Cannon
The Hero
TV Flash files “The Hero” as hour 108 of 120 in the TV Flash guide — Cannon (1971–1976) on CBS, season 5, episode 12, aired 1975-11-26, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E12: listed hour 108 of 120 in the Cannon guide, hour 12 of 24 in season 5. It aired 1975-11-26 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Wedding March” (S05E11). Next is “To Still the Voice” (S05E13).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
A general hires Cannon to determine if his son killed a cult leader... and no one is happy with the answers, including the cult, which come gunning for the supposed killer.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Hero sit in the Cannon guide?
S05E12 is listed hour 108 of 120 — hour 12 of 24 in season 5, season 5 episode 12.
When did Cannon S05E12 air?
The Hero aired 1975-11-26 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…