''The Case of the Dangerous Robin'' is an American

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series that aired in syndication from October 1960 to July 1961. The series, which stars

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, was produced by Ziv Television Productions.

Overview

The series follows an insurance investigator, Robin Scott (Jason), who worked big cases for a ten percent finder's fee. The series also features Jean Blake Fleming as Phyllis Collier. The half-hour black-and-white episodes ran in syndication from 1960 to 1961. The series was the first to feature

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with

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as a

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. According to actor Rick Jason in his autobiography ''Scrapbooks of My Mind'',Scrapbooks of my Mind : A Hollywood Autobiography by Rick Jason , www.scrapbooksofmymind.com "I said I would do the show if I could use Karate, not carry a gun. 'The man,' I proposed, 'will be his own moving weapon.'" The show was often tongue-in-cheek, showing Rick Scott as a ladies' man who spent as much time looking for women as for retrieving the stolen goods.

Cancellation

The series was cancelled after one season due to the illness of star Rick Jason. He was in traction after the first season to treat his

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. The following year Rick Jason was hired for his most memorable role as 2nd Lieutenant Gil Hanley in the

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-based series ''

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'', which was produced from 1962 to 1967.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Case of the Dangerous Robin 1960 American television series debuts 1961 American television series endings 1960s American crime drama television series Television series by MGM Television Black-and-white American television shows American English-language television shows First-run syndicated television programs in the United States American martial arts television series