Speaking of comparisons

[Tedlark]

I prefer:

Joe Mannix over Mike Hammer
Frank Cannon over Joe Mannix
Spencer over Frank Cannon
Thomas Magnum over Spencer
Jim Rockford over Thomas Magnum

[Carcounter]

Stacy Keach Jr. in Caribe. One of the worst acting jobs on one of the worst shows ever.

[billryan]

Barnaby Jones

[Tedlark]

I was actually thinking about Barnaby Jones but he didn't make the cut.

My other dillema was Spencer: Robert Urich or Joe Mantegna? Obviously Urich but Mantegna did o.k. in the couple movies he appeared in.

I could have also thrown in: Tom Selleck as Jesse Stone. Jesse Stone might have led to Lt. Mike Stone in Streets of San Francisco but I only had private dicks in this list and not police.

[billryan]

Jim Rockford wins my vintage private dick category.
Dan Tana takes place, if he is eligible.

Hawaiian Eye was one of my Dads favorite when I was young. Not sure if they were first run or syndicates.

[Tedlark]

Geez how could I have forgotten Dan Tanna and his secretary "Belle." I remember the first few episodes had Tony Curtis playing the casino owner that Dan Tanna worked for.

[Carcounter]

Remember I was disappointed when I found out that Jennifer Garner was not James Garner's daughter.