Tenspeed and Brown Shoe

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Lionel Whitney is an accountant fascinated by the noir detective novels of fictional PI Mark Savage. During the events leading up to his wedding, Lionel crosses paths with E.L. "Tenspeed" Turner, a smooth-talking fast-thinking con artist. When Tenspeed needs a job to make parole, Lionel fulfills his life's ambition, start a detective agency, and hires Tenspeed as his partner. Now the two men take on whatever cases come their way.

Stars: Jeff Goldblum Ben Vereen

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E1Tenspeed and Brownshoe (1)Jan 27, 1980 · 1h · Fast talking conman EL Early Leroy "Tenspeed" Turner hooks up with straight arrow suburban professional Lionel Whitney (who just happens to have a black-belt in Karate and was an Olympic Games pistol shooting competitor) to form a mismatched buddy private detective team.Not rated yet

E2Tenspeed and Brownshoe (2)Jan 27, 1980 · 1h · As Nazis and mobsters pursue Lionel for the diamonds E.L. planted on him, the accountant convinces the ex-convict to come up with a scam that'll get the criminals arrested.Not rated yet

E3Robin Tucker's Roseland Roof and Ballroom MurdersFeb 3, 1980 · 1h · Lionel takes on his first case, tracking down a missing girl on behalf of a millionaire. But he soon discovers that the millionaire wants her dead, and others start dropping dead round her.Not rated yet

E4Savage Says: There's No Free LunchFeb 10, 1980 · 1h · Lionel falls in love with a female client, who has hired him to find who is trying to kill her. Meanwhile, E.L. tries to duck a former partner from his past.Not rated yet

E5Savage Says: What Are Friends For?Mar 2, 1980 · 1h · A stockbroker and friend of Lionel's hires the detectives to investigate two men who are having him make investments with negotiable bonds.Not rated yet

E6The Sixteen Byte Data Chip and the Brown-eyed FoxMar 9, 1980 · 1h · E.L. is smitten with Lola Marshall, a beautiful dancer who hires the partners to find her missing brother, a computer programmer who was used in a scheme to liquidate a tax evader's company against his will.Not rated yet

E7The Millionaire's LifeMar 16, 1980 · 1h · E.L. gets his old partner, Mike McGill, to run a scam to pay Lionel with con money to keep the agency afloat. However, the fake crime that they set up uncovers a real one, and the crooks will do anything to keep it quiet.Not rated yet

E8Savage Says, 'The Most Dangerous Bird Is the Jailbird'Mar 23, 1980 · 1h · A lounge singer comes to the partners for help against a crazed gangster.Not rated yet

E9It's Easier to Pass an Elephant Through the Eye of a Needle Than a Bad Check in Bel AirMar 30, 1980 · 1h · E.L. is busy running a real estate scam on an Arab sheik when his nephew B.L. arrives in town. The boy has stolen a numbers runner' book and has convinced the crook that E.L. has it.Not rated yet

E10Loose Larry's List of LosersMay 30, 1980 · 1h · E.L.'s tough new parole officer wants to put him away, and the partners go after someone who wants to kill the officer to convince him otherwise.Not rated yet

E11This One's Gonna Kill YaJun 6, 1980 · 1h · When Lionel investigates the 40-year-old murder of a woman, people start shooting at the partners.Not rated yet

E12UntitledJun 13, 1980 · 1h · The agency's cleaning woman is Russian royalty and a desperate Russian professor wants her so he can obtain a jeweled dagger from her.Not rated yet

E13The Treasure of Sierra Madre StreetJun 20, 1980 · 1h · A judge hires the agency to do a background check on a criminal feigning insanity, but the partners soon discover that she's not what she seems.Not rated yet

E14Diamonds Aren't ForeverJun 27, 1980 · 1h · The partners try to impress Lionel's parents and get involved with diamond thieves.Not rated yet

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Jeff GoldblumLionel Whitney Ben VereenE.L. 'Tenspeed' Turner

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Premiered: January 27, 1980
Ended: June 27, 1980
Status: Ended
Network: ABC
Country of origin: United States
Language: English
Episode runtime: 1h
TVmaze ID: 3724