Episodes
1. Let's Hear It for a Living Legend
September 13, 1972
70 min
When a football player vanishes from the field in full view of network cameras and a live audience, it's up to Banacek to figure out how his kidnappers spirited him away without a trace.
Guest Stars:
Stefanie Powers, Madlyn Rhue, Robert Webber, John Brodie, Ben Davidson
2. Project Phoenix
September 27, 1972
70 min
The multi-million dollar Phoenix, prototype for a revolutionary new car, disappears from a non-stop train en route to Boston - flat-car included. Banacek is called in to find the missing vehicle before a huge insurance claim must be paid.
Guest Stars:
Joanna Pettet, William Windom, Herb Edelman, Bert Convy, Percy Rodriguez
3. No Sign of the Cross
1.0
October 11, 1972
70 min
A golden cross, on its way from a Mexican church to an American gangster anxious to reform his image, turns into worthless junk without ever leaving the possession of the couriers sent to deliver it. Banacek must figure out where and how the switch was pulled off.
Guest Stars:
Broderick Crawford, Louise Sorel, Gordon Pinsent, Jack MacGowran, Victor Jory
4. A Million the Hard Way
1.0
November 1, 1972
70 min
Banacek must figure out who stole a million dollars from a supposedly tamper-proof display case.
Guest Stars:
Margot Kidder, Don Keefer, Barry Russo, Clark Ross, Cosmo Sardo
5. To Steal a King
November 15, 1972
70 min
A king's ransom in precious coins vanishes from a hotel-suite vault while the owners sleep only a few feet away. Banacek arrives to figure out how the impossible to open vault was so easily breached without a sign left behind.
Guest Stars:
Al Bain, Brenda Vaccaro, Kevin McCarthy, Pernell Roberts, Roger C. Carmel
6. Ten Thousand Dollars a Page
January 10, 1973
70 min
When a priceless book vanishes from a sealed display case in a room that no thief could possibly escape, it's up to Banacek to show how someone beat the supposedly foolproof alarms to make off with the artifact.
Guest Stars:
Stella Stevens, Joel Fabiani, David Doyle, David Wayne, Ted Cassidy
7. The Greatest Collection of Them All
January 24, 1973
70 min
Banacek figures out how $23 million worth of paintings vanished from a moving truck transporting them from New York to Boston.
Guest Stars:
George Murdock, Penny Fuller, Mike Farrell, Gene Dynarski, Penny Marshall
8. The Two Million Clams of Cap'n Jack
February 7, 1973
70 min
Just before Cap'n Jack's seafood restaurant franchise is set to go public, millions of dollars in stock certificates are stolen from a non-stop elevator, leaving Banacek to find them before someone walks through walls with a fortune.
Guest Stars:
Jessica Walter, Andrew Duggan, Linden Chiles, William Schallert, Gregory Sierra
