

All Episodes of Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
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All Episodes of Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
Browse all episodes of Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
Season 1
- 7.1/10134 votes
Tenspeed and Brownshoe (1)
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/27/1980
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- 7.4/1016 votes
Tenspeed and Brownshoe (2)
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/27/1980
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- 6.7/1025 votes
Savage Says "There's No Free Lunch"
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/2/1980
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.
Director: John Patterson
Writer: Unknown
- 6.7/1021 votes
Savage Says, "What Are Friends For?"
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/2/1980
A stockbroker and friend of Lionel's hires the detectives to investigate two men who are having him make investments with negotiable bonds.
Director: Reza Badiyi
Writer: Shel Willens
- 7.1/1021 votes
The Millionaire's Life
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/16/1980
E.L. gets his old partner, Mike McGill, to run a scam to pay Lionel with con money to keep the agency afloat. However, the fake crime that they set up uncovers a real one, and the crooks will do anything to keep it quiet.
Director: Georg Stanford Brown
Writer: Stephen J. Cannell
- 7.1/1017 votes
Savage Says, "The Most Dangerous Bird is the Jailbird"
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/23/1980
A mobster goes after Lionel and E.L. after they help his girl friend dump him so she can run off with a lounge singer.
Director: Reza Badiyi
Writer: Unknown
- 6.7/1017 votes
It's Easier to Pass an Elephant Through the Eye of a Needle Than a Bad Check in Bel Air
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/30/1980
E.L.'s nephew's appearance is concurrent with that of thugs who are after a book which E.L. knows nothing about.
Director: Ivan Dixon
Writer: Unknown
- 7.7/1018 votes
This One's Gonna Kill Ya
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/6/1980
When Lionel investigates the 40-year-old murder of a woman, people start shooting at the partners.
Director: Stephen J. Cannell
Writer: Unknown
- 7.5/1017 votes
The Treasure of Sierra Madre Street
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/20/1980
Lionel and E.L. set out to discover if a ""random"" killing by a mental patient was in fact the work of a hired killer.
Director: Harry Winer
Writer: Unknown