Ex-cop Frank McBride (Eddie Albert) and ex-con Pete Ryan (Robert Wagner) start their own detective agency.
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Title: Switch (1975–1978)
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| Complete series cast summary: | |||
| Robert Wagner | ... | Pete T. Ryan 71 episodes, 1975-1978 | |
| Eddie Albert | ... | Frank MacBride 71 episodes, 1975-1978 | |
| Charlie Callas | ... | Malcolm Argos 71 episodes, 1975-1978 | |
| Sharon Gless | ... | Maggie Philbin 71 episodes, 1975-1978 | |
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Former bunco Detective Frank MacBride (Eddie Albert) joins forces with a con artist he once sent to jail, Pete Ryan (Robert Wagner), to operate their own private detective agency. Most of their cases involve running cons on the bad guys in order to trick them into surrendering or revealing the whereabouts of the stolen loot, jewels, et cetera. Maggie Philbin (Sharon Gless) was their cute receptionist, and wacky restaurateur Malcolm Argos (Charlie Callas), whose mastery of disguise often came in handy in helping MacBride and Ryan on their cases, provided the comic relief. Written by Marty McKee <mmckee@soltec.net>
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detective | partner | con artist | private detective | father son relationship |Taglines:
Robert Wagner and Eddie Albert as an ex-con and an ex-cop who join forces to form a highly unorthodox, highly entertaining team of private investigators. (season 1) See more »Parents Guide:
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Frank MacBride: Well, I was a cop and...
Peterson T. 'Pete' Ryan: I wasn't.
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In order for Glen A. Larson to develop the series, Roy Huggins (who along with Stephen J. Cannell created The Rockford Files (1974); at the time) had introduced him to con artists, where The Sting (1973) was based on and James Cagney had introduced him to another one of his books that took place in the 1920s, in New York City. See more »Quotes
Miss Lydell: I don't know much about your background.Frank MacBride: Well, I was a cop and...
Peterson T. 'Pete' Ryan: I wasn't.
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Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Steve Allen/Jack Palance/Buddy Rich/Madlyn Rhue (1975) See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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21 March 1975 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Los Vegas Roundabout See more »Filming Locations:
Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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I only ever saw this series the first (and only) time it was broadcast in Ireland (remember the 'Spinning Coin' at the start ?). Anyway - I agree - it was an excellent 'Sting-in-the-Tail' type show - the 'mark' usually deserved what (s)he got - so in essence we were rooting for the 'bad guys', in the mold of Newman/Redford in the extremely excellent 'The Sting' - a film which NEVER grows stale.
And yes - this is indeed a show which appears to have 'fallen out of Television History' - others being 'Cool Million' and 'It Takes a Thief' - these made Saturday evening viewing (while growing up) a delight.
More please ( but DON'T remake them as movies ! ).
Enjoy !