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The Worst Episodes of Cannon

Genres:DramaAction & Adventure
Network:CBS

Every episode of Cannon ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Cannon!

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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  • Salinas Jackpot
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    #1 - Salinas Jackpot

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 9/14/1971

    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.

    Director: George McCowan

    Writer: Ken Trevey

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  • Death Chain
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    #2 - Death Chain

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 9/21/1971

    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.

    Director: Jerry Jameson

    Writer: Paul Playdon, David Moessinger

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  • Call Unicorn
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    #3 - Call Unicorn

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 9/28/1971

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

    Director: Allen Reisner

    Writer: Paul Playdon, David Moessinger

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  • Country Blues
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    #4 - Country Blues

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 10/5/1971

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

    Director: Allen Reisner

    Writer: James D. Buchanan, Ronald Austin

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  • Scream of Silence
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    #5 - Scream of Silence

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 10/12/1971

    The son of a gubernatorial candidate is kidnapped.

    Director: Jerry Jameson

    Writer: Robert L. Collins

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  • Fool's Gold
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    #6 - Fool's Gold

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 10/19/1971

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

    Director: Don Medford

    Writer: Edward Hume

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  • The Girl in the Electric Coffin
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    #7 - The Girl in the Electric Coffin

    Season 1 Episode 7

    Aired 10/26/1971

    The latest thing is a runaway on the lam.

    Director: Jerry Jameson

    Writer: N/A

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  • Dead Pigeon
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    #8 - Dead Pigeon

    Season 1 Episode 8

    Aired 11/9/1971

    A perfect frame for a cop.

    Director: Don Taylor

    Writer: James D. Buchanan, Ronald Austin

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  • A Lonely Place to Die
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    #9 - A Lonely Place to Die

    Season 1 Episode 9

    Aired 11/16/1971

    A murder is witnessed, but the body disappears.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Jack Turley

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  • No Pockets in a Shroud
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    #10 - No Pockets in a Shroud

    Season 1 Episode 10

    Aired 11/23/1971

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Stone Cold Dead
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    #11 - Stone Cold Dead

    Season 1 Episode 11

    Aired 11/30/1971

    A closed case gets reopened and leads to further consequences.

    Director: Seymour Robbie

    Writer: Paul Playdon, David Moessinger

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  • Death Is a Double Cross
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    #12 - Death Is a Double Cross

    Season 1 Episode 12

    Aired 12/7/1971

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

    Director: Richard Donner

    Writer: Edward Hume, George Eckstein

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  • The Nowhere Man
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    #13 - The Nowhere Man

    Season 1 Episode 13

    Aired 12/14/1971

    Should the weapons manufacturer be judged by its bookeeper?

    Director: George McCowan

    Writer: Michael Gleason

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  • Flight Plan
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    #14 - Flight Plan

    Season 1 Episode 14

    Aired 12/28/1971

    Cannon helps a supposed political refugee.

    Director: Richard Donner

    Writer: Robert C. Dennis

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  • Devil's Playground
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    #15 - Devil's Playground

    Season 1 Episode 15

    Aired 1/4/1972

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

    Director: Marvin J. Chomsky

    Writer: N/A

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  • Treasure of San Ignacio
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    #16 - Treasure of San Ignacio

    Season 1 Episode 16

    Aired 1/11/1972

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

    Director: Allen Reisner

    Writer: Paul Playdon, Bill S. Ballinger

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  • Blood On the Vine
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    #17 - Blood On the Vine

    Season 1 Episode 17

    Aired 1/18/1972

    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.

    Director: George McCowan

    Writer: N/A

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  • To Kill a Guinea Pig
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    #18 - To Kill a Guinea Pig

    Season 1 Episode 18

    Aired 2/1/1972

    Prison doctor and experimental pressures.

    Director: Allen Reisner

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Island Caper
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    #19 - The Island Caper

    Season 1 Episode 19

    Aired 2/8/1972

    An ex-con is blackmailed into crime.

    Director: Lewis Allen

    Writer: George Bellak

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  • A Deadly Quiet Town
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    #20 - A Deadly Quiet Town

    Season 1 Episode 20

    Aired 2/15/1972

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

    Director: Seymour Robbie

    Writer: N/A

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  • A Flight of Hawks
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    #21 - A Flight of Hawks

    Season 1 Episode 21

    Aired 2/22/1972

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

    Director: Charles S. Dubin

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Torch
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    #22 - The Torch

    Season 1 Episode 22

    Aired 2/29/1972

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

    Director: Michael O'Herlihy

    Writer: James D. Buchanan, Ronald Austin

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  • Cain's Mark
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    #23 - Cain's Mark

    Season 1 Episode 23

    Aired 3/7/1972

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

    Director: Don Taylor

    Writer: George Bellak

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  • Murder By Moonlight
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    #24 - Murder By Moonlight

    Season 1 Episode 24

    Aired 3/14/1972

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

    Director: Seymour Robbie

    Writer: N/A

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  • Bad Cats and Sudden Death
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    #25 - Bad Cats and Sudden Death

    Season 2 Episode 1

    Aired 9/13/1972

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

    Director: Philip Leacock

    Writer: Robert Lewin

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Salinas Jackpot" is the worst rated episode of "Cannon". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by George McCowan and written by Ken Trevey, it aired on 9/14/1971. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "Death Chain".