1. Let's Hear It for a Living Legend (1972)
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.
Release date: 1972-09-13
Season number: 1
Episode number: 1
Runtime: 70 minutes
Director: Jack Smight
Writer: Del Reisman
Guest stars
Stefanie Powers
as Angie Ives
Madlyn Rhue
as Holly Allencamp
Robert Webber
as Jerry Brinkman
Deacon Jones
as Joe Fabian
Conrad Janis
as Video Technician
Michael Lerner
as Bartender
Jock Mahoney
as Albert Bates
Marty Ingels
as Marty Ingels
Anitra Ford
as Susan
Colby Chester
as Corliss
John Finnegan
as Lt. Hallohan
Russell Arms
as Ambulance Attendant
Peggy Walton-Walker
as Dr. Judy Forrest
Byron Morrow
as Commisioner Grant
Jeffrey Sayre
as Reporter (uncredited)
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John Brodie - Ritchie Mulligan, Ben Davidson - Mangine, Tom Mack - Ed Wolinski, Gene Washington - Clay Mills, Clancy Williams - Walt Hicks, Curt Gowdy - Curt Gowdy, Charlie Jones - Charlie Jones, Chuck Morrell - Hank Ives, Bart Burns - 1st Reporter, Bud Furillo - 2nd Reporter, Chris Forbes - Debbie, Marvin Goux - Coach (uncredited), Joseph La Cava - Bartender (uncredited), Primo López - Spectator (uncredited), Rod McGaughy - Coach (uncredited), Clark Ross - Library Patron (uncredited)