http://debianws.lexgopc.com/wiki143/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Shannon_%281961_TV_series%29 Shannon (1961 TV series) - Revision history 2026-06-02T15:22:23Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.1 http://debianws.lexgopc.com/wiki143/index.php?title=Shannon_(1961_TV_series)&diff=8055934&oldid=prev imported>Gonnym: fix and clean up 2025-03-10T13:24:26Z <p>fix and clean up</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{For|the 1981 [[Columbia Broadcasting System|CBS]] [[crime drama]] starring [[Kevin Dobson]]|Shannon (1981 TV series)}}<br /> {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}<br /> {{Infobox television<br /> | image =<br /> | caption = <br /> | genre = [[Crime drama]]<br /> | creator = <br /> | writer = {{Plainlist|<br /> * [[Todhunter Ballard]]<br /> * [[Gene Roddenberry]]<br /> }}<br /> | director = Fred Jackman, Jr.<br /> | presenter = <br /> | starring = {{Plainlist|<br /> * [[George Nader]]<br /> * [[Regis Toomey]]<br /> * [[Jan Arvan]]<br /> }}<br /> | theme_music_composer = <br /> | open_theme = <br /> | composer = {{Plainlist|<br /> * Emil Cadkin<br /> * Arthur Morton<br /> }}<br /> | country = United States<br /> | language = English<br /> | num_seasons = 1<br /> | num_episodes = 36<br /> | list_episodes = <br /> | executive_producer = <br /> | producer = {{Plainlist|<br /> * Jerry Briskin<br /> * Robert Sparks<br /> }}<br /> | editor = <br /> | cinematography = <br /> | camera = [[Single-camera setup|Single-camera]]<br /> | runtime = 22&amp;ndash;24 minutes<br /> | company = [[Screen Gems|Screen Gems Television]]<br /> | channel = [[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]<br /> | first_aired = {{Start date|1961|10|16}}<br /> | last_aired = {{End date|1962|06|12}} <br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Shannon&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; is an American [[crime drama]] series that aired in syndication from October 16, 1961 to June 12, 1962. The series stars [[George Nader]] as the title Joe Shannon, an [[insurance]] investigator for the Transport Bonding and Surety Company. [[Regis Toomey]] portrays Shannon&#039;s boss Bill Cochran.<br /> <br /> ==Guest stars==<br /> <br /> *[[Chris Alcaide]] as Jack O&#039;Hare in &quot;Duke of the Valley&quot;<br /> *[[King Calder]]<br /> *[[Francis De Sales (actor)|Francis De Sales]] as Ray Petri in &quot;Cold Trail&quot;<br /> *[[Robert Duvall]] as Joey Nolan in &quot;The Big Fish&quot;<br /> *[[Raymond Guth]]<br /> *[[DeForest Kelley]] as Carlyle in &quot;The Pickup&quot;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054563/episodes|title=Episode List of &#039;&#039;Shannon&#039;&#039; (1961)|publisher=[[IMDb|Internet Movie Database]]|accessdate=March 15, 2009}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> *[[Ann McCrea]] as Phyllis Gray in &quot;Never Help a Lady&quot; (1962)<br /> *[[Joseph Mell]]<br /> *[[Lee Meriwether]] episode unknown<br /> *[[Gilman Rankin]]<br /> <br /> ==Production notes==<br /> Jerry Briskin produced the series for [[Screen Gems]]. [[Gene Roddenberry]] wrote two of the teleplays.&lt;ref&gt;Alex McNeil, &#039;&#039;Total Television&#039;&#039;, New York: Penguin Books, 1996, 4th ed., p. 747&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Episodes==<br /> {{Episode table |background= |overall=5 |title= |director= |writer= |airdate= |episodes=<br /> {{Episode list<br /> |EpisodeNumber=1<br /> |Title=Zendee Report<br /> |DirectedBy=<br /> |WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=|t=}}<br /> |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1961||}}<br /> |ShortSummary= <br /> |LineColor=<br /> }}<br /> {{Episode list<br /> |EpisodeNumber=2<br /> |Title=The Embezzler&#039;s Daughter<br /> |DirectedBy=Fred Jackman<br /> |WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|t=Gene Roddenberry|s=Ward Hawkins}}<br /> |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1961||}}<br /> |ShortSummary= <br /> |LineColor=<br /> }}<br /> {{Episode list<br /> |EpisodeNumber=3<br /> |Title=The King Lear Report<br /> |DirectedBy=<br /> |WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=|t=}}<br /> |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1961||}}<br /> 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/> |Title=The Sports Car Story <br /> |DirectedBy=<br /> |WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=|t=}}<br /> |OriginalAirDate=<br /> |ShortSummary= <br /> |LineColor=<br /> }}<br /> {{Episode list<br /> |EpisodeNumber=28<br /> |Title=The Florentine Prince<br /> |DirectedBy=<br /> |WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=|t=}}<br /> |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1962||}}<br /> |ShortSummary= <br /> |LineColor=<br /> }}<br /> {{Episode list<br /> |EpisodeNumber=29<br /> |Title=The Gideon Leap<br /> |DirectedBy=<br /> |WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=|t=}}<br /> |OriginalAirDate=<br /> |ShortSummary= <br /> |LineColor=<br /> }}<br /> {{Episode list<br /> |EpisodeNumber=30<br /> |Title=Play with Fire<br /> |DirectedBy=<br /> |WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=|t=}}<br /> |OriginalAirDate=<br /> |ShortSummary= <br /> |LineColor=<br /> }}<br /> {{Episode list<br /> |EpisodeNumber=31<br /> |Title=Never Help a Lady <br /> |DirectedBy=<br /> |WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=|t=}}<br /> |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1962||}}<br /> |ShortSummary= <br /> |LineColor=<br /> }}<br /> {{Episode list<br /> |EpisodeNumber=32<br /> |Title=Delayed Delivery <br /> |DirectedBy=<br /> |WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=|t=}}<br /> |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1962||}}<br /> |ShortSummary= <br /> |LineColor=<br /> }}<br /> {{Episode list<br /> |EpisodeNumber=33<br /> |Title=Uneasy Debt<br /> |DirectedBy=<br /> |WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=|t=}}<br /> |OriginalAirDate=<br /> |ShortSummary= <br /> |LineColor=<br /> }}<br /> {{Episode list<br /> |EpisodeNumber=34<br /> |Title=The Medal<br /> |DirectedBy=<br /> |WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=|t=}}<br /> |OriginalAirDate=<br /> |ShortSummary= <br /> |LineColor=<br /> }}<br /> {{Episode list<br /> |EpisodeNumber=35<br /> |Title=End of the Line<br /> |DirectedBy=<br /> |WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=|t=}}<br /> |OriginalAirDate=<br /> |ShortSummary= <br /> |LineColor=<br /> }}<br /> {{Episode list<br /> |EpisodeNumber=36<br /> |Title=Conspiracy of Silence <br /> |DirectedBy=<br /> |WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=|t=}}<br /> |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1962||}}<br /> |ShortSummary= <br /> |LineColor=<br /> }}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> * {{IMDb title|0054563|Shannon}}<br /> * [https://ctva.biz/US/Crime/Shannon61.htm &#039;&#039;Shannon 1961-62&#039;&#039;] at CVTA<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Shannon (1961 Tv Series)}}<br /> [[Category:1961 American television series debuts]]<br /> [[Category:1961 American television series endings]]<br /> [[Category:1960s American crime drama television series]]<br /> [[Category:Black-and-white American television shows]]<br /> [[Category:American English-language television shows]]<br /> [[Category:First-run syndicated television programs in the United States]]<br /> [[Category:Television series by Sony Pictures Television]]<br /> [[Category:Television series by Screen Gems]]<br /> <br /> {{US-drama-tv-prog-stub}}</div> imported>Gonnym