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Director:
Mario Van Peebles
Writer:
Randall Wallace (writer)
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Seasons:
1 | 2 full episode list
Release Date:
12 February 1988 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Crime more
Plot:
A con man gets in and out of scrapes, conning money out of criminals. full summary
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User Comments:
An unheralded delight from Stephen J. Cannell. more (4 total)

Cast

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Terry Donahoe ... Carolyn Gilder (9 episodes, 1988-1990)
Joe Shea ... Lucius DeLuce (9 episodes, 1988-1990)
Melvin Van Peebles ... Mel Spoon (9 episodes, 1988-1990)

Mario Van Peebles ... Sonny Spoon (9 episodes, 1988-1990)

Jordana Capra ... Monique (9 episodes, 1988-1990)
Bob Wieland ... Johnny Skates (9 episodes, 1988-1990)

Larry Friel ... Det. Bartlett (7 episodes, 1988)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
60 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Company:
Stephen J. Cannell Productions more

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7 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
An unheralded delight from Stephen J. Cannell., 21 January 2003
Author: Victor Field from London, England

As played by Mario Van Peebles, Sonny Spoon was a private detective with an eye for the ladies (and vice versa), people in legal places who tolerated him, lowlife informers... it certainly doesn't sound original (four people shared creator credit, including Stephen J. Cannell and Randall Wallace), but as is often the case what the finished result is didn't matter so much as how it came about.

Thanks to lightly amusing scripts and likeable playing - plus a pleasing tendency to treat disabled people like regular people rather than sentimental crutches (a trait shared with "Wiseguy") - "Sonny Spoon" was one of the more entertaining private-eye shows out there. Too bad Mario Van Peebles never bettered this fun but short-lived show.

"Now I want this understood - I control the film, video and television rights to this entire story..."

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