Mannix (season 5)

Mannix
Season 5
No. of episodes24
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseSeptember 15, 1971 (1971-09-15) –
March 8, 1972 (1972-03-08)
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List of episodes

This is a list of episodes from the fifth season of Mannix.

Broadcast history

The season originally aired Wednesdays at 10:00-11:00 pm (EST).[1][2]

Home media

The season was released on DVD by Paramount Home Video.

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
991"Dark So Early, Dark So Long"John Llewellyn MoxeyRobert W. LenskiSeptember 15, 1971 (1971-09-15)
Mannix's latest case involves blackmail and murder. (Rosemary Forsyth, Guy Stockwell)
1002"Cold Trail"Barry CraneEd WatersSeptember 22, 1971 (1971-09-22)
A young woman is on the run from a gang of killers with an unknown motive.
1013"A Step in Time"Sutton RoleyMann RubinSeptember 29, 1971 (1971-09-29)
Mannix can't find the lady who he saw being attacked in her yard by 2 men, but he does find out that a woman was murdered there under the same scenario a year before.
1024"Wine from These Grapes"Paul KrasnyDavid H. VowellOctober 6, 1971 (1971-10-06)
Mannix investigates a murder in a California grape-growing region. (Victor Jory as Stefan Mannix)
1035"Woman in the Shadows"Paul KrasnyKarl TunbergOctober 13, 1971 (1971-10-13)
A mysterious woman gets Mannix involved in the hunt for the first chapter of Karl Marx's Das Kapital.
1046"Days Beyond Recall"Jud TaylorRobert PiroshOctober 20, 1971 (1971-10-20)
Mannix searches skid row for a former crime exposé writer who supposedly drowned. (Vic Morrow, Elizabeth Allen)
1057"Run Till Dark"Murray GoldenDan UllmanOctober 27, 1971 (1971-10-27)
Mannix finds himself in a dirty syndicate game involving a youngsters' baseball coach gone missing.
1068"The Glass Trap"Reza S. BadiyiEdward J. LaksoNovember 3, 1971 (1971-11-03)
A New York policeman is troubled over extraditing a suspected cop killer.
1079"A Choice of Evils"Paul KrasnyJames SchmererNovember 10, 1971 (1971-11-10)
A racketeer makes Mannix his reluctant employee.
10810"A Button for General D"Reza S. BadiyiErnie FrankelNovember 17, 1971 (1971-11-17)
A dying man's words start a treasure hunt.
10911"The Man Outside"Harry Harvey, Jr.Story by : Tibor Zada
Teleplay by : Arthur Weiss
November 24, 1971 (1971-11-24)
A retired Army general (Andrew Duggan) is victimized by a blackmailer.
11012"Murder Times Three"Leonard J. HornStephen KandelDecember 1, 1971 (1971-12-01)
Mannix wonders why he's been fired from separate cases at once.
11113"Catspaw"Leonard J. HornFrank TelfordDecember 8, 1971 (1971-12-08)
A case of extortion places Mannix on the search for a missing letter.
11214"To Save a Dead Man"Paul KrasnyDonn MullallyDecember 15, 1971 (1971-12-15)
A dying man pleads with Mannix to save a convicted murderer who admits his guilt.
11315"Nightshade"Reza BadiyiMartin RothDecember 29, 1971 (1971-12-29)
A comedian is connected to a private eye's murder. Milton Berle guest stars.
11416"Babe in the Woods"Leonard J. HornRobert W. LenskiJanuary 5, 1972 (1972-01-05)
Mannix puts himself at risk when he looks for a murder victim's plans hidden on a golf course. Nita Talbot and Paul Stevens guest star.
11517"The Sound of Murder"Leslie H. MartinsonLeigh VanceJanuary 12, 1972 (1972-01-12)
A tape recording connects a missing philanderer to a beautiful model, blackmail and murder.
11618"Moving Target"Richard BenedictKarl TunbergJanuary 19, 1972 (1972-01-19)
A silent partner seems anxious to silence his partner. Art Buchwald has a cameo role.
11719"Cry Pigeon"Reza BadiyiDonn MullallyJanuary 26, 1972 (1972-01-26)
The patriarch of a racketeer family comes to Mannix for help in a possible gang war.
11820"A Walk in the Shadows"Paul KrasnyEdward J. LaksoFebruary 9, 1972 (1972-02-09)
Mannix deals with jealousy and blackmail as he works to clear a man accused of murdering his wife.
11921"Lifeline"Leslie H. MartinsonDan UllmanFebruary 16, 1972 (1972-02-16)
A singer becomes a target for murder after his involvement with a dope pusher's killing. Lou Rawls guest stars.
12022"To Draw the Lightning"Don McDougallEd AdamsonFebruary 23, 1972 (1972-02-23)
A cop is accused of murder, but is strangely uncooperative in helping Mannix prove it was a set-up.
12123"Scapegoat"Leslie H. MartinsonStephen KandelMarch 1, 1972 (1972-03-01)
With Mannix stranded in the desert, his lookalike Mannix (imposter) (Dick Ziker) (also played by Mike Connors in a dual role) makes off with eight million dollars worth of jewels.
12224"Death is the Fifth Gear"Paul KrasnyChester KrumholzMarch 8, 1972 (1972-03-08)
A somewhat dotty patient has Mannix deal with a case that engulfs him with paranoia and hallucinations.

References

  1. ^ TV Listings for September 15, 1971
  2. ^ TV Listings for March 8, 1972
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