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| Cannon: Season One, Vol. 1 | 
 enlarge | Directors: Alf Kjellin, Michael O'herlihy, John Badham, William Hale (ii), E. Arthur Kean
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
List Price: $36.98
Buy New: $23.00
You Save: $13.98 (38%)
New (23) Used (5) from $19.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 1149
Format: Box Set, Color, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 4
Running Time: 615
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 892424
UPC: 097368924246
EAN: 0097368924246
ASIN: B001675ZJM
Theatrical Release Date: September 14, 1971
Release Date: July 8, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Factory sealed. Ships 1st class.
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Product Description
The weekly adventures of Frank Cannon an overweight balding ex-cop with a deep voice and expensive tastes in culinary pleasures who becomes a high-priced private investigator. Since Cannon's girth didn't allow for many fist-fights and gun battles (although there were many) the series substituted car chases and high production values in their place.System Requirements:Running Time: 615 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 097368924246 Manufacturer No: 892424
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
 cannon July 12, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I just can't give more then 3 stars. Not because this is a great series..but because Paramount continues to offer sloppy looking copies. This looks like something copied off TV in VHS and then transfered to DVD. Now I know that is not the case but just pointing out the over all quality of the set. Colors shift on some episodes and the picture quality is soft. I buy hundreds of DVD each year and many of the TV series. But this is truly the poorest quality I have seen so far. I know, Paramount will come back and say that this is because it is an old show, etc etc etc. But that is bull. Why Paramount couldn't have remastered the set before transfer is beyond me. They could have cleaned this set and offered the kind of quality I get from Universal, Disney, etc. Final statement - A great TV series that deserves better quality. Shame on you Paramount as you continue to blunder ahead.
 CANNON IS A MUST OWN!!! July 8, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Just got this and its great. I havent seen it since TV Land ran it some time ago. Cant wait to see the vol 2. I don't care for the 2 vol sets. They should have put the whole thing together like Mannix. Maybe Barnaby Jones will come out next?????
The original Marshall Dillon May 11, 2008
5 out of 10 found this review helpful
I'm glad Cannon is going to be out on dvd, I've been waiting for years to see this. Too Bad they don't want my money, I was willing to buy the full season. I guess it's good news for Netflix.
the best is finally here April 26, 2008
2 out of 7 found this review helpful
This is fantastic, finally the best detective show of them all.
Robert Conrad is wonderful as Cannon. His superior acting ability was able to keep your attention from beginning to end. I have waited for years for this to be released and I only hope all the entire episodes will be forthcoming.
Good Viewing April 23, 2008
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
The 120 hour-long episodes of the detective drama "Cannon" were originally broadcast on CBS from 1971-1976. There was also a two-hour pilot, which premiered on March 26, 1971 and a two-hour sequel broadcast on November 1, 1980. This DVD set includes on the first twelve regular episodes of the first season (no pilot). The episode titles, original broadcast dates, and notable guest stars are detailed below.
"Cannon" was probably the least pompous of the original entries in television's anti-establishment police/private-eye subgenre; setting the stage for "Harry-O" and "The Rockford Files". Rotund actor William Conrad played the title character; dubbed "Cannonball" in Mad Magazine's satire of the series. After years as the voiceover narrator of "The Fugitive" and "Rocky and Bullwinkle", Conrad finally was allowed to be on-screen and is said to have incorporated a lot of his own quirky characteristics into the Frank Cannon character.
Frank is a detective who only takes a case when he feels like it or his pressed for cash to maintain his expensive epicurean lifestyle (i.e. adventures in eating). Most of the action in the series is in the form of car chases; there is some fighting but almost no running. Lacking a handsome co-star "Cannon's" producers were obviously ceding most potential female viewers to the other networks during this time slot; which is generally a good thing for those in the target demographic as there are no compromises to expand the audience.
"Cannon" was a quality Quinn Martin production with logical situations, good suspense, and fast pacing.
Then again, what do I know? I'm only a child.
Episode 1 (14 Sept 71) "Salinas Jackpot" - Tom Skeritt, Sharon Acker; Episode 2 (21 Sept 71) "Death Chain" Episode 3 (28 Sept 71) "Call Unicorn" - Wayne Rogers; Episode 4 (5 Oct 71) "Country Blues - Clu Gulager, David Huddleston, Joan Van Ark; Episode 5 (12 Oct 71) "Scream of Silence"; Episode 6 (19 Oct 71) "Fool's Gold," L.Q. Jones; Episode 7 26 Oct 71) "Girl In the Electric Coffin" Kim Hunter; Episode 8 (9 Nov 71) "Dead Pigeon"; Episode 9 16 Nov 71) "Lonely Place to Die"; Episode 10 (23 Nov 71) "No Pockets in the Shroud," Roy Scheider, Linda Marsh; Episode 11 (30 Jan 72) "Stone, Cold Dead," Richard Anderson;
Episode 12 (7 Dec 71) "Death is a Double Cross"
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