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Overweight private detective Frank Cannon(William Conrad) had resigned from the LAPD. He charges high fees to his well-to-do clients so that he can work for his poorer clients at little or no charge. He also uses it to indulge his high-priced lifestyle, which includes maintenance on his Lincoln Continental Mark IV, which is frequently wrecked.

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TV Movie: The Return of Frank Cannon Aired: Nov. 01, 1980

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The show had 5 seasons and 124 episodes air between 1971 and 1976.

Series Info

Type:
Scripted
Premiered:
Sep. 14, 1971
Status:
Canceled/Ended
Runtime:
60 min.
Aired:
1971 - 1976
To-Date:
5 Seasons
124 Episodes
Network
CBS TV Network
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Series Fun Facts

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  • The mobile number for the phone in Cannon's car was 213-191-9221.
  • Frank Cannon was a pipe smoker. He was shown with a pipe in the first two seasons but it was seen occasionally in the third and fourth season before it was subsuquently dropped altogether. In…
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    Frank Cannon was a pipe smoker. He was shown with a pipe in the first two seasons but it was seen occasionally in the third and fourth season before it was subsuquently dropped altogether. In reality, William Conrad was a pipe smoker.
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  • In the pilot of the series, Cannon drove a Mercury Marquis sedan (not a Mark III) . The car was wrecked by the bad guys in an attempt to scare Cannon off the case. Then, for most of the…
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    In the pilot of the series, Cannon drove a Mercury Marquis sedan (not a Mark III) . The car was wrecked by the bad guys in an attempt to scare Cannon off the case. Then, for most of the series, Cannon barreled around in a Lincoln Continental Mark IV(Mark III for the first season & a Mark IV for the remainder of the series). During the last part of the series' run, the chubby private eye's Cannonmobile was the Lincoln Continental Mark V(Not correct. The series ended in 1976. The Continental Mark V was introduced in 1977. The final year of the series was a 1976 Continental Mark IV)
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