One of the odder TV partnerships, the short-lived series tells the tale of Lionel Whitney, an accountant (aka a "Brownshoe" in street parlance") and detective-story afficinado who gets involved with E.L. Turner (aka "Tenspeed,", slang for a fast-talking con-man), who suckers Lionel into a series of schemes. The two end up becoming detectives since it's Lionel's dream and E.L. needs a job to stay out of prison, and use a combination of pulp-detective schtick, elaborate con games, Lionel's karate skills, and good old ole-fashioned investigative skills to solve their cases. T&B didn't last more then a half-season, but it spawned a spinoff of sorts, when Ben Vereen went on to reprise his character Tenspeed on J.J. Starbuck.
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aired Jan 28, 1980
- Poor
- Nothing special
- Worth watching
- Pretty cool
- Awesome
- Status Ended
- Premiered Jan 27, 1980
- Genre Action, Adventure
- Country United States
- Network ABC
- Runtime 60 minutes
- Links TheTVDB
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- Last Updated Mar 27, 2021
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