Big Shamus, Little Shamus

Pilot

The Canary

Arnie becomes romantically involved with a beautiful singer who is making a comeback. A fake attempt on her life, staged for publicity, becomes twisted and the attempts become real.

Sep 29, 1979

The Abduction

Arnie and a young heiress are held hostage en route to Max's Father's Day speech at school.

Oct 6, 1979

The Cover

Stephanie's cousin convinces Stephanie and Arnie to help him one last time. Only this time his con game kills a cop and almost kills Max.

Oct 2, 1979

The Ledge

The diversion at the heist of a jeweler's trade show, an attempted suicide, is diverted by Max's friendship with the woman's daughter.

Oct 18, 1979

The Rubens

The insurance agent for a company arranging a ""buy-back"" of a Rubens is mugged. Arnie becomes suspicious when the thief seems to know the insurance agent, and Arnie's investigation almost gets him killed.

Oct 19, 1979

The Bar Mitzvah

Through Max's relationship with Paul, the Bar Mitzvah boy, Arnie learns Paul's mother is being blackmailed. When the blackmailer is killed, both Paul's mother and her husband come under suspicion.

Oct 25, 1979

The Loser

Arnie unintentionally exposes a woman given a new identity by the FBI, and he now must protect her from the mob.

Nov 15, 1979

The Assassin

Max eavesdrops on a phone call in which a hired killer is to murder Korman for revenge. Korman investigates with his computer, Arnie, who has common sense.

Nov 21, 1979

The Fanatics

Stephanie, Jingles and Max accidentally become hostages when two fanatics plan to kill a civil rights leader who is staying at the hotel.

Dec 4, 1979