Cannon
The Nowhere Man
TV Flash files “The Nowhere Man” as hour 13 of 120 in the TV Flash guide — Cannon (1971–1976) on CBS, season 1, episode 13, aired 1971-12-14, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E13: listed hour 13 of 120 in the Cannon guide, hour 13 of 24 in season 1. It aired 1971-12-14 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Death Is a Double-Cross” (S01E12). Next is “Flight Plan” (S01E14).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Cannon tracks down an accountant, a former Holocaust survivor who decides to demonstrate to the world how dangerous nerve gas is in the wrong hands.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Nowhere Man sit in the Cannon guide?
S01E13 is listed hour 13 of 120 — hour 13 of 24 in season 1, season 1 episode 13.
When did Cannon S01E13 air?
The Nowhere Man aired 1971-12-14 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…