Cannon
The Salinas Jackpot
TV Flash files “The Salinas Jackpot” as a desk essential hour — Cannon (1971–1976) on CBS, season 1, episode 1, aired 1971-09-14, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E01: listed hour 1 of 120 in the Cannon guide, first listed hour of season 1. It aired 1971-09-14 (60 min). No earlier hour is listed in this guide. Next is “Death Chain” (S01E02).
Essential hour: “The Salinas Jackpot”. The Salinas Jackpot opens William Conrad's stubborn casework. Radio's Gunsmoke marshal as a leading man who never auditioned for pretty: bulk, voice, Lincoln Continental, zero apology.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
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Viewer FAQ
Where does The Salinas Jackpot sit in the Cannon guide?
S01E01 is listed hour 1 of 120 — first listed hour of season 1, season 1 episode 1.
When did Cannon S01E01 air?
The Salinas Jackpot aired 1971-09-14 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Is Cannon's size the joke?
No. Conrad's bulk is text, not a punchline. The series is a heavyweight PI who never auditioned as a pretty leading man and did not need to.
In the series
Why this series still plays
William Conrad's Frank Cannon is the heavyweight detective who never auditioned as a leading man and did not need to. Radio's Gunsmoke marshal finds a new generation via Lincoln Continentals and stubborn casework. A Quinn Martin mystery that stars a voice, a bulk, and zero apology.
So the group chat wants a pretty-boy PI in a tuxedo (Lana would call it a *gown of authority*) and then Cannon rolls up in a Lincoln Continental like that was the whole look. CBS, 1971–1976: William Conrad's Frank Cannon is overweight, expensive, and brilliant, and Edward Hume and Quinn Martin put him at the center of the early-1970s detective boom without asking him to audition as a leading man. Radio's Gunsmoke marshal found a new generation via stubborn casework and gourmet side trips. (I said spoiler-free.…
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- William Conrad as Frank Cannon
William Conrad’s Frank Cannon never auditioned as a leading man and did not need to — heavyweight detective, Lincoln Continentals, stubborn casework, a Quinn Martin mystery that stars a voice, a bulk, and zero apology. Radio muscle…