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Koxinga
12-22-2010, 12:06 PM
I can't find this anywhere in Wikipedia's lists of TV series, but I remember in the late 70s there was a detective series called something like "The Eddie (something) Mysteries" or "The Eddie (something) Files."* It sticks in my mind because it seemed to feature a relatively young, nondescript guy with no particular gimmick (not an ex-con, not a Catholic priest, not smarming around in a rumpled trench coat), and they really *were* mysteries, at least to my young self -- the actual killer was never revealed until the end of the program.

I remember the opening sequence was a voiceover by the protagonist as it showed a hand laying out black and white photographs of that week's principals on a desk.

*My mind keeps interjecting it was "The Eddie Haskell Mysteries" but I know that can't be right.

CandidGamera
12-22-2010, 12:23 PM
When I google '70's tv eddie mysteries' this thread is the second hit. However, the first hit is a 70's TV site, which mentions the 'Eddie Capra' Mysteries.

http://www.the70sproject.com/tv/tvshows.php?pg=E

Koxinga
12-22-2010, 12:30 PM
Looks like that's it! Seventies TV (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx3UYLh7ynI) in all its glory.

CandidGamera
12-22-2010, 12:36 PM
Wikipedia apparently also has pages for each season of American television - I spotted Eddie Capra on the 78-79 page, but since it's old and only ran one 13 episode season, it is not noteworthy enough to have its OWN wiki page.

kath94
12-22-2010, 01:26 PM
Wasn't there a very short run Rockford Files spin-off with a younger character named Eddie? That was my first thought.

Oops, on further research it was "Richie Brockleman, Private Eye." Oh, well, it was just a guess.