Sonny Spoon (1988– )

A con man gets in and out of scrapes, conning money out of criminals.

Stars:

Mario Van Peebles, Terry Donahoe, Bob Wieland

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Mario Van Peebles	...	Sonny Spoon (15 episodes, 1988)
Terry Donahoe	...	Carolyn Gilder (15 episodes, 1988)
Bob Wieland	...	Johnny Skates (15 episodes, 1988)
Melvin Van Peebles	...	Mel Spoon (10 episodes, 1988)
Jordana Capra	...	Monique (9 episodes, 1988)
Joe Shea	...	Lucius DeLuce (9 episodes, 1988)

Storyline

Sonny Spoon, a young con man, pulls elaborate scams to steal money from the crooked, aided by his father, an experienced con man himself, and his circle of criminal friends.

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Plot Keywords:

detective

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 February 1988 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

NBC Productions, Stephen J. Cannell Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

NBC executive Brandon Tartikoff created the concept specifically for Mario Van Peebles.

User Reviews

This was a fun show! Too short lived!

I used to watch this on Armed Forces Radio and Television Services in Germany. I thought this show was great.

Mario would use some great disguises. Great action. Too bad I only saw it for one season (and in the military, most shows are seen one season after it's normal air season in the states). I think I only got to see maybe 5 episodes. If this is ever on in re-runs on TV-Land or TNT, you try to watch it, but with only 9 episodes, we may not ever see it again. Comedy/Drama.

Like 'Leverage' on TNT. I would not compare it to 'Robin Hood' but it's very similar in (UPDATED 02OCT09)