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Tenspeed and Brown Shoe: The Millionaire's Life
E.L. runs a scam on millionaire Chase Davenport to get him to pay $1,000, and then uses the money to have another con artist hire Lionel to investigate Davenport, since Lionel won't take crooked money. However, it turns out Davenport is actually working with the Mob, and wants the partners dead before they turn up his criminal connections.
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Episode Info
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Episode number: 1x7 Production Number: 5 Airdate: Sunday March 16th, 1980 |
Co-Guest Stars
Recap
Lionel is at the park having lunch and reading a Mark Savage mystery. A boy, Joey, steals his alarm clock and runs off, and Lionel gives chase. When he finally catches Joey, the boy claims that Lionel hit him, and the local picnickers stare. Lionel pulls Joey away and tries to convince him not to steal. When the boy breaks into tears and claims he hasn't eaten for two days and his mother abandoned him, Lionel gives him money in return for a promise not steal...Read the full recap
Episode Quotes
(discussing Lionel)
Mike "Scoop" McGill: What is he, stupid?
E.L.: No, I used to think that, too, but the man has a thing called principles.
Mike "Scoop" McGill: He's stupid.
E.L.: No, no. It's very, very close to being stupid, but it's not the same thing.
Mike "Scoop" McGill: What is he, stupid?
E.L.: No, I used to think that, too, but the man has a thing called principles.
Mike "Scoop" McGill: He's stupid.
E.L.: No, no. It's very, very close to being stupid, but it's not the same thing.
Lionel: Stop it! I don't want to hear another word!
E.L.: All I was trying to do was save your business.
Lionel: Save it? With deceptions and con games and lies?
E.L.: No, with money.
E.L.: All I was trying to do was save your business.
Lionel: Save it? With deceptions and con games and lies?
E.L.: No, with money.
Lionel: Maybe we could solve this case.
E.L.: Yeah.
Lionel: Maybe we could, as the saying goes, "catching the bad guys."
E.L.: Maybe we could, as the saying goes, "catching a permanent case of rigor mortis."
E.L.: Yeah.
Lionel: Maybe we could, as the saying goes, "catching the bad guys."
E.L.: Maybe we could, as the saying goes, "catching a permanent case of rigor mortis."
Episode References
Savage novel: The Pearl in the Clamshell Holster
Other Episode Crew
| • Creator | Stephen J. Cannell |
| • Executive Producer | Stephen J. Cannell |
| • Co-Executive Producer | Juanita Bartlett |
| • Supervising Producer | Alex Beaton |
| • Producer | Chuck Bowman |
| • First Assistant Director | Leonard S. Smith Jr. |
| • Second Assistant Director | Robert A. Milford |
| • Music | Pete Carpenter (1) | Mike Post |
| • Music Editor | Steve Livingston |
| • Set Decorator | Ron Jeschke |
| • Property Master | Roy 'Bucky' Moore (1) |
| • Director of Photography | William Gereghty (1) |
| • Stunt Coordinator | Dennis Madalone |
| • Production Supervisor | Edward K. Dodds |
| • Art Director | Spencer Deverill |
| • Sound Mixer | James LaRue |
| • Film Editor | Christopher Nelson (1) |
| • Wardrobe | Ken Harvey | Jacques Bellini | Betty Griffin |
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