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The Best Episodes of Cannon Season 2

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Every episode of Cannon Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Cannon Season 2!

The Best Episodes of Cannon Season 2

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 Bad Cats and Sudden Death
    7.7/10(119 votes)

    #1 - Bad Cats and Sudden Death

    S2:E1

    That's about as unlucky as you can get. An assistant DA investigating a car theft ring is framed for his wife's murder.

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  2. Background image for Sky Above, Death Below
    7.3/10(136 votes)

    #2 - Sky Above, Death Below

    S2:E2

    Keeping your double chin up. A draft dodger winesses a murder on his way to the Yukon.

    Writer:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Bitter Legion
    7.2/10(116 votes)

    #3 - Bitter Legion

    S2:E3

    Cannon goes undercover to find a missing man in a gang. ""Why did the barmaid champagne?""

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  4. Background image for That Was No Lady
    7.7/10(126 votes)

    #4 - That Was No Lady

    S2:E4

    That was my wife? A lady lawyer gets threatened with death for defending punks who robbed a charity.

    Writer:Unknown
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  5. Background image for Stakeout
    7.8/10(115 votes)

    #5 - Stakeout

    S2:E5

    Served with a good Victor Hugo sauce, preferably. A girl wounded in a holdup mysteriously refuses to identify the crook.

    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Unknown
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  6. Background image for The Predators
    7.5/10(113 votes)

    #6 - The Predators

    S2:E6

    Alien-smuggling.

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  8. Background image for A Long Way Down
    7.1/10(124 votes)

    #7 - A Long Way Down

    S2:E7

    A doctor is accused of drug-dealing.

    Writer:Unknown
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  9. Background image for The Rip-Off
    8.2/10(119 votes)

    #8 - The Rip-Off

    S2:E8

    There's only one way to deal with that: serve equal portions. Freight shipments are stolen by computer, and Cannon's in the middle of a custody fight.

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  10. Background image for Child of Fear
    7.6/10(124 votes)

    #9 - Child of Fear

    S2:E9

    A farmer is missing and guards have replaced the hands.

    Writer:Unknown
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  11. Background image for The Shadow Man
    7.4/10(110 votes)

    #10 - The Shadow Man

    S2:E10

    A corpse missing with valuable bonds.

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  12. Background image for Hear No Evil
    8.0/10(109 votes)

    #11 - Hear No Evil

    S2:E11

    Dale and Laura Corey are a happily married couple who own an electronics store; he does a lot of electronic eavesdropping for clients, she was a cop on the force with Cannon a few years back, and hires him because Dale is being threatened after bugging some hotel rooms for the owner.

    Writer:Unknown
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  13. Background image for The Endangered Species
    8.1/10(118 votes)

    #12 - The Endangered Species

    S2:E12

    A murder suspect has a dubious counsel.

    Writer:Unknown
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  14. Background image for Nobody Beats the House
    7.7/10(119 votes)

    #13 - Nobody Beats the House

    S2:E13

    Toby Hauser is a compulsive gambler who is $200,000 in debt to Ben Logan (who runs local illegal gaming operations). The bill is due and Hauser has about $5000; they threaten to come after Hauser's wife Cathy if payment isn't made. Cathy, sensing one of them will be hurt, calls in Cannon to help.

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  15. Background image for Hard Rock Roller Coaster
    7.7/10(116 votes)

    #14 - Hard Rock Roller Coaster

    S2:E14

    A diamond smuggler is drugged to reveal his contraband.

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  16. Background image for The Dead Samaritan
    7.8/10(122 votes)

    #15 - The Dead Samaritan

    S2:E15

    A fellow who intervenes in a fight gets made the fall guy.

    Director:Jerry Jameson
    Writer:Unknown
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  17. Background image for Death of a Stone Seahorse
    7.8/10(114 votes)

    #16 - Death of a Stone Seahorse

    S2:E16

    A drug dealer's infirm sister takes the rap for a murder.

    Director:William Wiard
    Writer:Unknown
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  18. Background image for Moving Target
    7.3/10(106 votes)

    #17 - Moving Target

    S2:E17

    The co-author of an industrialist's unauthorized biography is murdered.

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  19. Background image for Murder for Murder
    7.5/10(96 votes)

    #18 - Murder for Murder

    S2:E18

    A case of revenge for a daughter's death at a swinging affair.

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  20. Background image for To Ride a Tiger
    7.5/10(99 votes)

    #19 - To Ride a Tiger

    S2:E19

    A kidnapping case involving the funds of a halfway house and a diabetic lawyer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  21. Background image for The Prisoners
    7.4/10(113 votes)

    #20 - The Prisoners

    S2:E20

    A young man is persuaded to extort $50,000 from his father, who turns out to be bankrupt.

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  22. Background image for The Seventh Grave
    7.8/10(127 votes)

    #21 - The Seventh Grave

    S2:E21

    One step forward, two steps back as Cannon hunts a mass murderer. Helping to cloud the facts: a police lab technician who's altering the evidence as quickly as it is found.

    Director:John Badham
    Writer:Unknown
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  23. Background image for Catch Me If You Can
    7.7/10(115 votes)

    #22 - Catch Me If You Can

    S2:E22

    A serial killer dogs Cannon to put him out of his misery.

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  24. Background image for Press Pass to the Slammer
    7.3/10(100 votes)

    #23 - Press Pass to the Slammer

    S2:E23

    A columnist faces contempt charges; Cannon takes the case.

    Director:Leo Penn
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  25. Background image for Deadly Heritage
    7.8/10(111 votes)

    #24 - Deadly Heritage

    S2:E24

    A terrorized woman asks Cannon to find her husband's illegitimate son.

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Bad Cats and Sudden Death" is the best rated episode of "Cannon" season 2. It scored 7.7/10 based on 119 votes. Directed by Philip Leacock and written by Robert Lewin, it aired on 9/13/1972. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Sky Above, Death Below".