Cannon
Prisoners
TV Flash files “Prisoners” as hour 44 of 120 in the TV Flash guide — Cannon (1971–1976) on CBS, season 2, episode 20, aired 1973-02-21, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E20: listed hour 44 of 120 in the Cannon guide, hour 20 of 24 in season 2. It aired 1973-02-21 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “To Ride a Tiger” (S02E19). Next is “The Seventh Grave” (S02E21).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
A couple hire Cannon to get their son out of a Turkish prison. A young man is persuaded to extort his own father for $50,000 but his father is found to be bankrupt; Frank Cannon is called upon to investigate the disappearance of the money, which may or may not be connected to drugs.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Prisoners sit in the Cannon guide?
S02E20 is listed hour 44 of 120 — hour 20 of 24 in season 2, season 2 episode 20.
When did Cannon S02E20 air?
Prisoners aired 1973-02-21 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…