Cannon
Daddy's Little Girl
TV Flash files “Daddy's Little Girl” as hour 85 of 120 in the TV Flash guide — Cannon (1971–1976) on CBS, season 4, episode 13, aired 1974-12-18, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E13: listed hour 85 of 120 in the Cannon guide, hour 13 of 24 in season 4. It aired 1974-12-18 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Prisoner” (S04E12). Next is “The Conspirators” (S04E14).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
When a mobster refuses to put a contract out on Cannon after Cannon kills his daughter Edie's boyfriend, Edie takes matters into her own hands.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Daddy's Little Girl sit in the Cannon guide?
S04E13 is listed hour 85 of 120 — hour 13 of 24 in season 4, season 4 episode 13.
When did Cannon S04E13 air?
Daddy's Little Girl aired 1974-12-18 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…