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S01E05 - "The Gentleman Bandit"
Aired on Apr 13, 1983, 1:00 AM
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This series was Sam Spade played for broad comedy. Ace Crawford was an incompetent gumshoe whose reputation as an ace detective was maintained by a progression of wild accidents and dumb luck. He was assisted by Toomey, a CPA who truly believed his mystique. Ace's favorite hangout was a wharfside bar run by Inch, mainly because his romantic foil, Luana, was a singer there.
Episodes (1 Season · 5 Episodes)
E1
Murder at Restful Hills
Ace investigates possible murders at nursing home, camouflaging himself as Toomey's senile father.
Mar 15, 1983
30 min
E2
Bull Bates
Ace is approached by mud wrestler Dee Dee to help bring down her mobster boy friend Bull Bates.
Mar 22, 1983
30 min
E3
Inch in a Pinch
Ace sees red when he discovers that his buddy Inch has been roughed up badly by a group of ruthless mobsters.
Mar 29, 1983
30 min
E4
The Microchip Caper
Ace is hired to test plant security for a computer company and finds himself in the center of a multimillion-dollar con.
Apr 5, 1983
30 min
E5
The Gentleman Bandit
Ace goes undercover as a secretary to try and catch a thief who is preying on a magazine's female employees.
Apr 12, 1983
30 min
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