Pros and Cons (TV series)

Pros and Cons
Genre	Crime drama
Created by	Donald R. Boyle; Coleman Luck; Jacqueline Zambrano;
Starring	James Earl Jones; Madge Sinclair; Richard Crenna;
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	12
Production
Executive producer(s)	Robert Lieberman; Coleman Luck;
Running time	60 minutes
Production company(s)	Schenck/Cardea Productions; Lorimar Television;
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	September 26, 1991 –; January 2, 1992
Chronology
Preceded by	Gabriel's Fire

Pros and Cons is an American crime drama television series that ran on ABC from September 26, 1991 to January 2, 1992 in the United States during the 1991–92 television season. It is a revamped, more lighthearted version of Gabriel's Fire, which aired on ABC the previous season.

Overview

Gabriel Bird is a former Chicago police officer, who, over twenty years prior, had been wrongfully sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a fellow officer. He was exonerated and subsequently became a Chicago private detective (as seen on Gabriel's Fire). Bird then moves to Los Angeles, where he teams up with another private eye, Mitch O'Hannon. Bird also marries his love interest, Josephine, She had been the proprietress of a café where Bird had begun frequenting shortly after his release, at first for her good, homestyle cooking, but soon, primarily for her companionship.

The episode "Birds Gotta Fly", directed by Mario Van Peebles, starred Irene Cara as Bird's estranged daughter Celine, as well as movie and TV personality Michael Beach as Josephine's military-bound son, and Meagan Good in a small role.

When the revamped version of Gabriel's Fire was announced, its original working title was Bird & Katt, as Crenna's character was first named Peter Katt in development. After further revision of the new format, Peter Katt became Mitch O'Hannon and the producers settled on the title Pros and Cons, which had a dual meaning—not only that of the positives and negatives of the two leads working together, but of the fact that they were professional detectives often chasing after convicts.

Characters

Gabriel Bird, played by James Earl Jones
Josephine, played by Madge Sinclair
Mitch O'Hannon, played by Richard Crenna

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External links

Pros and Cons on IMDb
Pros and Cons at TV.com

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