6.4 /10 1 Votes
4.9/10 TV Country of origin United States First episode date 1 April 1977 Network CBS Number of episodes 4 | 8/10 IMDb Composer(s) Earle Hagen Original language(s) English Final episode date 22 April 1977 Number of seasons 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Directed by Lawrence Dobkin
Don McDougall
George Sherman Starring Claude Akins
Jerry Reed Opening theme "Nashville 99" performed by Jerry Reed Cast Jerry Reed, Claude Akins, Don Johnson, Charley Pride, Lucille Benson Similar The American Girls, Beulah Land, The Oregon Trail, Medical Story, Revenge of the Stepford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nashville 99
Nashville 99 is an American crime drama series that aired for 4 episodes on CBS from April 1 to April 22, 1977. The series starred Claude Akins as Det. Lt. Stonewall Huff (badge number 99) and Jerry Reed as Det. Trace Mayne. Supporting cast members included Lucille Benson as Birdie Huff, Charley Pride as R.B., and Dianne Sherrill as Rollie.
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Overview
"Stoney" Huff – a farmer running a 200-acre spread outside Nashville – is portrayed as a tough, old school cop who plays fair, regardless of the stature of the criminal, and fights crime his own way. Mayne, however, is seen as a redneck officer who, in an attempt at country music stardom, pitches his songs to the myriad celebrity entertainers he encounters.
Guest stars included Chet Atkins, Ned Beatty, Pat Hingle, Don Johnson, Johnny Paycheck, Jeannine Riley, Ray Stevens, Mel Tillis, Sharon Wyatt (in her first TV appearance), and Tammy Wynette.
Episodes of Nashville 99 were directed by Lawrence Dobkin, Don McDougall, and George Sherman, and written by Ron Bishop and Jimmy Sangster. The series was produced by Frankel Productions (with Ernie Frankel serving as Executive Producer), and featured a theme song performed by Reed. One month later, Reed co-starred with Burt Reynolds in Smokey and the Bandit.
Cast
"Nashville 99" lyrics
He's a man and he's proud and he's all Tennessee
He was raised to believe we're all equal and free
Like the Crocketts, like the Jacksons, like the stories that you've heard
He's a man, a man of his word
And the road he's chosen to follow
Brings him to this place and time
Now he wears the badge
Nashville 99
From those mountains and those valleys and those lazy country days
To the busy streets of Nashville and those hectic city ways
That's the life of a man who's just one of a kind
He's the man behind the badge
Nashville 99
Avalibillity and syndication
All episodes have not been seen since their initial run. Episode prints of the show do belong in some private collections.