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The Best Episodes of Cannon Season 1

Every episode of Cannon Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Cannon Season 1!

The Best Episodes of Cannon Season 1

Cannon is a CBS detective television series produced by Quinn Martin which aired from March 26, 1971 to March 3, 1976. The primary protagonist is...

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  1. Background image for Salinas Jackpot
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    #1 - Salinas Jackpot

    S1:E1

    Dressed as rodeo clowns, two men rob a rodeo. Cannon is summoned to figure out what's going on, after authorities spend six weeks and come up with nothing.

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    Writer:Ken Trevey
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    #2 - Death Chain

    S1:E2

    If it isn't one thing, it's another: a bank manager's mistress is killed, and Cannon finds that's not the end of it.

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    #3 - Call Unicorn

    S1:E3

    Unexpected overhead in the trucking business as costly loads are hijacked, and private detectives murdered.

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    #4 - Country Blues

    S1:E4

    A wry tale with a twang and a twist: was the country singer's plane crash accidental or not?

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    #5 - Scream of Silence

    S1:E5

    The son of a gubernatorial candidate is kidnapped.

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    #6 - Fool's Gold

    S1:E6

    A deceptive premise: small town citizens harbor a thief on the promise of a cut.

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    Director:Don Medford
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    #7 - The Girl in the Electric Coffin

    S1:E7

    The latest thing is a runaway on the lam.

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    Director:Jerry Jameson
    Writer:Unknown
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    #8 - Dead Pigeon

    S1:E8

    A perfect frame for a cop.

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    #9 - A Lonely Place to Die

    S1:E9

    A murder is witnessed, but the body disappears.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #10 - No Pockets in a Shroud

    S1:E10

    A newly-discovered heir comes home, and finds you can't get blood from a stone, and you can't take it with you.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #11 - Stone Cold Dead

    S1:E11

    A closed case gets reopened and leads to further consequences.

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    #12 - Death Is a Double Cross

    S1:E12

    A bridegroom's father-in-law suspects him.

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    #13 - The Nowhere Man

    S1:E13

    Should the weapons manufacturer be judged by its bookeeper?

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    #14 - Flight Plan

    S1:E14

    Cannon helps a supposed political refugee.

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    #15 - Devil's Playground

    S1:E15

    A policeman injured in a payroll robbery asks Cannon for help.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    #16 - Treasure of San Ignacio

    S1:E16

    A bad day at the track leaves a race car driver with a taste for vengeance.

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    #17 - Blood On the Vine

    S1:E17

    Mike Tampa, a vineyard owner in northern California, has been the victim of three murder attempts. After the third attempt, his secretary calls on Cannon, secretly, because Mike has stubbornly refused to do anything.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    #18 - To Kill a Guinea Pig

    S1:E18

    Prison doctor and experimental pressures.

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    Director:Allen Reisner
    Writer:Unknown
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    #19 - The Island Caper

    S1:E19

    An ex-con is blackmailed into crime.

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    Director:Lewis Allen
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    #20 - A Deadly Quiet Town

    S1:E20

    Larry Bolinger, a charismatic young man, cons the youth of a quiet town into his cult.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    #21 - A Flight of Hawks

    S1:E21

    A pilot's apparent suicide leads to plans for a military putsch by a predatory flock.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    #22 - The Torch

    S1:E22

    Heat and light: a textile manufacturer is suspected of arson and murder in the death of his wife and the destruction of his factory.

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    #23 - Cain's Mark

    S1:E23

    Murder will out; an under-the-counter arms merchant is unmasked.

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    Director:Don Taylor
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    #24 - Murder By Moonlight

    S1:E24

    A young prisoner is forced to do the bidding of a gang boss.

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    Writer:Unknown

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Salinas Jackpot" is the best rated episode of "Cannon" season 1. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by George McCowan and written by Ken Trevey, it aired on 9/14/1971. This episode is rated 8.5 points higher than the second-best, "Death Chain".