Cannon
Kelly's Song
TV Flash files “Kelly's Song” as a desk essential hour — Cannon (1971–1976) on CBS, season 4, episode 1, aired 1974-09-11, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E01: listed hour 73 of 120 in the Cannon guide, first listed hour of season 4. It aired 1974-09-11 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Stalker” (S03E24). Next is “The Hit Man” (S04E02).
Essential hour: “Kelly's Song”. Kelly's Song is a named-tune hour in a mystery franchise. Conrad still the whole weather system: fandom files the voice first, the plot second, the apology never.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Cannon asks call girl Kelly Prentice to come out of retirement to help nab her former pimp.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Kelly's Song sit in the Cannon guide?
S04E01 is listed hour 73 of 120 — first listed hour of season 4, season 4 episode 1.
When did Cannon S04E01 air?
Kelly's Song aired 1974-09-11 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…