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The Best Episodes of Tenspeed and Brown Shoe Season 1

Every episode of Tenspeed and Brown Shoe Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Tenspeed and Brown Shoe Season 1!

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...
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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Tenspeed and Brownshoe (1)" is the best rated episode of "Tenspeed and Brown Shoe" season 1. It scored 7.1/10 based on 132 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/27/1980. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Tenspeed and Brownshoe (2)".

  • Tenspeed and Brownshoe (1)
    7.1/10132 votes

    #1 - 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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Tenspeed and Brownshoe (2)
    7.4/1016 votes

    #2 - 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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Robin Tucker's Roseland Roof and Ballroom Murder
    7.1/1024 votes

    #3 - The Robin Tucker's Roseland Roof and Ballroom Murder

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/3/1980

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Savage Says "There's No Free Lunch"
    6.6/1024 votes

    #4 - 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: N/A

  • Savage Says, "What Are Friends For?"
    6.6/1020 votes

    #5 - 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

  • The Sixteen Byte Data Chip and the Brown-eyed Fox
    7.6/1018 votes

    #6 - The Sixteen Byte Data Chip and the Brown-eyed Fox

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/9/1980

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Millionaire's Life
    7.1/1021 votes

    #7 - 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

  • Savage Says, "The Most Dangerous Bird is the Jailbird"
    7.1/1016 votes

    #8 - 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: N/A

  • It's Easier to Pass an Elephant Through the Eye of a Needle Than a Bad Check in Bel Air
    6.7/1017 votes

    #9 - 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: N/A

  • Loose Larry's List of Losers
    7.0/1015 votes

    #10 - Loose Larry's List of Losers

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/30/1980

    Lionel receives a hot birthday present from E.L., while E.L.'s probation officer is trying to find a way to get E.L. put back in prison.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • This One's Gonna Kill Ya
    7.7/1018 votes

    #11 - 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: N/A

  • Untitled
    7.9/1016 votes

    #12 - Untitled

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/13/1980

    E.L. comes up with a get rich quick scheme when he learns that the Agency's cleaning lady is a descendent of the Russian royal family.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Treasure of Sierra Madre Street
    7.5/1017 votes

    #13 - 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: N/A

  • Diamonds Aren't Forever
    7.7/1016 votes

    #14 - Diamonds Aren't Forever

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 6/27/1980

    E.L. helps Lionel impress his visiting parents by arranging for him to gain access to a luxurious office, belonging to diamond thieves, which Lionel can claim as his own.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A