"Tenspeed and Brown Shoe" (1980) TV series 1980-

Creator:

Stephen J. Cannell
(more)

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:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Jeff Goldblum	...	Lionel Whitney (14 episodes, 1980)
Ben Vereen	...	E.L. 'Tenspeed' Turner (13 episodes, 1980)

Series Directed by
Reza Badiyi		(2 episodes, 1980)
Rod Holcomb		(2 episodes, 1980)
Arnold Laven		(2 episodes, 1980)
E.W. Swackhamer		(2 episodes, 1980)

Series Writing credits
Stephen J. Cannell		(10 episodes, 1980)
Juanita Bartlett		(3 episodes, 1980)

Series Produced by
Juanita Bartlett	....	co-executive producer / producer (14 episodes, 1980)
Alex Beaton	....	producer / supervising producer (10 episodes, 1980)
Chuck Bowman	....	producer (9 episodes, 1980)
Stephen J. Cannell	....	executive producer (8 episodes, 1980)

Series Original Music by
Pete Carpenter		(13 episodes, 1980)
Mike Post		(13 episodes, 1980)

Series Cinematography by
William Gereghty		(10 episodes, 1980)

Series Film Editing by
Christopher Nelson		(3 episodes, 1980)
David Rosenbloom		(3 episodes, 1980)
Howard Deane		(2 episodes, 1980)
Chuck McClelland		(2 episodes, 1980)

Series Casting by
Reuben Cannon		(3 episodes, 1980)

Series Art Direction by
Spencer Deverell		(6 episodes, 1980)
Stephen Myles Berger		(2 episodes, 1980)

Series Set Decoration by
Ron Jeschke		(8 episodes, 1980)

Series Costume Design by
Jacques Bellini		(7 episodes, 1980)
Ken Harvey		(2 episodes, 1980)

Series Makeup Department
Bob Jermain	....	makeup artist (7 episodes, 1980)
Robert L. Stevenson	....	hair department head (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Edward K. Dodds	....	production supervisor (7 episodes, 1980)
Sheldon M. Hayutin	....	production manager / unit production manager (2 episodes, 1980)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Robert A. Milford	....	second assistant director (9 episodes, 1980)
Leonard S. Smith Jr.	....	first assistant director (5 episodes, 1980)
Daisy Gerber	....	first assistant director (4 episodes, 1980)

Series Art Department
Roy 'Bucky' Moore	....	property master (4 episodes, 1980)
Ken Criswell	....	property master (2 episodes, 1980)
Kurt V. Hulett	....	lead man (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
James LaRue	....	sound mixer (8 episodes, 1980)
Jack C. May	....	sound effects editor (3 episodes, 1980)

Series Special Effects by
Charles E. Dolan	....	special effects supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Dennis Madalone	....	stunt coordinator (9 episodes, 1980)
James Winburn	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ken Harvey	....	wardrobe / wardrobe: men (9 episodes, 1980)
Betty Griffin	....	wardrobe / wardrobe: women (6 episodes, 1980)
Winnie D. Brown	....	wardrobe / wardrobe: women (3 episodes, 1980)

Series Music Department
Pete Carpenter	....	musician (8 episodes, 1980)
Mike Post	....	musician (8 episodes, 1980)
Steve Livingston	....	music editor (7 episodes, 1980)

Series Other crew
Stephen Dorsch	....	script supervisor (6 episodes, 1980)
Stephen McPherson	....	story editor (2 episodes, 1980)

Production Companies

• Paramount Television
• Stephen J. Cannell Productions

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
• Mill Creek Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD) (complete series)

Also Known As:

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

Trivia:

The DVD was released in the USA on March 9th, 2010. That date is exactly thirty years after the airing of episode 6, "The Sixteen Byte Data Chip and the Brown-eyed Fox". It aired March 9th, 1980.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Stranded in Space (#4.5)" (1991)

Needs to be released on DVD

A too short series that was pure Stephen J. Cannell at the height of his television career.

The hardboiled private eye excerpts from a series of mysteries that had Cannell's photograph on the back; the peculiar and wonderful relationship between the main characters; the longing for a different life; it all added up to a wonderful series that should have lasted for much longer.

Jeff Goldblum was wonderfully befuddled, yet earnest in a most endearing way. Ben Vereen was tolerant and amused, drawn to this most unlikely private investigator.

The humor was unusual and the scripts did not pander to the lower level. It was a most wonderful year that ended way too soon.

An email from SJC himself states that he hopes to release it on DVD...someday. I think someday has arrived, boss. If you can release Renegade, you can release this one. Please?