Cannon (season 5)

This is a list of episodes from the fifth and final season of Cannon.

Cannon
Season 5
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes24
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseSeptember 10, 1975 (1975-09-10) 
March 3, 1976 (1976-03-03)
Season chronology

Broadcast history

The season originally aired Wednesdays at 9:00-10:00 pm (EST).

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
981"Nightmare"Paul StanleyRobert LenskiSeptember 10, 1975 (1975-09-10)
A dying man confesses to causing the deaths of Cannon's wife and child, but dies before revealing his motive.
992"The Deadly Conspiracy: Part 1"Michael CaffeyStephen KandelSeptember 17, 1975 (1975-09-17)

Cannon teams up with Barnaby Jones to investigate the activities of a large corporation that may include murder. This episode concludes on Barnaby Jones.

Notes: For syndication, the ending was refilmed to resolve the case in one episode, with Bud McKenna (Murray Hamilton) surviving instead of being murdered by Alex Parks (Diana Douglas). Although Miss Douglas is listed in the opening titles, her role is completely edited out of the syndicated version of the Cannon episode.
1003"The Wrong Medicine"Paul StanleyNorman LessingSeptember 24, 1975 (1975-09-24)
Cannon probes a malpractice suit filed against a young resident.
1014"The Iceman"William WiardLarry AlexanderOctober 1, 1975 (1975-10-01)
Cannon reopens a murder case in the hope that he can find evidence to clear an imprisoned friend.
1025"The Victim"Lawrence DobkinJimmy SangsterOctober 8, 1975 (1975-10-08)
A singer says that friend, a famed vocalist, is being held hostage.
1036"The Man Who Died Twice"William WiardS.S. SchweitzerOctober 15, 1975 (1975-10-15)
A corrupt cop who was presumed dead is the prime suspect in the murder of a loan shark.
1047"A Touch of Venom"Chris RobinsonLarry AlexanderOctober 22, 1975 (1975-10-22)
Radicals poison Cannon and withhold the antidote in an attempt to make him subject to their whims.
1058"Man in the Middle"Allen ReisnerRichard LandauOctober 29, 1975 (1975-10-29)
Cannon heads to Mexico to pick up the body of a friend's son, who apparently died under strange circumstances.
1069"Fall Guy"Lawrence DobkinHoward DimsdaleNovember 5, 1975 (1975-11-05)
Cannon attempts to vindicate the vice-president of an oil company who's accused of misappropriating funds.
10710"The Melted Man"Leo PennNorman LessingNovember 12, 1975 (1975-11-12)
A wealthy heiress believes she sees a snowman with a hatchet in its head on her desert estate.
10811"The Wedding March"Leo PennBrad RadnitzNovember 19, 1975 (1975-11-19)
Cannon hunts for a psychopath who's beating women.
10912"The Hero"William WiardIrving PearlbergNovember 26, 1975 (1975-11-26)
A war hero's is accused of killing a cult leader.
11013"To Still the Voice"Leo PennS: Robert Heverly;
S/T: S.S. Schweitzer
December 3, 1975 (1975-12-03)
Cannon probes a black leader's assassination. This episode is notable because a key suspect from a very wealthy, very conservative family refuses to divulge information that would exonerate himself from the assassination because the information would expose the fact that he was gay.
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"The Star"William WiardMargaret ArmenDecember 10, 1975 (1975-12-10)
A former movie star's son disappears without a trace and when Cannon finds him, he must figure out why the boy is being stalked by assassins.
11316"The Games Children Play"Margaret ArmenS: Jack Turley;
T: Albert Aley
December 17, 1975 (1975-12-17)
A boy tries to convince everyone that he saw a kidnapping.
11417"The Reformer"Lawrence DobkinLarry ForresterJanuary 7, 1976 (1976-01-07)
A crusading editor accused of murder hires Cannon to vindicate him.
11518"The House of Cards"Kenneth GilbertRobert I. HoltJanuary 14, 1976 (1976-01-14)
An accountant vanishes after he finds records containing evidence of fraud committed within his company.
11619"Revenge"Paul StanleyGene ThompsonJanuary 21, 1976 (1976-01-21)
Cannon is implicated in a mob boss's murder.
11720"Cry Wolf"Lawrence DobkinT: Carey Wilber;
S/T: Stephen Kandel
January 28, 1976 (1976-01-28)
A multimillionaire suspects foul play in his grandson's supposed kidnapping.
11821"The Quasar Kill"William WiardTerence Tunberg,
Karl Tunberg
February 4, 1976 (1976-02-04)
Cannon investigates the bizarre case of a scientist getting killed by a laser beam.
11922"Snapshot"Michael CaffeyLeonard KantorFebruary 11, 1976 (1976-02-11)
An ex-enforcer hires Cannon to find out why a hit man is stalking him.
12023"Point After Death"Chris RobinsonT: Mann Rubin;
S/T: Robert I. Holt
February 18, 1976 (1976-02-18)
Cannon probes the killing of a star quarterback's girlfriend. This episode is notable for the second GLTBQ-themed storyline of the season, and the series.
12124"Bloodlines"David WhorfT: Anthony Spinner,
Gene Thompson;
S/T: Robert C. Dennis
February 25, 1976 (1976-02-25)
A millionaire tries to frame his daughter-in-law for murder.
12225"Madman"William WiardLarry ForresterMarch 3, 1976 (1976-03-03)
A scientist at an Army base, who's a friend of Cannon's, behaves irrationally, so the detective tries to help him.
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