Cannon
The Hit Man
TV Flash files “The Hit Man” as hour 74 of 120 in the TV Flash guide — Cannon (1971–1976) on CBS, season 4, episode 2, aired 1974-09-18, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E02: listed hour 74 of 120 in the Cannon guide, hour 2 of 24 in season 4. It aired 1974-09-18 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Kelly's Song” (S04E01). Next is “Voice from the Grave” (S04E03).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
A hit man hires Cannon... to protect the man that the killer was paid to kill.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Hit Man sit in the Cannon guide?
S04E02 is listed hour 74 of 120 — hour 2 of 24 in season 4, season 4 episode 2.
When did Cannon S04E02 air?
The Hit Man aired 1974-09-18 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…