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7/10 TV Created by John Baskin Composer(s) Ron Ramin
Mark Snow First episode date 30 December 1984 Network CBS Number of episodes 35 | 7/10 IMDb Genre Crime drama/Comedy Theme music composer Arthur B. Rubinstein Country of origin United States Final episode date 3 May 1986 Number of seasons 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Jack Warden
John Rubinstein
Penny Peyser
Robby Kiger Cast Jack Warden, John Rubinstein, Penny Peyser Similar Partners in Crime, Riptide, The Streets of San Francisco, Hunter, Ironside | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Crazy Like a Fox is an American television series set in San Francisco, California, that aired on CBS from December 30, 1984 to May 3, 1986.
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Overview
The series starred Jack Warden as Harry Fox, a free-spirited private detective who lived by his wits, and John Rubinstein as his high-strung attorney son, Harrison, who unwillingly, and frequently, found himself dragged into his father's cases.
The show's opening would always feature Harry and Harrison talking on the phone in their offices like this:
Originally airing Sundays at 9 PM (EST), the show was a hit in its first season, even cracking the Nielsen Top 10 with an average household share of 19.9, and initially continued to pull solid numbers during its second season. However, midway through that season, CBS brought back its Sunday Night Movie, which displaced the show (along with Trapper John, M.D., which followed Crazy Like a Fox up to that point) and resulted in it being bounced around to various time slots, which caused ratings to drop significantly and led to its cancellation at the end of the season.
Reruns were later shown in syndication, as well as on the CBN Cable Network, and a reunion TV movie titled Still Crazy Like a Fox aired on CBS in 1987.
For his performance, Warden received two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.