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Tenspeed and Brown Shoe

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Tenspeed and Brown Shoe is an American detective/comedy series originally broadcast by the ABC network between January and June 1980. The series was created and executive produced by Stephen J. Cannell.

Jan 27, 19801 seasons14 episodesEndedEN

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Ben Vereen

E.L. 'Tenspeed' Turner

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Jeff Goldblum

Lionel Whitney

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Seasons

Season 1

14 episodes

Premiered Jan 27, 1980

Episodes

1–6 of 14

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Ep 1

Tenspeed and Brownshoe (1)

Jan 27, 1980

60m

E.L. is out of prison and quickly involved in a new scam - stealing a million dollars from the Mob. Unfortunately, he's unaware that the Mob got it from fencing Nazi diamonds. Meanwhile, accountant Lionel Whitney is in town to get married to his dominating fiance, and quickly finds his plans gone awry when Tenspeed hides the diamonds in his limousine. Both groups are now after both him and Tenspeed.

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Ep 2

Tenspeed and Brownshoe (2)

Jan 27, 1980

60m

Lionel finds himself being pursued by Nazis and mobsters who are after the diamonds that Tenspeed hid on him. Lionel manages to talk Tenspeed into doing the right thing by appealing to his conscience (such as it is) and running a scam to get everyone arrested. With Tenspeed out on parole and needing a job, Lionel decides to finance a new detective agency with the reward money to fulfill his lifelong dream of being a hard-boiled detective.

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Ep 3

The Robin Tucker's Roseland Roof and Ballroom Murder

Feb 3, 1980

60m

Lionel and E.L. form a detective agency and get their first case: an unidentified man who is willing to pay lots of money to find a woman.

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Ep 4

Savage Says "There's No Free Lunch"

Mar 2, 1980

60m

Lionel takes a fancy to a client who claims someone is trying to kill her and then leads Lionel and E.L. around in circles while putting killers on their trail.

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Ep 5

Savage Says, "What Are Friends For?"

Mar 2, 1980

60m

A stockbroker and friend of Lionel's hires the detectives to investigate two men who are having him make investments with negotiable bonds.

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Ep 6

The Sixteen Byte Data Chip and the Brown-eyed Fox

Mar 9, 1980

60m

Pressure is put on Lionel and E.L. to create a phony investigation for their client: a woman looking for her missing brother who was working on a super computer.

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