Mannix
Mask for a Charade
TV Flash files “Mask for a Charade” as hour 167 of 194 in the TV Flash guide — Mannix (1967–1975) on CBS, season 7, episode 21, aired 1974-03-03, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S07E21: listed hour 167 of 194 in the Mannix guide, hour 21 of 24 in season 7. It aired 1974-03-03 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “A Rage to Kill” (S07E20). Next is “A Question of Murder” (S07E22).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
A cop accused of murder asks Mannix to help clear his name, even though multiple witnesses swear the cop was responsible.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Mask for a Charade sit in the Mannix guide?
S07E21 is listed hour 167 of 194 — hour 21 of 24 in season 7, season 7 episode 21.
When did Mannix S07E21 air?
Mask for a Charade aired 1974-03-03 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Where should I start?
Independent-practice Mannix hours — Connors taking the punch, Fisher as Peggy Fair — are the classic brand. The early corporate-detective setup is a different on-ramp if you want to see the format shed its first skin.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Joe Mannix took punches, climbed fire escapes, and ignored doctor's orders — Bruce Geller's private-eye engine of pure physical stubbornness. Mike Connors made the bruised P.I. a weekly ritual; Gail Fisher's Peggy Fair was a landmark Black woman regular in detective drama. No whisper-soft neo-noir — just motion.
The body is the plot. Joe Mannix took punches, climbed fire escapes, and ignored doctor's orders on CBS's *Mannix* (1967–1975; 194 episodes), Bruce Geller's private-eye engine of pure physical stubbornness. Mike Connors made the bruised P.I. a weekly ritual. Gail Fisher as Peggy Fair was a groundbreaking Black woman in a major dramatic supporting role, with Emmy recognition to match. Early corporate-detective framing gave way to freer solo ops. Eight seasons of fistfights later, the suit was torn but the brand…
Filed against
- Mike Connors as Joe Mannix
Mike Connors’s Joe Mannix took punches, climbed fire escapes, and ignored doctor’s orders — Bruce Geller’s 1960s private-eye engine of physical stubbornness, Gail Fisher’s Peggy Fair as a landmark Black woman regular in detective drama.…
- Gail Fisher as Peggy Fair
Gail Fisher made Peggy Fair a landmark regular on Mannix — Bruce Geller's bruised private-eye engine, Mike Connors ignoring doctor's orders, a Black woman at the detective-drama desk when the form still pretended otherwise. No white-glove…