Private Eyes - they're always on the lookout for the bad guys. On Jake and the Fatman, Joe Penny was the hunky tough-guy P.I. who helped district attorney William Conrad crack the weekly case. Conrad was already famous from his earlier series, Cannon - but had slowed down enough that Joe took over in the field. On Mannix, Mike Connors took a beating as Korean war vet Joe Mannix, the most resilient P.I. in Los Angeles. On Magnum P.I., Tom Selleck was one of the 80s most recognizable stars on the TV dial.
—Peter Hays