Buy tenspeed and brown shoe dvd manufactured on demand, full frame, mono sound, ntsc format at. Its easier to pass an elephant through the eye of a needle than a bad check in bel air. Savage says, the most dangerous bird is the jailbird 9. Dawson were veterans of the private detective series the rockford files, which concluded its run about two weeks. Tribute today to a show i enjoyed in my youth, the comical detective show, tenspeed and brown shoe 1980. Cannells first show after the rockford files, and the one that came before the greatest american hero, the a team, and 21 jump street, in that order. Tenspeed is the realist, while lionel fantasizes of having adventures like the fictional private eye he idolizes, mark savage. It was an earlyentry mismatched buddy cop thing, with african american dancer. I was in college when tenspeed and brown shoe premiered in 1980 and only saw a few episodes but thought it was pretty amusing. Tenspeed turner ben vereen, a smoothtalking fastthinking con artist. Ben vereen, as the fasttalking, fastmoving master of disguise, e. Whitney is a straight arrow suburban professional who just happens to have a blackbelt in karate and was an olympic games. He teamed up with a conman and master of disguise to form a detective agency.
Lionel brown shoe whitney jeff goldblum, the fly is a bored stockbrocker who dreams of becoming a heroic private eye. Tenspeed and brown shoe 1980 a con man and a stockbroker run afoul of neonazis and mobsters after they lift a fortune from a hoodlums deposit box. Tenspeed and brown shoe is an american detectivecomedy series originally broadcast by the abc network between january and june 1980. Tenspeed and brown shoe was a 1980 abc detectivecomedy series, created by stephen j. Tenspeed turner, an inveterate conman and master of disguise. During the events leading up to his wedding, lionel crosses paths with e. Obviously, it is weak and cheesy in almost every way. Tenspeed and brown shoe manufactured on demand, full frame. Tenspeed and brown shoe this ones gonna kill ya act one fade in. Jeff goldblum is lionel whitney, a brown shoe accountant.
I remember looking forward to wathing the show each week and how disappointed i was when the network tanked it. Tenspeed and brown shoe ratings tv show, 1980 rating. With ben vereen, jeff goldblum, richard romanus, larry manetti. The cast and crew of tenspeed and brown shoe participate in many convention or fanmeet. Joined apr 8, 1999 messages 5,636 reaction score 335 points 9,110 real name david scarpa. The chemistry between detectives ben vereen and jeff goldblum is not only extremely humorous, but also over the top, amazing acting. No matter tenspeed and brown shoe would prove to be a but a mere bump in jeff goldblums career, as just two years later hed be cast in the big chill, working almost nonstop ever since, and ushering in a glorious era of weird fan fiction and internet memes. Tenspeed turner ben vereen and timid stockbroker lionel whitney jeff goldblum. Choose from tenspeed and brownshoe sheet music for such popular songs as theme from tenspeed and brownshoe.
To view this video download flash player videos 360 view images tenspeed and brown shoe. Watch tenspeed and brown shoe episodes online season 1. He escapes from the pursuing nazis by boarding a plane to l. Visualize 1 seasons and 14 episodes ratings and details of tenspeed and brown shoe 1980 tv show based on 215 user ratings. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. I n this fondly remembered but shortlived 1980 tv show, jeff goldblum starred as the very naive, bored, terminallysquare stockbroker lionel brownshoe whitney with fantasies of becoming a hardboiled private eye like his hero, mark savage. The tenspeed and brown shoe tv show was a 60 minute crime drama series on abc about an accountant who dreamt of becoming a private eye like his paperback idol, mark savage. Luckily they reworked it by the next episode into the version that we know and love. Best episode ever when modern television lets you down, dont tune out, turn back. The very weekend lionels due to be married to his bosss daughter, a case of stolen mob money that e. Ben vereen in tenspeed and brown shoe photo measures 7 x 9. Through an unlikely series of circumstances, they form a detective agency. In loose larrys list of losers, written by tenspeed s creator and executive producer, stephen j. The series was created and executive produced by stephen j.
Our brave heroes can also be found at the the marshall mcluhan variety hour podcast. Tenspeed turner ben vereen, zoobilee zoo is a con artist fresh out of jail and looking for the next big score. Tenspeed and brown shoe tv show season 1 episodes list. Ben vereen and jeff goldblum are tenspeed and brown shoe. Tenspeed and brown shoe is an american detectivecomedy series originally broadcast by the abc network between.
Turners ben vereens scams on the diamonds arent forever episode of stephen j. Tenspeed and brown shoe was a short lived series in the early 1980s. A conman and an accountantwannabe private eye team up to fight crime. Mantronix retro tv tenspeed and brown shoe 1980 a conman and a accountantwannabe. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. Tenspeed and brown shoe jeff goldblum is lionel whitney, an accountant fascinated by the noir detective novels of fictional pi mark savage.
Tenspeed and brown shoe is an american detectivecomedy series originally broadcast by the. Tenspeed and brownshoe was jeffs first and only major television role. Tenspeed and brown shoe 1980 abc ben vereen and jeff goldblum. Cannell productions in the twopart pilot movie, the paths of clever hustler e. Unfortunately, hes unaware that the mob got it from fencing nazi diamonds. The cast of tenspeed and brown shoe pose for a photo. Tenspeed and brown shoe tv series 1980 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Dawson were veterans of the private detective series the rockford files, which concluded its run about two weeks before. Harriet dana wynter and william whitney john hillerman come to visit their private detective son, lionel jeff goldblum, center and get mixed up in one of e. Cannell productions and the only one without the iconic graphic of the man typing away at his typewriter before flinging the page into the air. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. Mantronix retro tv tenspeed and brown shoe 1980 a conman and a accountantwannabe private eye team up to fight crime.
Ben vereen, as the fasttalking, fastmoving con man e. If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details. This gets both the mob and the nazis after him and a. Watch tenspeed and brown shoe season 1, episode 11 untitled. One of the odder tv partnerships, the shortlived series tells the tale of lionel whitney, an accountant aka a brownshoe in street parlance and detectivestory afficinado who gets involved.
Shop tenspeed and brown shoe pilot dvd at best buy. Dec 28, 2009 tenspeed and brownshoe was a stephen j. The cast also travels to comiccon and multifandom conventions in many countries. Whitney office day we open tight on an 8 x 10 glossy photograph of a pretty even beautiful. Robert webber unknown, robyn douglass unknown, jayne meadows unknown, richard romanus unknown, simone griffith unknown, larry manetti unknown, luke andreas unknown e. Most of the shows creative staff cannell, juanita bartlett, gordon t. Tenspeed turner ben vereen is a master of disguise who hooks up with lionel whitney jeff goldblum, a brown shoe accountant. Ben vereen, jeff goldblum, richard romanus, larry manetti, luke andreas, michael santiago, simone griffeth. Tenspeed and brown shoe wikimili, the free encyclopedia. I just downloaded tales of the gold monkey for a nostalgia trip. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page where you can join the discussion.
Now that tenspeed and brown shoe is on dvd, does it live up to the fans beloved memories. Click here and start watching tenspeed and brown shoe in seconds. Cannells tenspeed and brown shoe debuted january 27th, 1980 on abc and was the first show produced by the prolific showrunner through his independent production company stephen j. Tenspeed turner, a man on the run top left, disposes of his jacket and tie top right, in an airport rest room, stores them in a valise bottom left and emerges with the appearance of a gentle preacher bottom right to. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Ssn 546108740, hair brn, weight 205, height 64, eyes bl, dob 10546, and his old address pre robins. In the twopart pilotmovie, the paths of clever hustler e. Tenspeed turner ben vereen and timid stockbroker lionel whitney creatorjeffgoldblum.
This article is within the scope of wikiproject television, a collaborative effort to develop and improve wikipedia articles about television programs. Jeff plays the straight edged, detective novel obsessed lionel whitney. With brown shoe a little more jaded over the years, but still a little naive, and a mellowed, but still cunning tenspeed conning his way through a caper. It was one of the 80s classic tv sitcoms even though it only ran for a few seasons and it introduced many fans to jeffs talents as an actor. Turner is stunned to discover he has a new tough parole officer who wont buy e.