Shell Game (TV series)
Shell Game is an American comedy-drama television series that aired on CBS from January 8 until February 12, 1987.
| Shell Game | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy-drama |
| Created by | Carla Jean Wagner |
| Starring | James Read Margot Kidder Chip Zien Marg Helgenberger |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Alex Beaton John Wirth |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Lou-Step Productions Warner Bros. Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | January 8 – February 12, 1987 |
Premise
Two former con artists use their skills in a consumer-action show.[1]
Cast
- James Read as John Reid
- Margot Kidder as Jennie Jerome
- Chip Zien as Bert Luna
- Marg Helgenberger as Natalie Thayer
- Rod McCary as William Bauer
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot" | Lou Antonio | Carla Jean Wagner | January 8, 1987 | |
| John hides Jennie after a con gone wrong. Jennie helps John into an asylum where an heiress is being held. | |||||
| 2 | "Norman's Parking Ticket" | Harry Harris | Gerald Sanoff | January 15, 1987 | |
| A man's car was ticketed and used for murder, but the man claims he was out of town. | |||||
| 3 | "The Old Team" | Paul Krasny | Nick Thiel & Kerry Ehrin | January 22, 1987 | |
| The consumer-action show is on to a con done by Jennie and her father | |||||
| 4 | "The Upstairs Gardener" | Chris Leitch | John Wirth | January 29, 1987 | |
| An illegal alien is accused of killing an heiress. | |||||
| 5 | "Pai Gow" | Harry Mastrogeorge | John Wells & Mitchell Fink | February 5, 1987 | |
| When a man is charged with drunk driving and manslaughter, he claims he was set up. | |||||
| 6 | "Dead Wrong" | Chris Leitch | John Wirth & John Wells | February 12, 1987 | |
| Luna and Bauer are fired when they air an unsubstantiated arsonist story, Jennie and John makes a bet on who can solve the case first. | |||||
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References
- TV Guide. "Shell Game Cast and Details". TV Guide. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
External links
- Shell Game on IMDb
- Shell Game at TV.com
- TV Guide
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