacation time -- re-investigates an embezzlement case against a young accountant.

Episode 13

Duke of the Valley

Thu, Sep 6, 1962 30 mins

Shannon is puzzled when a rancher fails to make a claim on his stolen truck. The mystery only deepens when he arrives at the ranch to discover a menacing foreman, a beautiful daughter, and a missing ranch hand.

Episode 14

The Hyatt Fund

Mon, Jan 1, 1962 30 mins

One of the company's agents is found murdered while writing a story about the Hyatt Fund - a fund for a crippled boy. The local police chief suspects a hitchhiker, but Shannon is doubtful.

Episode 15

The Professional Widower

Mon, Jan 8, 1962 30 mins

A seemingly quiet old gentleman has been killing rich old ladies he's conned into marrying him, often on their honeymoon night. A battered tea pot leads one victim's son determined to prove it, and Shannon investigates.

Episode 16

Legacy in G

Mon, Jan 15, 1962 30 mins

Cochran asks Shannon to unofficially investigate the theft of a valuable Guarnerius violin for his friend, who was not insured.

Episode 17

Fallers

Mon, Jan 22, 1962 30 mins

Episode 18

Dolphin and the Mermaid

Mon, Jan 29, 1962 30 mins

One deep sea fisherman's boat has been firebombed and he suspects a rival Captain. Their feud has been standing for many years, but is intensified when the first man's son has joined his enemy's crew after he fell for the second man's daughter.

Episode 19

Bonds of Friendship

Mon, Feb 5, 1962 30 mins

When a second courier is murdered and $85,000 in bearer bonds heisted, Shannon is confident a criminal cabal is receiving inside tips on deliveries. A driving school's stunning student driver steers Shannon's suspicions to the solution.

Episode 20

Man from Yesterday

Mon, Feb 12, 1962 30 mins

Episode 21

Tarnish on the Badge

Mon, Feb 19, 1962 30 mins

Defying Cochran, Shannon works to clear a cop suspected of robbery and murder.

Episode 22

The Jungle Kid

Mon, Feb 26, 1962 30 mins

Kid with a rough background finds some stolen loot. When he fails to report the loot, he puts himself and everyone he loves in grave danger because the ruthless thief will stop at nothing to retrieve the loot.

Episode 23

The Deadly Homecoming

Mon, Mar 5, 1962 30 mins

Shannon is called when a drifter is struck by a bonded truck. The mysterious man offers to release TBS from all liability if Shannon will bring him to his estranged daughter's graduation. Then a second attempt is made on his life.

Episode 24

Saints and Sinners

Mon, Mar 12, 1962 30 mins

A recovering drug addict has suddenly vanished from his room at a rehabilitation house, and his confused girl friend enlists Shannon and the other investigators to find him. Soon it's revealed he was only posing as an addict,and had another identity.

Episode 25

License to Steal

Mon, Mar 19, 1962 30 mins

Episode 26

Patriarch

Mon, Mar 26, 1962 30 mins

Episode 27

The Sports Car Story

Mon, Apr 2, 1962 30 mins

Someone is stealing truckloads of sports cars from a dealer and murdering the drivers. Shannon suspects an inside job.

Episode 28

The Florentine Prince

Mon, Apr 9, 1962 30 mins

Episode 29

The Gideon Leap

Sun, Apr 15, 1962 30 mins

A string of thefts have been claimed at a traveling circus. Shannon's investigation centers on the trapeze performers.

Episode 30

Play with Fire

Mon, Apr 23, 1962 30 mins

Episode 31

Never Help a Lady

Mon, Apr 30, 1962 30 mins

A crooked couple steal rental cars from single men when they arrive at the airport.

Episode 32

Delayed Delivery

Mon, May 7, 1962 30 mins

Cochran's reputation is on the line when one of the ex-con's he is bonding is linked to a shrimp heist. So Cochran enlists Shannon to prove the ex-con's innocence.

Episode 33

Uneasy Debt

Mon, May 14, 1962 30 mins

Shannon's company is on the hook for a 5-figure settlement when one of its insured drivers hits a national champion Springer Spaniel.

Episode 34

The Medal

Mon, May 21, 1962 30 mins

Two men rob a warehouse, setting it on fire and leaving the night watchman for dead. One of the men returns to rescue the watchman, earning a medal for heroism. The other robber, however, wants to silence the erstwhile hero permanently.

Episode 35

End of the Line

Tue, Jun 26, 1962 30 mins

An escapee from a mental hospital assaults a bonded truck driver who is also the man's brother-in-law. He then abducts his own estranged wife, the driver's sister. Shannon helps police track down the man and his wife.

Episode 36

Conspiracy of Silence

Tue, Jun 12, 1962 30 mins

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