Mannix
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Storyline
Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS. Created by Richard Levinson and William Link and developed by executive producer Bruce Geller, the title character, Joe Mannix, is a private investigator. He is played by Mike Connors. Mannix was the last series produced by Desilu Productions.
Episodes
Season 1
No overview available for this season.
The Name Is Mannix
Sep 16, 1967
Mannix has side action on a kidnap case.
Skid Marks on a Dry Run
Sep 23, 1967
Mannix is hired to find out any dirt on Govenor-elect Adam Pierson, and that's when the trouble starts: with his syndicate connections, people are dying fast.
Nothing Ever Works Twice
Sep 30, 1967
Mannix is set up for the murder of an old girlfriend's husband.
The Many Deaths of Saint Christopher
Oct 07, 1967
A scientist goes missing with a new formula.
Make Like It Never Happened
Oct 14, 1967
Mannix takes the case of a death row inmate.
The Cost of a Vacation
Oct 21, 1967
A threatened suicide.
Warning: Live Blueberries
Oct 28, 1967
An incommunicado coed and a murdered basketball player.
Beyond the Shadow of a Dream
Nov 04, 1967
Mannix is hired to vet a prospective bridegroom.
Huntdown
Nov 18, 1967
Investigating an insurance claim, Mannix finds himself intensely scrutinized.
Coffin for a Clown
Nov 25, 1967
A missing boy and a cover-up.
Catalogue of Sins
Dec 02, 1967
Blackmail in the film industry.
Turn Every Stone
Dec 09, 1967
A libel suit against a newspaper at the state capital involves politics and the mob.
Run, Sheep, Run
Dec 16, 1967
An undercover cop's murder exposes a vice operation.
Then the Drink Takes the Man
Dec 30, 1967
Undercover at a health farm for boozehounds.
The Falling Star
Jan 06, 1968
Mannix checks out an actress with an enemy.
License to Kill---Limit Three People
Jan 13, 1968
A psychopath's next victim might be his wife.
Deadfall (1)
Jan 20, 1968
The strong friendship between Lew Wickersham and Mannix melts into a violent and deathly feud. The bitter battle begins when Mannix launches an investigation into the theft of a highly secret formula for the development of a laser ray. Stolen plans and sabotage involve Intertect and their agents.
Deadfall (2)
Jan 27, 1968
The two paths of the case meet at the water's edge.
You Can Get Killed Out There
Feb 03, 1968
Mannix quits rather than chase a necklace and a mobster, and stumbles into a case of murder and fraud.
Another Final Exit (or, The Box)
Feb 10, 1968
A missing million leads Mannix out of Intertect as bait for a drug ring.
Eight to Five, Its a Miracle
Feb 17, 1968
A faith healer gets blackmailed.
Delayed Reaction
Mar 02, 1968
Old labor woes come to light after an attempted murder.
To Kill a Writer
Mar 09, 1968
An unsolved murder and an author with enemies.
The Girl in the Frame
Mar 16, 1968
A fake Renoir is suspected, and the model is in danger.
Season 2
No overview available for this season.
The Silent Cry
Sep 28, 1968
A lip reader ""overhears"" a murder plot.
Comes Up Roses
Oct 05, 1968
A missing wife is wanted by the mob.
Pressure Point
Oct 12, 1968
An injured client disappears.
To the Swiftest, Death
Oct 19, 1968
Mannix enters a race in which a driver is killed.
End of the Rainbow
Oct 26, 1968
A dead ex-con has Mannix's name on him.
A Copy of Murder
Nov 02, 1968
Part of a manuscript gone missing holds the answer to a homicide.
Edge of the Knife
Nov 09, 1968
A doctor's son is kidnapped to force a failed surgery.
Who Will Dig the Graves?
Nov 16, 1968
A missing wife, reported dead, is a difficult quarry.
In Need of a Friend
Nov 23, 1968
Mannix finds new evidence in the case of an embezzler he sent up the river.
Night Out of Time (or, Blackout)
Dec 07, 1968
A young heir wakes up bloodied and minus a grlfriend.
A View of Nowhere
Dec 14, 1968
On a helicopter trip, Mannix thinks he sees a murder being committed.
Fear I to Fall
Dec 21, 1968
Mannix is called to testify against an ex-con he sent up, but his time suspects a frame.
Death Run
Jan 04, 1969
An old pal asks Mannix for help; when he arrives at the man's rural town, there's murder afoot.
A Pittance of Faith
Jan 11, 1969
A model's suicide proves doubtful.
Only Giants Can Play
Jan 18, 1969
A political campaign and the death of a small-time crook.
Shadow of a Man (or, Killjoy)
Jan 25, 1969
A attempt on his life forces Mannix into a complex search.
The Girl Who Came in with the Tide
Feb 01, 1969
An old foe's girlfriend dies suspiciously.
Death in a Minor Key
Feb 08, 1969
Peggy's boyfriend goes on the lam.
End Game
Feb 15, 1969
A court-martialed soldier has plans for revenge.
All Around the Money Tree
Feb 22, 1969
Scotland Yard is after millions from a robbery, and they're not the only ones.
The Odds Against Donald Jordan
Mar 01, 1969
A missing contractor leads to mixed motives and a doubtful case.
Last Rites for Miss Emma
Mar 08, 1969
Peggy's boyfriend is suspected in a drug case.
The Solid Gold Web
Mar 22, 1969
A newspaper publisher's daughter is implicated in the death of a mobster.
Merry Go Round for Murder
Apr 05, 1969
A boarding school marked for demolition sets off a mystery involving a corpse and a quarter-million.
To Catch a Rabbit
Apr 12, 1969
Mannix cooperates in a police investigation.
Season 3
No overview available for this season.
Eagles Sometimes Can't Fly
Sep 27, 1969
Two pals of Peggy's are accused of murder, and the real killer is elusive.
Color Her Missing
Oct 04, 1969
A colleague's death leads Mannix into a dubious investigation.
Return to Summer Grove
Oct 11, 1969
Old home week, as Mannix looks into a murder and tries to make up with his father.
The Playground
Oct 18, 1969
Someone is out to get a film star.
A Question of Midnight
Oct 25, 1969
Mannix reopens a malpractice case against opposition.
A Penny for the Peep Show
Mar 28, 1970
Three thugs hold Mannix, Peggy, and a woman hostage, claiming they want the $312,000 she has in a briefcase at home, but they may be after something even more valuable.
A Sleep in the Deep
Nov 08, 1969
An accidental drowning has many surprising facets.
Memory: Zero
Nov 22, 1969
A secretary has an enemy, but who?
The Nowhere Victim
Nov 29, 1969
A hit-and-run case lands Mannix in the middle of a gang war.
The Sound of Darkness
Dec 06, 1969
A killer's attempt leaves Mannix blind.
Who Killed Me?
Dec 13, 1969
The attempted murder of an executive leads Mannix to several likely suspects.
Missing: Sun and Sky
Dec 20, 1969
A stolen thoroughbred has Mannix buffaloed.
Tooth of the Serpent
Dec 27, 1969
A policeman's son is suspected in a robbery.
Medal for a Hero
Jan 03, 1970
Peggy's late husband is named on a list of payoffs.
Walk With a Dead Man
Jan 10, 1970
A wealthy man hires Mannix to find the person blackmailing him—eventually leading to Mannix being suspected of murder.
A Chance at the Roses
Jan 17, 1970
Eyewitnesses peg Mannix's client, but the victim isn't what he seems, either.
Blind Mirror
Jan 24, 1970
A domestic quarrel, and a missing secretary, make for a confusing case—“Rashomon”-style.
Harlequin's Gold
Jan 31, 1970
Mannix tries to locate an heir, who is brought into danger by the attention.
Who is Sylvia?
Feb 07, 1970
A murder in the offing implicates an old army chum, but the victim's identity is uncertain.
Only One Death to a Customer
Feb 14, 1970
Mannix has an enemy who seems to be dead.
Fly, Little One
Feb 21, 1970
The strange utterances of a disturbed young girl are clues in a case of robbery and murder.
The Search for Darrell Andrews
Feb 28, 1970
A colleague's death leaves Mannix with the evidence he was murdered for.
Murder Revisited
Mar 07, 1970
A TV host's murder proves difficult to investigate, as everyvbody wants it canceled.
War of Nerves
Mar 14, 1970
Mobsters try to extort a million from a small town.
Once Upon a Saturday
Mar 21, 1970
Carnival mishaps may be aimed at the proprietor.
Season 4
No overview available for this season.
A Ticket to the Eclipse
Sep 19, 1970
An acquaintance from Korean War days has a bone to pick.
One for the Lady
Sep 26, 1970
Mannix is up to his private investigator's license in trouble, when a surprising source offers help.
Time Out of Mind
Oct 03, 1970
A boxer's on the lam after a fixer's murder.
Figures in a Landscape
Oct 10, 1970
Someone keeps missing Mannix, but who's the real target?
The Mouse That Died
Oct 17, 1970
Mannix is poisoned, and only the poisoner knows how.
The Lost Art of Dying
Oct 24, 1970
Death row inmates force a case to be investigated.
The Other Game in Town
Oct 31, 1970
A plunger disappears after a night in Vegas.
The World Between
Nov 07, 1970
An African Premier is in the hospital incognito, where Peggy is laid up with on-the-job injuries.
Sunburst
Nov 14, 1970
Mannix stumbles into a mob plot at a highway cafe.
To Cage a Sea Gull
Nov 21, 1970
A Nazi Party figure turns up in the routine investigation of a helicopter crash.
Bang, Bang, You're Dead
Nov 28, 1970
A little girl is the key to a murder.
Deja Vu
Dec 12, 1970
A seer foretells the end of Mannix, and it looks as if she may be right.
Duet For Three
Dec 19, 1970
After her husband commits suicide in Hong Kong, Ellen Gray finds she's being shadowed by a Vietnamese for reasons that neither she nor Mannix can fathom.
Round Trip to Nowhere
Jan 02, 1971
A widow's husband was a man of mystery.
What Happened to Sunday?
Jan 09, 1971
Mannix vaguely remembers a girl's death, but that's about all.
The Judas Touch
Jan 16, 1971
A cop under suspicion goes missing.
With Intent to Kill
Jan 23, 1971
A threatened cop is in need of protection.
The Crime That Wasn't
Jan 30, 1971
Threats prevent the discovery of a murder.
A Gathering of Ghosts
Feb 06, 1971
Ross and Alex are members of Mannix's college football team who put together an unconventional reunion in a ghost town. The reunion ends in murder and reveals years of deceit and jealousy that come to light in a series of bizarre and morbid.
A Day Filled with Shadows
Feb 13, 1971
A varsity basketball player vanishes strangely, and is sought curiously.
Voice in the Dark
Feb 20, 1971
After an automobile accident, an Olympic diver receives threats.
The Color of Murder
Feb 27, 1971
An heiress suspects foul play.
Shadow Play
Mar 20, 1971
Joe Mannix receives an urgent letter from a woman named Lynn Sargent asking him to fly to Arizona. She meets him at the airport and hands him a check for $1,000 and a small sealed package, telling him the money is his fee to take the package to the Los Angeles Police Department. Just as she does so, two men try to take the package, but Mannix manages to retain it after a scuffle. But the mystery deepens when the package turns out to contain nothing but blank sheets of paper -- and the police chief in the town tells Mannix that Lynn Sargent died a month earlier in a hit-and-run accident.
Overkill
Mar 13, 1971
A serial killer's accounts may have been padded.
Season 5
No overview available for this season.
Dark So Early, Dark So Long
Sep 15, 1971
A blackmail victim is headed for prison.
Cold Trail
Sep 22, 1971
A big kidnapping plot and an insignificant victim.
A Step in Time
Sep 29, 1971
Mannix is the eyewitness of a murder; reportedly, it occurred a year before.
Wine From These Grapes
Oct 06, 1971
A labor dispute in his home town ends in murder.
Woman in the Shadows
Oct 13, 1971
Soviet agents want Marx's manuscript of Das Kapital, and a young woman has just inherited part of it.
Days Beyond Recall
Oct 20, 1971
A skid row bum is concealing his identity.
Run Till Dark
Oct 27, 1971
A contract is taken out on a Little League manager.
The Glass Trap
Nov 03, 1971
Strange circumstances surround an arrest by Mannix.
A Choice of Evils
Nov 10, 1971
Peggy is kidnapped to force Mannix into an investigation.
A Button for General D
Nov 17, 1971
The Case of the Singing Harp: a singer is kidnapped to reveal hidden loot.
The Man Outside
Nov 24, 1971
Blackmail has its twists and turns.
Murder Times Three
Dec 01, 1971
Hired and fired, Mannix pursues a missing person.
Catspaw
Dec 08, 1971
Blackmail turns to murder and beyond.
To Save a Dead Man
Dec 15, 1971
Evidence rules out one confession, indicates another.
Nightshade
Dec 29, 1971
Disappearing enemies and friends force Mannix into a blackmail investigation.
Babe in the Woods
Jan 05, 1972
Murder on the golf course leads to open season on Mannix, who's looking for valuable microcircuit plans hidden by the victim.
The Sound of Murder
Jan 12, 1972
A dubious client is caught in his own machinations.
Moving Target
Jan 19, 1972
The fictitious name on a partnership contract apparently comes to life.
Cry Pigeon
Jan 26, 1972
Mannix in the middle of a gang war.
A Walk in the Shadows
Feb 09, 1972
In defense of a client accused of murder.
Lifeline
Feb 16, 1972
A singer piles into mounting trouble with the law.
To Draw the Lightning
Feb 23, 1972
Was a police shooting premeditated? Mannix is on (and off) the case.
Scapegoat
Mar 01, 1972
Mannix transports jewels from London, or is that his double?
Death in the Fifth Gear
Mar 08, 1972
A racing accident lays Mannix up. While recuperating, he hears threats against him, but are they real?
Season 6
No overview available for this season.
The Open Web
Sep 17, 1972
A gang boss engineers a deceptive getaway.
Cry Silence
Sep 24, 1972
A priest's vows give a murderer a second chance.
The Crimson Halo
Oct 01, 1972
A medical practitioner finds that someone is out to get him.
Broken Mirror
Oct 08, 1972
A yachting misadventure draws Mannix into its deeps.
Portrait of a Hero
Oct 15, 1972
An aircraft prototype is debuted under mysterious circucmstances.
The Inside Man
Oct 22, 1972
Undercover in New Orleans.
To Kill a Memory
Oct 29, 1972
A amnesiac veteran is up to his stripes in mischief.
The Upside Down Penny
Nov 05, 1972
A stamp collection goes missing, and a starving artist gets rich.
One Step to Midnight
Nov 12, 1972
Return of a gang boss with indeterminate friends and enemies.
Harvest of Death
Nov 19, 1972
Rivalry amongst the orange trees.
A Puzzle for One
Nov 26, 1972
A colleague's murder leaves an open casebook.
Lost Sunday
Dec 03, 1972
Exposing a cover-up puts Mannix in hot water.
See No Evil
Dec 10, 1972
A trail of evidence indicates a friend of Peggy's.
Light and Shadow
Dec 17, 1972
A murder investigation bumps up against hard evidence.
A Game of Shadows
Dec 24, 1972
A murder suspect is a man with no identity.
The Man Who Wasn't There
Jan 07, 1973
A boastful nemesis takes Peggy for bait.
A Matter of Principle
Jan 14, 1973
A traffic accident uncovers a clueless murder.
Out of the Night
Jan 21, 1973
Peggy goes undercover to nab a dope ring.
Carol Lockwood, Past Tense
Jan 28, 1973
A ship lost at sea leaves a survivor and a curious tale.
The Faces of Murder
Feb 04, 1973
Conflicting confessions have to be sifted.
Search for a Whisper
Feb 18, 1973
A political candidate asks to be vetted.
To Quote a Dead Man
Feb 25, 1973
Someone is trying to kill a bum for his ""coat of many colors.""
A Problem of Innocence
Mar 04, 1973
An ex-con's daughter is suspected in murders surrounding the unrecovered loot.
The Danford File
Mar 11, 1973
Political blackmail turns to mischief when the blackmailer is found to be long dead.
Season 7
No overview available for this season.
The Girl in the Polka Dot Dress
Sep 16, 1973
A premonition is the only clue.
A Way to Dusty Death
Sep 23, 1973
A quiet town is ruffled by Mannix in his search for a missing youth.
Climb a Deadly Mountain
Sep 30, 1973
An escaped convict saves Mannix's life.
Little Girl Lost
Oct 07, 1973
Mannix probes a journalist's murder.
The Gang's All Here
Oct 14, 1973
A street gang plots to do Mannix in to make a name for itself.
Desert Run
Oct 21, 1973
A search inquiry proves hazardous, and Mannix finds his client is a ringer.
Silent Target
Oct 28, 1973
On vacation, Mannix discovers a hit operation.
A World Without Sundays
Nov 04, 1973
A girl disappears, and Mannix investigates her Vegas connection.
Sing a Song of Murder
Nov 11, 1973
An opera diva emerges from retirement and is met with inexplicable attempts on her life.
Search in the Dark
Nov 25, 1973
Mannix tracks down stolen jewels also wanted by a blind hood.
The Deadly Madonna
Dec 02, 1973
An actress claims a bizarre murder attempt.
Cry Danger
Dec 09, 1973
An old girlfriend makes Mannix the man in the middle of rival smugglers.
All the Dead Were Strangers
Dec 16, 1973
A plane crash is followed by murder attempts.
Race Against Time (1) (a.k.a.) A Matter of the Heart
Jan 06, 1974
A patriot in a dictatorship needs medical help.
Race Against Time (2) (a.k.a.) A Matter of the Heart
Jan 13, 1974
The patriotic resistance finds a traitor amongst them.
The Dark Hours
Jan 20, 1974
In possession of a piece of evidence, Mannix is shot and left for dead.
A Night Full of Darkness
Jan 27, 1974
A double set-up puts Lt. Malcolm behind bars.
Walk a Double Line
Feb 10, 1974
An open and shut case gets padlocked.
The Girl From Nowhere
Feb 17, 1974
A little girl is killed leaving no identity.
Rage to Kill
Feb 24, 1974
A psychiatrist who treats sociopaths is supposed to have committed suicide.
Mask For a Charade
Mar 03, 1974
A murder's clues indicate a cop.
A Question of Murder
Mar 10, 1974
A clueless investigation goes on pluck.
Trap for a Pigeon
Mar 24, 1974
Bribery money is taken in a robbery.
The Ragged Edge
Mar 31, 1974
The ravages of heroin.
Season 8
No overview available for this season.
Portrait in Blues
Sep 22, 1974
Murder on the rock circuit.
Game Plan
Sep 29, 1974
A kidnapper's ransom note calls for plunging in a card game.
A Fine Day for Dying
Oct 06, 1974
Out of a coma, back in the line of fire.
Walk on the Blind Side
Oct 13, 1974
Peggy gets mistaken for a stool pigeon.
The Green Men
Oct 20, 1974
A Leonardo, a forger of currency, is sought by practically everybody.
Death Has No Face
Oct 27, 1974
The vortex of the paranoid: Mannix is threatened and framed.
A Small Favor for an Old Friend
Nov 10, 1974
Old friend dies on a mob run, they suspect Mannix.
Enter Tami Okada
Nov 17, 1974
Japanese consular matters entail a private eye and Mannix's cooperation
Picture of a Shadow
Nov 24, 1974
Mannix takes the case of a muder victim in a photograph.
Desert Sun
Dec 01, 1974
Small town rules may include murder.
The Survivor Who Wasn't
Dec 15, 1974
His wife says somebody else came back from the crash.
A Choice of Victims
Dec 22, 1974
A Hollywood murder may have been a mistake.
A Word Called Courage
Jan 05, 1975
An old buddy tests Mannix's limits.
Man in a Trap
Jan 12, 1975
A colleague on the shady side of the street is killed.
Chance Meeting
Jan 19, 1975
A chance meeting between two Vietnam veterans proves fatal for one of them after they are spotted by a third buddy, a deserter who has no intention of being turned in.
Edge of the Web
Feb 02, 1975
A triangle in academia.
A Ransom for Yesterday
Feb 09, 1975
A kidnapping case suddenly emerges from the files.
The Empty Tower
Feb 16, 1975
A skyscraper burglary leavs Mannix and a pal in a fix.
Quartet for a Blunt Instrument
Feb 23, 1975
The death of an inventor raises questions of motive.
Bird of Prey (1)
Mar 02, 1975
On an island off the South American coast, Mannix seeks out the rescuer of a client's son.
Bird of Prey (2)
Mar 09, 1975
An assassination plot is revealed in the course of Mannix's investigation.
Design for Dying
Mar 23, 1975
A soft case with plush lining gives Mannix cause for uneasiness.
Search for a Dead Man
Apr 06, 1975
An incognito hitman loses his handiwork.
Hardball
Apr 13, 1975
Ratted out and up against it, a dealer takes hostages.