Line #4 Trivia/Mannix


1	* ActingForTwo: Arlene Martel plays twin sisters in "Murder Revisited" - the gentler twin Muriel is caught running from the scene of that episode's murder - both Muriel and her forceful twin Valerie insist she's innocent. [[spoiler: She is. And Valerie didn't do it either.]]
2	* ActorSharedBackground: The producers decided that Mannix needed more of a background for the episode "Return to Summer Grove", where a case brings him back to his hometown and a bittersweet reunion with his estranged father (played by Creator/VictorJory). Specifically, they needed to give him a nationality. Creator/MikeConnors, a proud Armenian (his real name was Krekor Ohanian), suggested that they make Mannix Armenian just like him, and so they did! [[note]]Interestingly enough, Connors played a private detective named Krekor Ohanian in a TV movie he made after ''Mannix'' with many of the same behind-the-scenes crew, "The Killer That Wouldn't Die", a PilotMovie for an unsold series called ''Ohanian''.[[/note]]
3	* AlanSmithee: The "Blake Ritchie" who wrote "The Solid Gold Web", "A Pittance Of Faith", "Search in the Dark" and other episodes is Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts.
4	* CastTheExpert: In the episode "Lifeline", Lou Rawls played a nightclub singer wanted for murder.
5	* FakeNationality: German-born Creator/EricBraeden played a Russian government attache in "Woman in the Shadows".
6	** ''None'' of the "[[FakeAustralian Australians]]" in "Harlequin's Gold" are played by actual Australians most are American or British - American actress Karen Steele easily wins the "Worst Accent Of The Episode" award.
7	* NoStuntDouble: In the climax of "Fly, Little One" with disturbed child Dana (Pamelyn Ferdin, 10 years old at the time) standing on a table on a highrise's balcony and threatening to fly off, it really was her on the table throughout[[note]]She ''did'' have someone holding her ankles in some shots obviously.[[/note]] It caused a mob to gather on the street below who might not have known it was for television. This also violated the CBS standards and practices rule against ''showing'' anyone under 18 in mortal danger, let alone putting the actress in said danger, but it was allowed because ''Mannix'' was for mature audiences anyway.
8	* OnlyBarelyRenewed: Creator/{{CBS}} was going to cancel the series after the first season. Creator/LucilleBall used her power and influence to convince them to renew it for another season with the assurance that changes would be made. In the second season, Mannix was changed into a more hard-boiled independent private detective. The changes worked, and the series became a big hit running for eight seasons.
9	* TheOtherDarrin: Albie Loos was played by Joe Mantell in his 1968-69 appearances. When the character returned in the 1973 episode "Search for a Whisper", Milton Selzer took over the role.
10	* RecycledScript: The Season 1 Episode "Skid Marks On A Dry Run" and the Season 6 Episode "Search For A Whisper" are the same plot and in some cases nearly word for word the same episode.
11	* RecycledSet: "Hardball," the last episode of the series, uses a barely redressed ''Series/TheBradyBunch'' house set.
12	* ScrewedByTheNetwork: An oddball case where a competing network ended up screwing the series over. After Season 8; it was generally expected that ''Mannix'' was going to be picked up for the fall of 1975. However, Paramount ended up making a deal with Creator/{{ABC}} (which was in the midst of a fruitful long-term partnership during the 1970s) to have reruns of the series airing as part of ABC's late-night lineup opposite ''Series/TheTonightShowStarringJohnnyCarson'' on Creator/{{NBC}} and Creator/{{CBS}}' ''The Late Movie''. Unfortunately for ''Mannix''; Paramount neglected to tell CBS of their plans; resulting in CBS executives changing their minds and having the series canceled.
13	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
14	** Creator/RobertStack turned down the role of Mannix.
15	** The role of Peggy Fair was intended for Creator/NichelleNichols, but she was forced to withdraw due to her commitment to ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries''.
16	* YouLookFamiliar: Creator/JohnColicos played a total of seven unrelated characters over the course of the series.

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