The series was created and executive produced by stephen j. Three gunsmoke scores, and one rawhide score were also on the cd. It was one of the 80s classic tv sitcoms even though it only ran for a few seasons and it introduced many fans to jeffs talents as an actor. Tenspeed and brownshoe was jeffs first and only major television role.
Whitney is a straight arrow suburban professional who just happens to have a blackbelt in karate and was an olympic games. The psychiatrist is an american television series about a young psychiatrist with unorthodox methods of helping his patients. Dawson were veterans of the private detective series the rockford files, which concluded its run about two weeks before. Although the show lasted only one season, it helped propel series lead jeff. Cannells writing was as good as rockford episodes and these are done. Mantronix retro tv tenspeed and brown shoe 1980 a conman and a accountantwannabe private eye team up to fight crime. Because were allowing tv content from other formats, but the emphasis should still be on dvd. Tenspeed and brown shoe is an american detectivecomedy series originally broadcast by the abc network between.
Weve had a hard blow this year with the closing of, but there will still be some stuff coming out. Creator of many iconic series such as the rockford files, the ateam, the greatest american hero, and many others including this lesser known gem. Now join ben for another unforgettable evening of song and story featuring the showstoppers you love and some exciting songs from bens repertoire. Ben vereens last engagement at feinsteins54 below blew the roof off the joint audiences are still talking about it. Cannell 19412010 i n this fondly remembered but shortlived 1980 tv show, jeff goldblum starred as the very naive, bored, terminallysquare stockbroker lionel brownshoe whitney with fantasies of becoming a. The chemistry between detectives ben vereen and jeff goldblum is not only extremely humorous, but also over the top, amazing acting. And make sure to visit the other spectacular goldblum love fests. Thats how the tall blond man with one black shoe begins and that also explains the title, although why nobody mentions the brown shoe i cant think, and the comedy is essentially working out of the various situations you get yourself into when the entire national spy system has chosen you as its unwitting battlefield. Watch tenspeed and brown shoe episodes online season 1. In 2010, ben completed a successful run in the world premiere of fetch clay, make man, directed by des mcanuff jersey boysat the mccarter theatre. Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene. That concludes any release of original music from the series. About the actors renee jones days of our lives on soap. If you tivo your content, still have vhs releases or just like to catch it over the air, so be it.
With ben vereen, jeff goldblum, richard romanus, larry manetti. The tenspeed and brown shoe tv show was a 60 minute crime drama series on abc about an accountant who dreamt of becoming a private eye like his paperback idol, mark savage. January 2012 tv on dvd challenge discussion thread dvd. Watch tenspeed and brown shoe season 1, episode 1 tenspeed and brownshoe. Luckily they reworked it by the next episode into the version that we know and love. He teamed up with a conman and master of disguise to form a detective agency. Renee completed two television movies for disney, tracks of glory, and one of her most cherished roles, lilah, in the liberators, with robert carradine. Tenspeed and brown shoe is an american detectivecomedy series originally broadcast by the abc network between january and june 1980. Ben vereen returns to broadway theatre project 2019.
A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series tenspeed and brown shoe. How to watch tenspeed and brown shoe season 1 episode 14 diamonds arent forever on kodi. Celebrate thanskgiving with ben vereen at feinsteins54 below tonight. Tenspeed and brown shoe 1980 a con man and a stockbroker run afoul of neonazis and mobsters after they lift a fortune from a hoodlums deposit box. Mantronix retro tv tenspeed and brown shoe 1980 a conman and a accountantwannabe.
Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Tenspeed and brown shoe the complete series youtube. Jeff goldblum the grand budapest hotel, jurassic park, in his first starring television role, plays lionel, a brown shoe accountant, who through an unlikely set of circumstances forms a private detective agency with tenspeed, a masterful conman, played by ben vereen roots, all that jazz. Theres a month left in 2018, so perhaps its time to make out predictions on whats coming out next year. Most of the shows creative staff were veterans of the private detective series the rockford files, which concluded its run about two weeks before tenspeed and brown shoe debuted. Tenspeed is the realist, while lionel fantasizes of having adventures like the fictional private eye he idolizes, mark savage. Obviously, it is weak and cheesy in almost every way.
Its like a combo of the sound of the rockford files, combined with the beat and some feel of some of the scoring from magnum, pi, with its own sound. Tenspeed and brown shoe was a short lived series in the early 1980s. Tenspeed and brown shoe the complete series mantronix retrotv. Cannell, the detectivethemed comedydrama tenspeed and brown shoe debuted in late january 1980, and initially coasted along on the basis of a massive promotional push by abc. Most of the shows creative staff cannell, juanita bartlett, gordon t. One of the odder tv partnerships, the shortlived series tells the tale of lionel whitney, an accountant aka a brownshoe in street parlance and detectivestory afficinado who gets involved. Tom morga is a stuntman, stunt actor, and stunt coordinator who holds the record for being the most seen stuntman in star trek. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. Unfortunately, hes unaware that the mob got it from fencing nazi diamonds. Jan 26, 2020 january 27 tenspeed and brown shoe premieres on abc. Vehicle used a lot by a main character or for a long time.
Hallmarks an accidental friendship naacp nomination, tenspeed and brown. Jeff goldblum is lionel whitney, a brown shoe accountant. I and other malcontent cinephiles write about film and popular culture. Through an unlikely series of circumstances, they form a detective agency. Watch tenspeed and brown shoe season 1, episode 11 untitled. Tenspeed turner, an inveterate conman and master of disguise. Vereens broadway credits include wicked, im not rappaport, chicago, hair, fosse, jellys last jam, jesus christ superstar, and a christmas carol.
Louis and undergoing several name changes, for a time, the hamilton brown shoe company was the largest manufacturer of shoes. This tony and drama desk award winner sat down with us to say how grateful he is for his audience. Turner aka tenspeed, slang for a fasttalking conman, who suckers lionel into a series of schemes. A conman and an accountantwannabe private eye team up to fight crime. Expand your home video library from a huge online selection of movies at. Its headquarters is located in clayton, missouri, a suburb of st.
One of the odder tv partnerships, the shortlived series tells the tale of lionel whitney, an accountant aka a brownshoe in street parlance and detectivestory afficinado who gets involved with e. Thirteen cues from the score was released on the film music society cbs westerns cd back in 2001. I was in college when tenspeed and brown shoe premiered in 1980 and only saw a few episodes but thought it was pretty amusing. Bernard altman, the older psychiatrist with whom whitman worked. Ben vereen hopes to capitalize on the fact that their cleaning woman is a bona fide russian princess.
Tenspeed turner ben vereen is a master of disguise who hooks up with lionel whitney jeff goldblum, a brown shoe accountant. I seem to recall a senior us network executive called the introductory film the. Ben vereen is a tony and drama desk award winner for his renowned performance in bob fosses pippin, mr. Cannell 19412010 i n this fondly remembered but shortlived 1980 tv show, jeff goldblum starred as the very naive, bored, terminallysquare stockbroker lionel brownshoe whitney with fantasies of becoming a hardboiled private eye like his hero, mark savage. Robert webber unknown, robyn douglass unknown, jayne meadows unknown, richard romanus unknown, simone griffith unknown, larry manetti unknown, luke andreas unknown e. Tenspeed and brown shoe season 1 episode 14 diamonds arent. I remember looking forward to wathing the show each week and how disappointed i. In 2010, ben completed a successful run in the world premiere of fetch clay, make man, directed by des mcanuff jersey boys at the. I remember looking forward to wathing the show each week and how disappointed i was when the network tanked it. Vereens broadway credits include wicked, im not rappaport, chicago.
But the part which brings her the most onthestreet recognition is her feature film debut as one of jasons victims in friday, the th, part 6. Vereen is known for his renowned performance in bob fosses pippin, mr. Dvd talk january 2012 tv on dvd challenge discussion thread welcome to the 2nd tv on dvd challenge. Cannells writing was as good as rockford episodes and these are done really. Now join ben for another unforgettable evening of song and story featuring the showstoppers you love with new music that will leave you inspired. Unfortunately, this early success was shortlived, and the network cancelled the series within five months time. This gets both the mob and the nazis after him and a. Tenspeed and brown shoe season 1 episode 14 diamonds. Tenspeed and brown shoe 1980 abc ben vereen and jeff goldblum. The complete series dvd, 2010, 3disc set at the best online prices at ebay. Tenspeed and brown shoe, louis armstrong chicago style, ellis island golden globe nomination, anne rices feast of all saints, zoobilee zoo and star trek the next generation. Celebrate thanskgiving with ben vereen at feinsteins54.
January 27 tenspeed and brown shoe premieres on abc. Cannell, and most of the shows creative team were veterans of cannells which ended its run about two weeks prior to the new shows debut. Ben vereen will be appearing at feinsteins 54 below january 25th, 27th, 28th, 29th and 30th. Unfortunately, this early success was shortlived, and the network. Ben vereen and jeff goldblum starred as detectives e. Chevrolet corvair in tenspeed and brown shoe, 1980. Two episodes of the shortlived series, the private world of martin dalton and par for the course, were directed. Track tenspeed and brown shoe new episodes, see when is the next episode air date, series schedule, trailer, countdown, calendar and more. Between 1979 and 2005 he appeared in six feature films and all four spinoff television series, doubled main actors and. The main title sequence from the 1980, stephen cannellproduced comedy detective series, tenspeed and brown shoe, starring ben vereen. New listing new sealed murder on the orient express dvd 1974 widescreen film agatha christie.