Tenspeed
and Brown Shoe

Tenspeed and Brown Shoe is an American detective/comedy series originally broadcast by the ABC network between January through June 1980. The series was created and executive produced by Stephen J. Cannell.

The show had broad similarities to the later television series Simon and Simon
and Moonlighting.

It was a lightly dramatic program with many comedic moments about two dissimilar detectives who attempt to solve cases together.

Tenspeed was a hustler who worked as a detective to satisfy his parole requirements.

His partner Lionel Brownshoe was an archetypal accountant, complete with button-down collars and a nagging fiancee.

This was the first series to come from Stephen J. Cannell Productions as an independent company and is also the only one not to carry the famed Cannell logo on any episodes, having A Stephen J. Cannell Production appearing in-credit

M. Welsh said:

Tenspeed and Brown Shoe was a short lived series in the early 1980's. The chemistry between "detectives" Ben Vereen and Jeff Goldblum is not only extremely humorous, but also over the top, amazing acting.

I remember looking forward to wathing the show each week and how disappointed I was when the network cancelled it!

Tenspeed and Brownshoe Episodelist

1. Tenspeed and Brownshoe - Part 1
2. Tenspeed and Brownshoe - Part 2
3. Robin Tucker's Roseland Roof and Ballroom Murders
4. Savage Says: There's No Free Lunch
5. Savage Says: What Are Friend's For?
6. The Sixteen Byte Data Chip and the Brown-eyed Fox
7. The Millionaire's Life
8. Savage Says: The Most Dangerous Bird is the Jailbird
9. It's Easier to Pass an Elephant Through the Eye of a Needle Than a Bad Check in Bel Air
10. Loose Larry's List of Losers
11. This One's Gonna Kill Ya
12. Untitled
13. The Treasure of Sierra Madre Street
14. Diamonds Aren't Forever