Shell Game is an American comedy-drama television series that aired on CBS from January 8 until February 12, 1987.
| Shell Game | |
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| Genre | Comedy drama |
| Created by | Carla Jean Wagner |
| Starring | James Read Margot Kidder Chip Zien Marg Helgenberger Rod McCary Fred McCarren |
| Composers | Richard Lewis Warren (pilot) Michael Colombier Udi Harpaz |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Alex Beaton John Wirth |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production companies | Lou-Step Productions Hey Keed Productions Warner Bros. Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | January 8 (1987-01-08) – February 12, 1987 (1987-02-12) |
Two former con artists use their skills in a consumer-action show.[1]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 1 | "Pilot" | Lou Antonio | Carla Jean Wagner | January 8, 1987 (1987-01-08) | |
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John hides Jennie after a con gone wrong. Jennie helps John into an asylum where an heiress is being held.
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| 2 | "Norman's Parking Ticket" | Harry Harris | Gerald Sanoff | January 15, 1987 (1987-01-15) | |
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A man's car was ticketed and used for murder, but the man claims he was out of town.
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| 3 | "The Old Team" | Paul Krasny | Nick Thiel & Kerry Ehrin | January 22, 1987 (1987-01-22) | |
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The consumer-action show is on to a con done by Jennie and her father
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| 4 | "The Upstairs Gardener" | Chris Leitch | John Wirth | January 29, 1987 (1987-01-29) | |
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An illegal alien is accused of killing an heiress.
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| 5 | "Pai Gow" | Harry Mastrogeorge | John Wells & Mitchell Fink | February 5, 1987 (1987-02-05) | |
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When a man is charged with drunk driving and manslaughter, he claims he was set up.
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| 6 | "Dead Wrong" | Chris Leitch | John Wirth & John Wells | February 12, 1987 (1987-02-12) | |
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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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