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Tenspeed and Brown Shoe

  • TV Series
  • 19801980
  • TV-PGTV-PG
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7.6/10
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Tenspeed and Brown Shoe (1980)
  • Crime
  • Drama
A con-man and an accountant-wanna-be private eye team up to fight crime.A con-man and an accountant-wanna-be private eye team up to fight crime.A con-man and an accountant-wanna-be private eye team up to fight crime.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
463
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  • Creator
    • Stephen J. Cannell
  • Stars
    • Ben Vereen
    • Jeff Goldblum
    • Richard Romanus
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  • Creator
    • Stephen J. Cannell
  • Stars
    • Ben Vereen
    • Jeff Goldblum
    • Richard Romanus
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 14User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

    Episodes14

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    1 Season
    1980

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    "Tenspeed and Brown Shoe" Jeff Goldblum, Ben Vereen
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    Pilot: Part 1 (1980)
    Jeff Goldblum, Martin Kove, and Ben Vereen in Tenspeed and Brown Shoe (1980)
    Ben Vereen in Tenspeed and Brown Shoe (1980)
    Jeff Goldblum and Deborah Shelton in Tenspeed and Brown Shoe (1980)
    Ben Vereen in Tenspeed and Brown Shoe (1980)

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    Ben Vereen
    Ben Vereen
    • E.L. 'Tenspeed' Turneras E.L. 'Tenspeed' Turner
    14 episodes14 eps • 1980
    Jeff Goldblum
    Jeff Goldblum
    • Lionel Whitneyas Lionel Whitney
    14 episodes14 eps • 1980
    Richard Romanus
    Richard Romanus
    • Crazy Tommy Tedescoas Crazy Tommy Tedesco
    3 episodes3 eps • 1980
    Larry Manetti
    Larry Manetti
    • Chip Vincentas Chip Vincent
    3 episodes3 eps • 1980
    Luke Andreas
    • Little Moas Little Mo…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1980
    Robyn Douglass
    Robyn Douglass
    • Martha Gribbas Martha Gribb
    2 episodes2 eps • 1980
    Simone Griffeth
    Simone Griffeth
    • Bunnyas Bunny…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1980
    Bruce Tuthill
    • Desk Sergeantas Desk Sergeant…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1980
    Larry Margo
    • Doormanas Doorman…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1980
    Bill Capizzi2 episodes2 eps • 1980
    Henry G. Sanders
    Henry G. Sanders
    • Clancy (as Henry Gale Sanders)as Clancy (as Henry Gale Sanders)…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1980
    John Anderson
    John Anderson
    • Vernon Lawsas Vernon Laws
    1 episode1 ep • 1980
    Rene Auberjonois
    Rene Auberjonois
    • Marty Boxxas Marty Boxx
    1 episode1 ep • 1980
    Candice Azzara
    Candice Azzara
    • Bernice Courtneyas Bernice Courtney
    1 episode1 ep • 1980
    James Bond III
    James Bond III
    • Brandon Leroy 'B.L.' Turneras Brandon Leroy 'B.L.' Turner
    1 episode1 ep • 1980
    Lynn Carlin
    Lynn Carlin
    • Alice Rynkoffas Alice Rynkoff
    1 episode1 ep • 1980
    Elayne Heilveil
    Elayne Heilveil
    • Susan Lardneras Susan Lardner
    1 episode1 ep • 1980
    John Hillerman
    John Hillerman
    • William Whitneyas William Whitney
    1 episode1 ep • 1980
    • Creator
      • Stephen J. Cannell
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    • Trivia
      Mill Creek Entertainment, who released the DVD, planned to make it a 'Complete Series' collection. CBS however, who owned the rights to the two part pilot episode, refused to come to a financial and contractual agreement with MCI and denied its use. Therefore the DVD box set released in 2010 contains every episode but the pilot.
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      Featured in The 32nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1980)

    User reviews14

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    10/10
    Hang on, T & S fans!!
    I too remember this show from a very young age. I wasn't even five years old when it premiered on ABC, yet I can vividly recall the theme song. They actually showed reruns of it back when I was in grammar school, and I never forgot it. Well,according to Amazon.com, "Tenspeed and Brownshoe: The Complete Series" will be released on DVD in March of this year! I'm ordering my copy ahead of the release date so I suggest you guys check it out. At the price they're offering I doubt there'll be any extras but that's fine with me. It's true that the chemistry between Jeff Goldblum and Ben Vereen was easy and natural. Because the actors liked each other, their character's friendship seemed genuine. They were so mismatched and from totally different backgrounds, and yet they worked so well together. I was such a sucker for private eye novels and TV shows, and I loved how Stephen J. Cannell played with that genre's conventions on this show in particular. Neither of them had law- enforcement backgrounds; one of them had been on the wrong side of the law most of his life and the other one was as straight-laced as could be. Yet they were legitimate private eyes, combining their unique talents to solve the mystery while making us smile along the way. I loved how they went back and forth with each other; nowadays, this type of banter is par for the course, but in 1980 it was so ahead of it's time. Anyway, just wanted to let my fellow fans know the news.Thanks!
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    • Jan 20, 2010

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    • Release date
      • January 27, 1980 (United States)
    • Also known as
      • Die Schnüffler
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Television
      • Stephen J. Cannell Productions
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