Detective Hanks

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Television series
German title Detective Hanks
Original title The Cosby Mysteries
Country of production United States
original language English
Year (s) 1994-1995
Production
company		 Saw Enterprises
Columbia Pictures Television
length 60 minutes
Episodes 19 in 1 season ( list )
genre Mystery
drama
Director Jerry London
idea David Black
William Link
music Craig Handy , David Weiss
First broadcast January 31, 1994 on NBC
German-language
first broadcast		 March 7, 1995 on RTL Television
occupation

Detective Hanks ( The Cosby Mysteries ) is an American mystery - drama television series with Bill Cosby in the lead role, which from 31 January 1994 until 12 April 1995, a relay at NBC was erstausgestrahlt. It is the first television series with Cosby in the lead role since The Bill Cosby Show ended in 1992. The actor and rapper Mos Def has appeared in several episodes.

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Cosby plays Guy Hanks, a forensic scientist with the New York City Police Department who retires from the service after winning the $ 44 million lottery.

His retirement is often interrupted by his former colleagues, Detective Adam Sully ( James Naughton ) and forensic doctor John Chapman ( Robert Stanton ), who consult him on difficult cases. Hanks lives with his housekeeper Angie ( Rita Moreno ) and girlfriend Barbara Lorenz ( Lynn Whitfield ).

production

The idea for the show came from David Black and William Link . Link previously appeared on the series Columbo on NBC and Murder Is Her Hobby on CBS. Link developed the series at the request of Bill Cosby, who wanted to create an intelligent, character-related series without visual violence.

The first broadcast began in January 1994 with a two-hour film, the regular episodes aired on NBC from September. The first broadcast took 54th place among prime-time programs. The show's executive producer, William Link, criticized NBC for not promoting the show well before it premiered. Warren Littlefield , president of NBC Entertainment, accused Bill Cosby of not having used his reputation enough to promote the series. In early 1995, William Link and David Black were released from the production team.

Critics expressed the hope that Detective Hanks would do better than Cosby's two previous projects, Here and Now and the remake of the game show You Bet Your Life . Detective Hanks was only 18 episodes and was deposed in February 1995.

Reps have been aired in the UK on ITV and in the US on A&E , Starz Encore and TV One.

The show was filmed by SAH Enterprises in New York City.

occupation

consequences

No. German title Original title First broadcast in the USA German language first broadcast (D) Director script
1 Big heart and cool muzzle I, Guy Hanks January 31, 1994 March 7, 1995 Jerry London David Black, William Link
2 Happily for the ages The Lottery Winner Murders September 21, 1994 5th September 1995 Jerry London Ed Zuckerman, Edward Tivnan, Alfonse Ruggiero, David Black, William Link
3 Murder without a corpse Our Lady of Cement September 28, 1994 September 12, 1995 Philip Sgriccia Alfonse Ruggiero, Robert Van Scoyk
4th Sully's black day Self defense 5th October 1994 September 19, 1995 EW Swackhammer Edward Tivnan
5 A lethal dose Only you October 12, 1994 October 10, 1995 EW Swackhammer Siobhan Byrne
6th The informer and the public prosecutor One day at a time October 19, 1994 September 26, 1995 John Whitesell Charles Kipps
7th A woman with a past Home, Street Home October 26, 1994 October 17, 1995 Corey Allen Charles Kipps
8th The fine art of murder The Fine Art of Murder November 2, 1994 November 7, 1995 Alan J. Levi Edward Tivnan, William Link
9 Witness for the prosecution Expert witness November 16, 1994 November 14, 1995 Corey Allen Charles Kipps, Siobhan Byrne, Nancy Miller, William Link, Edward Tivnan
10 Blood is thicker than water Mirror, mirror November 30, 1994 November 21, 1995 Gwen Arner Harold Schechter, Eric Overmyer
11 Dangerous games camouflage December 14, 1994 October 24, 1995 Neema Barnette Eric Overmyer
12 The last tango Last tango 4th January 1995 5th December 1995 John Bowab Max Eisenberg, Lonon Smith, Edward Tivnan
13 A picture-book murder Comic Book Murder January 11, 1995 November 28, 1995 Lou Antonio Kenneth Cosby, Siobhan Byrne, David Black
14th The player Baker's Dozen February 1, 1995 December 19, 1995 Nick Havinga Charles Kipps, Jack Richardson
15th A killer rarely comes alone The Hit Parade March 8, 1995 January 9, 1996 Neema Barnette Lee Goldberg, William Rabkin
16 The only witness Big Brother is watching March 15, 1995 January 2, 1996 Alan J. Levi Terence Winter
17th The dead man in the park The medium is the message March 22, 1995 January 16, 1996 Alan J. Levi Paul Robert Coyle
18th Holiday guests Goldilocks April 5, 1995 January 23, 1996 Win Phelps Lee Goldberg, William Rabkin, Terence Winter
19th Death on Broadway Dial H for Murder April 12, 1995 January 30, 1996 Lou Antonio RJ Stewart

Trivia

  • In the episode Homer as the restaurant critic of the series The Simpsons , Homer Simpson laments the dismissal of Detective Hanks because the show had "unlimited possibilities".
  • The episode Saturday Night Live , hosted by Patrick Stewart on February 5, 1994, featured a parody of Detective Hanks . Adam Sandler portrayed Cosby as a dumbass who leads a dialogue full of nonsense words.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The '95 TV Season: Who's Gone? Who's New? Who's Back? . In: Ebony . 50, No. 12, 1995, ISSN  0012-9011 , p. 94. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
  2. ^ The Cosby Mysteries (1994) (TV) . The Internet Movie Database. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
  3. ^ Robert E. Johnson: Bill Cosby Begins TV Season With New Mystery Series co-starring Lynn Whitfield . In: JET . 86, No. 21, 1994, ISSN  0021-5996 , pp. 60-63. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
  4. ↑ a b Michele Willens: Bill Cosby's Show Remains a Mystery: Television: NBC pulled the 'failure-proof' star's drama after it floundered but plans to bring a revised show back in March. Still, some believe if Cosby returns, it should be in a sitcom . February 23, 1995. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  5. ↑ Laura B. Randolph: Activist-Actor Celebrates 30 Years of Wedded Bliss, Continues Fight Against Black Stereotypes on TV . In: Ebony . 49, No. 7, 1994, ISSN  0012-9011 , p. 104.
  6. ^ Julio Martinez: The Cosby Mysteries . June 30, 1994. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  7. ↑ FuzzyMemories.TV - Saturday Night Live - "The Cosby Mysteries" (1994) . February 5, 1994. Retrieved February 29, 2012.

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