The BEST episodes of Cannon
Every episode of Cannon ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Cannon!
Frank Cannon is a tough, middle-aged, portly ex-cop turned private eye. A gourmet, with expensive tastes, he mostly took cases at a substantial fee so he could afford indulging in personal luxuries. He was a shrewd investigator, dedicated, clever and despite his bulk, was not afraid of getting physical if he had to.
#1 - To Kill a Guinea Pig
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/1/1972
Prison doctor and experimental pressures.
#2 - A Touch of Venom
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/22/1975
A group of terrorists have drugged Cannon with a poison, giving him 72 hours to give them a defector and receive the antidote or die.
#3 - The Reformer
Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/7/1976
Frank Cannon takes up the case when it appears that the head of a newspaper is being framed for the murder of a prostitute.
#4 - The Wedding March
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/19/1975
Cannon and a female vice squad officer who's on leave after being viciously beaten while undercover posing as a prostitute go after this same man who has previously beaten prostitutes to death while playing the music "The Wedding March".
#5 - Memo from a Dead Man
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/19/1973
Cannon's latest client is a dead man via a will.
#6 - The Star (2)
Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/10/1975
Snapshots reveal a dubious link between policy and high crime.
#7 - Perfect Fit for a Frame
Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/22/1975
Cannon gets set up for a murder charge.
#8 - Flight Plan
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/28/1971
Cannon helps a supposed political refugee.
#9 - Bad Cats and Sudden Death
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/13/1972
That's about as unlucky as you can get. An assistant DA investigating a car theft ring is framed for his wife's murder.
#10 - Child of Fear
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/15/1972
Called in to find a missing rancher, Cannon attempts to discover why the farm hands have been replaced with security guards.
#11 - Arena of Fear
Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 12/19/1973
A boxer is blackmailed into throwing a fight.
#12 - Press Pass to the Slammer
Season 2 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/14/1973
A columnist faces contempt charges; Cannon takes the case.
#13 - Sky Above, Death Below
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/20/1972
Cannon seeks the only witness to the murder of a trade union boss: a draft dodger on his way to the Yukon.
#14 - The Rip-Off
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/1/1972
The burglary of his apartment leads Cannon to a computer-controlled freight train robbery.
#15 - The Victim
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/8/1975
Cannon is hired to find a popular recording artist who he believes is being held against her will. But when he finally finds her he begins to understand that there is a much more sinister reason for her being kept from the outside world.
#16 - Cry Wolf
Season 5 - Episode 20 - Aired 1/28/1976
Cannon investigates when the grandson of the billionaire fakes his own kidnapping to get his trust fund money, but get gets involved with the wrong type of people.
#17 - The Hero
Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/26/1975
Cannon protects a man and his wife from the members of a small motorcycle riding cult that are bent on avenging the death of one of their own.
#18 - The Man Who Died Twice
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/15/1975
Cannon teams up with former officers who were on the force the same time he was. Their task is to find another colleague who they believed was dead for the past eight years, but now suspected of killing those he was involved with in crime.
#19 - Trial by Terror
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/21/1973
A mob boss on trial has the judge's daughter kidnapped.
#20 - The Predators
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/18/1972
The death of an undocumented immigrant puts Cannon on the trail of a human trafficking ring.
#21 - Death is a Double-Cross
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/7/1971
A bridegroom's father-in-law suspects him.
#22 - Stone, Cold Dead
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/30/1971
A closed case gets reopened and leads to further consequences.
#23 - Stakeout
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/11/1972
A girl wounded during a bar robbery denies knowing the shooter even though she was his date.
#24 - Scream of Silence
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/12/1971
The son of a gubernatorial candidate is kidnapped.
#25 - The Island Caper
Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/8/1972
An ex-con is blackmailed into crime.