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Series: Ironside

Ironside is a 1967-1975 Crime and Punishment Series whose main character is wheelchair-bound chief detective Robert T. Ironside, played by Raymond Burr.

Seasons 1-3 are currently available on Hulu

.A remake was recently announced that will air on NBC in fall 2013.

Tropes featured include:

Awesome McCoolname: Detective Robert T. Ironside.
Banana in the Tailpipe: Used to fill the car with carbon monoxide and knock out its inhabitants.
Does Not Like Shoes: "The Man Who Believed" and "Once More for Joey" both feature Ironside investigating the mysterious deaths of hippie musicians who were known for going barefoot.
- Foot Focus: There are closeups of both hippie characters' bare feet.
Exotic Detective: Ironside.
Genius Cripple: Ironside himself.
Hey, It's That Guy!: Bruce Lee appeared in a first season episode.
- Also, an assortment of familiar character actors throughout the series.
- And, of course, Perry Mason as Ironside.
The Generation Gap: Considering that the series takes place in San Francisco during The Sixties and The Seventies, this trope is inevitable.
Pilot Movie
Poorly Disguised Pilot: Two in a row at the end of the seventh season - "Riddle At 24,000" (about a crime-solving doctor played by Desi Arnaz) and the two-parter "Amy Prentiss: AKA The Chief" (revolving around San Francisco's first female police chief, played by Jessica Walter). Dr. Durango (the name of the propsed series) didn't sell, but Amy Prentiss joined the lineup for The NBC Mystery Movie the following season.
San Francisco: The series' setting.
Syndication Title: It was syndicated as The Raymond Burr Show.