Mannix

Season 1

TV-PG
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.
Where to Watch Season 1
24 Episodes
  • The Name Is Mannix
    E1
    Episode 1The Name Is MannixMannix has side action on a kidnap case.
  • Skid Marks on a Dry Run
    E2
    Episode 2Skid Marks on a Dry RunMannix 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
    E3
    Episode 3Nothing Ever Works TwiceMannix is set up for the murder of an old girlfriend's husband.
  • The Many Deaths of Saint Christopher
    E4
    Episode 4The Many Deaths of Saint ChristopherA group of businessmen approach Intertect. They say they want to approach a former colleague and offer him $1 million for a new formula. Mannix is suspicious the clients aren't telling the truth. He befriends the daughter of the man the businessmen want to approach and she falls for him. Mannix keeps digging and discovers the clients are really Nazi hunters. Or are they really Nazis? Mannix must find the answer and save the life of the daughter.
  • Make Like It Never Happened
    E5
    Episode 5Make Like It Never HappenedA little girl wishes to "rent a detective" to prove that her father, who is on Death Row, is innocent. Mannix takes the case, working on his own time, and will have to do without Intertect's help. Mannix romances the mistress of a reclusive rich man at whose estate the murder took place. The detective must cope with a web of deceit to find out what really happened.
  • The Cost of a Vacation
    E6
    Episode 6The Cost of a VacationA model spots a Latin man she met on a vacation but he flees. She hires a former boyfriend, Joe Mannix, to track down the man. But the case quickly becomes more complicated. It turns out the Latin man is an assassin. The lives of both Mannix and his client are now endangered.
  • Warning: Live Blueberries
    E7
    Episode 7Warning: Live BlueberriesMannix is hired by an old friend to find his college-age daughter, who is living in a commune. Mannix soon discovers the commune has secrets that can be deadly to discover. One college basketball player has already died. And why is a hoodlum so interested in what transpires at the commune?
  • Beyond the Shadow of a Dream
    E8
    Episode 8Beyond the Shadow of a DreamA 26-year-old woman, worth $10 million, hires Intertect to do a background check on her boyfriend. It turns out the woman has spent 10 years in a mental hospital and seems on the verge of cracking up. Mannix suspects something more sinister. The woman is surrounded by shady characters. The detective concludes one of them seeks to drive her back to the mental hospital.
  • Huntdown
    E9
    Episode 9HuntdownInvestigating an insurance claim, Mannix finds himself intensely scrutinized.
  • Coffin for a Clown
    E10
    Episode 10Coffin for a ClownA woman hires Mannix to find her ex-husband so that she can get custody of her child. He finds the father and son quickly, but there are several others who are hunting them as well, and someone is willing to kill to get them.
  • Catalogue of Sins
    E11
    Episode 11Catalogue of SinsA burglar steals notebooks from a psychiatrist but double crosses an accomplice and takes the notebooks for himself. One of the patients hires Mannix and Intertect after being blackmailed. Mannix's client is a movie studio art director who has a secret in his past. The trail turns deadly. The burglar and a companion turn up dead and Intertect boss Lew Wickersham is wounded.
  • Turn Every Stone
    E12
    Episode 12Turn Every StoneA crusading newspaper editor is preparing an explosive expose of a state legislator. But a man who supposedly had the documentation has fled just as the story went to press. The editor hires Intertect, which sends Mannix to work on the case. Mannix and Intertect boss Wickersham come to doubt whether the legislator is corrupt. But somebody is responsible for a trail of bodies and Mannix is determined to find out who.
  • Run, Sheep, Run
    E13
    Episode 13Run, Sheep, RunIntertect is retained by the police department to help transport a woman informant to safety. At least that's the story Mannix is told by a police inspector. But the case proves more complicated -- and very deadly. The informant turns out to be an undercover policewoman and Mannix is really a decoy. The policewoman is killed and Mannix remains the target of crooked cops.
  • Then the Drink Takes the Man
    E14
    Episode 14Then the Drink Takes the ManUndercover at a health farm for boozehounds.
  • The Falling Star
    E15
    Episode 15The Falling StarMannix checks out an actress with an enemy.
  • License to Kill---Limit Three People
    E16
    Episode 16License to Kill---Limit Three PeopleThree people are brutally murdered. The evidence points to David Tate. When a potential client approaches Intertect about trying to prove Tate innocent, Mannix agrees to take the case. The private detective finds himself caught in between the police and whoever is framing Tate.
  • Deadfall (1)
    E17
    Episode 17Deadfall (1)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)
    E18
    Episode 18Deadfall (2)The two paths of the case meet at the water's edge.
  • You Can Get Killed Out There
    E19
    Episode 19You Can Get Killed Out ThereMannix quits Intertect after Wickersham agrees to accept a case from suspected gang boss Aram Karmalis. Striking out on his own, Mannix agrees to help a young woman. But it turns out that Mannix is now working a different angle of the same case.
  • Another Final Exit (or, The Box)
    E20
    Episode 20Another Final Exit (or, The Box)A missing million leads Mannix out of Intertect as bait for a drug ring.
  • Eight to Five, Its a Miracle
    E21
    Episode 21Eight to Five, Its a MiracleMannix is hired to investigate a supposed miracle that has occurred on land owned by a mobster. When a man turns up dead and the mobster's thugs beat on Mannix, the miracle's legitimacy seems highly doubtful. But the motives for faking the miracle are murky, at best. The mobster doesn't stand to gain financially. But Mannix is determined to find the truth.
  • Delayed Reaction
    E22
    Episode 22Delayed ReactionA man named Spinelli shows up severely injured at a hospital emergency room, asking for Mannix. The detective arrives. He's never seen Spinelli before in his life. From this odd beginning, Mannix will be beaten, suspended by Intertect and shot at with a spear gun as he tries to solve a mystery extending back more than 20 years.
  • To Kill a Writer
    E23
    Episode 23To Kill a WriterAn unsolved murder and an author with enemies.
  • The Girl in the Frame
    E24
    Episode 24The Girl in the FrameA fake Renoir is suspected, and the model is in danger.
Cast of Season 1
  • Mike ConnorsJoe Mannix
  • Joseph CampanellaLew Wickersham
 
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