Big Shamus, Little Shamus

Big Shamus, Little Shamus is an American detective drama series that aired on CBS on Saturday nights at 9:00 p.m Eastern Time for two weeks from September 29, 1979 to October 6, 1979. The show performed so poorly in the ratings, it was canceled after only two episodes were broadcast.

Big Shamus, Little Shamus
Created by	Tracy Hotchner
Developed by	Christopher Knopf
Starring	Brian Dennehy Kathryn Leigh Scott Doug McKeon George Wyner
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	9 (7 unaired)
Production
Executive producers	Sam Rolfe Lee Rich
Producer	Fred Freiberger
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Lorimar Productions
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	September 29 (1979-09-29) – October 6, 1979 (1979-10-06)

Premise

The series focuses on Arnie Sutter, the veteran house detective at The Ansonia Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and his thirteen-year-old son Max, who solved crimes at the hotel casino relating to legalized gambling.

Cast

• Brian Dennehy as Arnie Sutter
• Doug McKeon as Max Sutter
• George Wyner as George Korman
• Kathryn Leigh Scott as Stephanie Marsh
• Ty Henderson as Jerry Wilson
• Cynthia Sikes Yorkin as Jingels Lodestar

Episodes

Nº	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"The Canary"	Unknown	Dick Robbins & Don Heckman	September 29, 1979 (1979-09-29)
2	"The Abduction"	Unknown	Norman Katkov	October 6, 1979 (1979-10-06)
3	"The Loser"	TBD	TBD	N/A
4	"The Ledge"	TBD	TBD	N/A
5	"The Rubens"	TBD	TBD	N/A
6	"The Bar Mitzvah"	TBD	TBD	N/A
7	"The Cover"	TBD	TBD	N/A
8	"The Assassin"	TBD	Story by : Ray Brenner Teleplay by : Leo Rifkin	N/A
9	"The Fanatics"	TBD	TBD	N/A

External links

• Big Shamus, Little Shamus at IMDb