Mannix reluctantly agrees to pursue a divorce case -- the woman involved is an old flame of his. The detective ends up being framed for murder.Mannix reluctantly agrees to pursue a divorce case -- the woman involved is an old flame of his. The detective ends up being framed for murder.Mannix reluctantly agrees to pursue a divorce case -- the woman involved is an old flame of his. The detective ends up being framed for murder.
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- TriviaFirst appearance of the "Mannix Roadster," a customized 1967 Oldsmobile Toronado, created by George Barris.
- GoofsJust before the end of the third act, Mannix flees the crashed car wearing a bluish hounds-tooth sport coat and a black tie. Then there is a close up of him as he runs and suddenly he is wearing a brownish hounds-tooth jacket and no tie. Then after the act break, he shows up at the train station to meet Gloria and Lew Wickersham, and he is again wearing the bluish jacket and the black tie.
- Quotes
Joe Mannix: I'm not going to sit this out in a jail cell.
Lew Wickersham: You'll be backed up by Intertect all the way. I'll be working for you.
Joe Mannix: I want me working for me, Lew.
Featured review
LOOK OUT FOR THE SUCKER PUNCH, JOE!
Neilson ratings at the time showed MANNIX was off to a slow start... but if you were a kid growing up back in the day and watched this wild stuff, you were hooked. Had to be the fist fights!
Former MGM movie star Gloria DeHaven appears in this tough episode, playing an old flame (named Gloria, of course) who needs Joe to do some undercover work. If you guessed watching her husband - you are right. What happens next is CLASSIC Mannix. Joe gets bopped and is framed for the guy's murder in one EZ lesson.
This episode also holds the distinction of beginning a series of lovely female guest stars, who were eitherJoe's former gal pals or clients --who became close friends. Gloria DeHaven was popular on tv at the time and guested on the soap opera RYANS HOPE. Robert H. Harris (an Alfred Hitchcock favorite) co-stars as Malloy. Harris generally played quiet, unassuming types with something up his sleeve. Also check out the nice wardrobe changes in this episode, so Hollywood.
Joe's sporty Oldsmobile Toranado gets a spin, which would begin a line of classic cars to take him from one smack down to another. I think the producers at the time were trying to figure out what type of car would suit someone like Joe. Personally, I always thought he was a Corvette type of guy, mainly because he was a bachelor, but he did finally get a super Dodge Charger. All about the budget.
THERE IS... a real cool car chase with Joe in a brand new Chrysler Imperial. Looks to have been partly filmed on the winding road up to the Griffith Park Observatory. The perfect spot to wreck your car as there are hills and ditches everywhere.
Well directed by Murray Golden, who was also handling episodes for MISSION IMPOSSIBLE. SEASON 1 EPISODE 3 remastered color CBS/Paramount dvd box set. 6 dvds. Classic edition released 2008.
Former MGM movie star Gloria DeHaven appears in this tough episode, playing an old flame (named Gloria, of course) who needs Joe to do some undercover work. If you guessed watching her husband - you are right. What happens next is CLASSIC Mannix. Joe gets bopped and is framed for the guy's murder in one EZ lesson.
This episode also holds the distinction of beginning a series of lovely female guest stars, who were eitherJoe's former gal pals or clients --who became close friends. Gloria DeHaven was popular on tv at the time and guested on the soap opera RYANS HOPE. Robert H. Harris (an Alfred Hitchcock favorite) co-stars as Malloy. Harris generally played quiet, unassuming types with something up his sleeve. Also check out the nice wardrobe changes in this episode, so Hollywood.
Joe's sporty Oldsmobile Toranado gets a spin, which would begin a line of classic cars to take him from one smack down to another. I think the producers at the time were trying to figure out what type of car would suit someone like Joe. Personally, I always thought he was a Corvette type of guy, mainly because he was a bachelor, but he did finally get a super Dodge Charger. All about the budget.
THERE IS... a real cool car chase with Joe in a brand new Chrysler Imperial. Looks to have been partly filmed on the winding road up to the Griffith Park Observatory. The perfect spot to wreck your car as there are hills and ditches everywhere.
Well directed by Murray Golden, who was also handling episodes for MISSION IMPOSSIBLE. SEASON 1 EPISODE 3 remastered color CBS/Paramount dvd box set. 6 dvds. Classic edition released 2008.
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- 3610 Griffith Park Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA(Mannix speeds from this location, driver at gunpoint.)
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