"Tenspeed and Brown Shoe" (1980) TV series

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Creator:

Stephen J. Cannell

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

27 January 1980 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot:

A con-man and a accountant-wanna-be private eye team up to fight crime.

Plot Keywords:

Detective Agency | Detective | Accountant | Cult TV | Partner

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Jeff Goldblum	...	Lionel Whitney (13 episodes, 1980)
Ben Vereen	...	E.L. Turner / ... (13 episodes, 1980)

Runtime:

USA:60 min (12 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:12

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Television

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Everybody Hates Chris: Everybody Hates Sausage (#1.4)" (2005)

Most Underrated Show

I am a picky guy when it comes to TV shows, but just a few episodes were enough to establish this show, a show before its time, as one of my all-time favorites. I was absolutely befuddled when I discovered it was cancelled! It was a groundbreaking show with style, verve and heart. What else would you expect with the class of Vereen and Goldblum? They seemed destined to be famous sidekicks, forever at odds in their view of everything! The network didn't realize the value of what it had, ergo the inevitable mismanagement.

The odds are not good for this show ever being issued on DVD, in my opinion, despite its accomplished cast, because the TV promotion machine did not establish sufficient fan base. And there weren't enough episodes to pick "the best of." But if a DVD became available, I would sure buy it.