Shell Game (TV series)

*Shell Game*
Shell Game
Genre	Comedy drama
Created by	Carla Jean Wagner
Starring	James Read; Margot Kidder; Chip Zien; Marg Helgenberger; Rod McCary; Fred McCarren
Composers	Richard Lewis Warren (pilot); Michael Colombier; Udi Harpaz
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Producers	Alex Beaton; John Wirth
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Lou-Step Productions; Hey Keed Productions; Warner Bros. Television
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	January 8 –; February 12, 1987

Shell Game is an American comedy-drama television series that aired on CBS from January 8 until February 12, 1987.

Premise[edit]

Two former con artists use their skills in a consumer-action show.^[1]

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Pilot"	Lou Antonio	Carla Jean Wagner	January 8, 1987 (1987-01-08)
John hides Jennie after a con gone wrong. Jennie helps John into an asylum where an heiress is being held.
2	"Norman's Parking Ticket"	Harry Harris	Gerald Sanoff	January 15, 1987 (1987-01-15)
A man's car was ticketed and used for murder, but the man claims he was out of town.
3	"The Old Team"	Paul Krasny	Nick Thiel & Kerry Ehrin	January 22, 1987 (1987-01-22)
The consumer-action show is on to a con done by Jennie and her father
4	"The Upstairs Gardener"	Chris Leitch	John Wirth	January 29, 1987 (1987-01-29)
An illegal alien is accused of killing an heiress.
5	"Pai Gow"	Harry Mastrogeorge	John Wells & Mitchell Fink	February 5, 1987 (1987-02-05)
When a man is charged with drunk driving and manslaughter, he claims he was set up.
6	"Dead Wrong"	Chris Leitch	John Wirth & John Wells	February 12, 1987 (1987-02-12)
Luna and Bauer are fired when they air an unsubstantiated arsonist story, Jennie and John makes a bet on who can solve the case first.