6.6/1024 votesLoading...#1 - 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
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#2 - 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
- 6.7/1017 votesLoading...
#3 - 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
- 7.0/1015 votesLoading...
#4 - 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
- 7.1/10132 votesLoading...
#5 - 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
- 7.1/1024 votesLoading...
#6 - 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
- 7.1/1021 votesLoading...
#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
- 7.1/1016 votesLoading...
#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
- 7.4/1016 votesLoading...
#9 - 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
- 7.5/1017 votesLoading...
#10 - 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
- 7.6/1018 votesLoading...
#11 - 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
- 7.7/1018 votesLoading...
#12 - 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
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#13 - 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
- 7.9/1016 votesLoading...
#14 - 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 Worst Episodes of Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
Every episode of Tenspeed and Brown Shoe ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Tenspeed and Brown Shoe!
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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Worst Episodes Summary
"Savage Says "There's No Free Lunch"" is the worst rated episode of "Tenspeed and Brown Shoe". It scored 6.6/10 based on 24 votes. Directed by John Patterson and written by N/A, it aired on 3/2/1980. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Savage Says, "What Are Friends For?"".