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* {{Conman}}: Harry Fox Sr., to varying degrees. HilarityEnsues.
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* HappilyMarried: Harrison and Cindy.
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* KilledMidSentence: Starts off the events of "Wanted -- Dead and Alive".
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* ReunionShow: "Still Crazy Like a Fox".
* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Originally airing in a plum Sunday, 9:00 PM (EST) slot, the series proved a hit in its first season, where it finished at #10, and was renewed for a second season, initially continuing to pull the same high ratings. However, just after 1986 began, CBS decided to bring back its "Sunday Night Movie", and the series was initially moved to Wednesday at 9 PM, where ratings promptly tanked opposite ''Series/{{Dynasty|1981}}'', then was later bounced around to various other timeslots, with each move further eroding the ratings and ultimately leading to its cancellation at the end of the season.
* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Originally airing in a plum Sunday, 9:00 PM (EST) slot, the series proved a hit in its first season, where it finished at #10, and was renewed for a second season, initially continuing to pull the same high ratings. However, just after 1986 began, CBS decided to bring back its "Sunday Night Movie", and the series was initially moved to Wednesday at 9 PM, where ratings promptly tanked opposite ''Series/{{Dynasty|1981}}'', then was later bounced around to various other timeslots, with each move further eroding the ratings and ultimately leading to its cancellation at the end of the season.
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Originally airing in a plum Sunday, 9:00 PM (EST) slot, the series proved a hit in its first season, where it finished at #10, and was renewed for a second season, initially continuing to pull the same high ratings. However, just after 1986 began, CBS decided to bring back its "Sunday Night Movie", and the series was initially moved to Wednesday at 9 PM, where ratings promptly tanked opposite ''Series/{{Dynasty|1981}}'', then was later bounced around to various other timeslots, with each move further eroding the ratings and ultimately leading to its cancellation at the end of the season.Fox".
* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Originally airing in a plum Sunday, 9:00 PM (EST) slot, the series proved a hit in its first season, where it finished at #10, and was renewed for a second season, initially continuing to pull the same high ratings. However, just after 1986 began, CBS decided to bring back its "Sunday Night Movie", and the series was initially moved to Wednesday at 9 PM, where ratings promptly tanked opposite ''Series/{{Dynasty|1981}}'', then was later bounced around to various other timeslots, with each move further eroding the ratings and ultimately leading to its cancellation at the end of the season.
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Originally airing in a plum Sunday, 9:00 PM (EST) slot, the series proved a hit in its first season, where it finished at #10, and was renewed for a second season, initially continuing to pull the same high ratings. However, just after 1986 began, CBS decided to bring back its "Sunday Night Movie", and the series was initially moved to Wednesday at 9 PM, where ratings promptly tanked opposite ''Series/{{Dynasty}}'', then was later bounced around to various other timeslots, with each move further eroding the ratings and ultimately leading to its cancellation at the end of the season.
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Originally airing in a plum Sunday, 9:00 PM (EST) slot, the series proved a hit in its first season, where it finished at #10, and was renewed for a second season, initially continuing to pull the same high ratings. However, just after 1986 began, CBS decided to bring back its "Sunday Night Movie", and the series was initially moved to Wednesday at 9 PM, where ratings promptly tanked opposite ''Series/{{Dynasty}}'', ''Series/{{Dynasty|1981}}'', then was later bounced around to various other timeslots, with each move further eroding the ratings and ultimately leading to its cancellation at the end of the season.
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''Crazy Like a Fox'' is an American television series set in UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco, California, that aired on Creator/{{CBS}} from December 30, 1984 to May 3, 1986. The series starred Jack Warden as Harry Fox, a free-spirited private detective who lived by his wits and John Rubinstein as his high-strung attorney son Harrison who unwillingly and frequently found himself dragged into his father's cases.
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''Crazy Like a Fox'' is an American television series set in UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco, California, that aired on Creator/{{CBS}} from December 30, 1984 to May 3, 1986. The series starred Jack Warden Creator/JackWarden as Harry Fox, a free-spirited private detective who lived by his wits and John Rubinstein as his high-strung attorney son Harrison who unwillingly and frequently found himself dragged into his father's cases.
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* SerialKillingsSpecificTarget: A variation. A doctor is blown up in his car and Harry and Harrison are baffled as the many suspects all have alibis. Going over the records, they find the doctor was supposed to operate on a woman the day he died but the surgery was delayed and the woman died with her husband inheriting both money and life insurance and suing the hospital for negligence. Harry relates "We've been investigating the wrong murder." The husband knew if anything happened to his wife directly, it'd be suspicious. By killing the doctor, he ensured his wife died anyway, and doing it in such a public matter put all the focus on him and his wife's "accidental" passing a footnote.
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* CreatorCameo: Director Paul Krasny appears in an episode he directed, "Fox in Hollywood", in a cameo as a director whose shot is interrupted by Harry chasing the bad guy across the movie set.
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* BilledAboveTheTitle: 'Jack Warden in...Crazy Like a Fox' (Warden was also billed above the title in the short-lived 1976 series Jigsaw John).
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* BilledAboveTheTitle: 'Jack "Jack Warden in...Crazy in... ''Crazy Like a Fox' (Warden Fox''".[[note]]Warden was also billed above the title in the short-lived 1976 series Jigsaw John).''Jigsaw John''.[[/note]]
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* AndStarring: After Jack Warden's billing, it reads 'Starring John Rubinstein, Penny Peyser, Robby Kiger'.
* BilledAboveTheTitle: 'Jack Warden in...Crazy Like a Fox' (Warden was also billed above the title in the short-lived 1976 series Jigsaw John).
* BilledAboveTheTitle: 'Jack Warden in...Crazy Like a Fox' (Warden was also billed above the title in the short-lived 1976 series Jigsaw John).
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Originally airing in a plum Sunday, 9:00 PM (EST), the series proved a hit in its first season, where it finished at #10, and was renewed for a second season, initially continuing to pull the same high ratings. However, just after 1986 began, CBS decided to bring back its "Sunday Night Movie", and the series was initially moved to Wednesday at 9 PM, where ratings promptly tanked opposite ''Series/{{Dynasty}}'', them was later bounced around to various other timeslots, with each move further eroding the ratings and ultimately leading to its cancellation.
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Originally airing in a plum Sunday, 9:00 PM (EST), (EST) slot, the series proved a hit in its first season, where it finished at #10, and was renewed for a second season, initially continuing to pull the same high ratings. However, just after 1986 began, CBS decided to bring back its "Sunday Night Movie", and the series was initially moved to Wednesday at 9 PM, where ratings promptly tanked opposite ''Series/{{Dynasty}}'', them then was later bounced around to various other timeslots, with each move further eroding the ratings and ultimately leading to its cancellation.cancellation at the end of the season.
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Originally airing in a plum Sunday, 9:00 PM (EST), the series proved a hit in its first season, where it finished at #10, and was renewed for a second season, initially continuing to pull the same high ratings. However, just after 1986 began, CBS decided to bring back its "Sunday Night Movie", and the series was initially moved to Wednesday at 9 PM, where ratings promptly tanked opposite ''Series/{{Dynasty}}'', them was later bounced around to various other timeslots, with each move further eroding the ratings and ultimately leading to its cancellation.
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* FakingTheDead: In the series pilot, a man is freed from prison after serving 12 years for the murder of his wife, then finds out she's still alive.
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* KilledMidSentence: Starts off the events of "Wanted -- Dead and Alive".
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* OneSteveLimit: Not only is it averted, it's also the plot point of "Wanted -- Dead and Alive," where a dying man asks for "Harry Fox" and the two leads need to figure out who he wanted.
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* SequelGoesForeign: The made-for-TV movie "Still Crazy Like a Fox" takes place during a family vacation to England.
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The show was a hit, breaking the Nielsen Top 10 in its first season and continued to receive respectable ratings in the second season, airing between ''Series/MurderSheWrote'' and ''Series/TrapperJohnMd''. However, midway through season two, CBS brought back its ''Sunday Night Movie'', displacing the show from its regular period. [[ScrewedByTheNetwork This caused it to jump around to different timeslots]], hurting its ratings and eventually leading to its cancellation. Ironically enough, one of the Sunday night movies the year afterward was the reunion movie/pilot ''Still Crazy Like A Fox''.
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The show was a hit, breaking the Nielsen Top 10 in its first season and continued to receive respectable ratings in the second season, airing between ''Series/MurderSheWrote'' and ''Series/TrapperJohnMd''.''Series/TrapperJohnMD''. However, midway through season two, CBS brought back its ''Sunday Night Movie'', displacing the show from its regular period. [[ScrewedByTheNetwork This caused it to jump around to different timeslots]], hurting its ratings and eventually leading to its cancellation. Ironically enough, one of the Sunday night movies the year afterward was the reunion movie/pilot ''Still Crazy Like A Fox''.
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The show was a hit, breaking the Nielsen Top 10 in its first season and continued to receive respectable ratings in the second season, airing between ''Series/MurderSheWrote'' and ''Series/TrapperJohnMd''. However, midway through season two, CBS brought back its ''Sunday Night Movie'', displacing the show from its regular period. [[ScrewedByTheNetwork This caused it to jump around to different timeslots]], hurting its ratings and eventually leading to its cancellation. Ironically enough, one of the Sunday night movies the year afterward was the reunion movie/pilot ''Still Crazy Like A Fox''.
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* GenreMashup: One part MysteryOfTheWeek, one part {{Sitcom}}. Not so surprising when you realized that it was co-created by the minds behind ''Series/ThreesCompany'' and ''Series/{{NCIS}}''. Warden was even nominated for an Emmy in Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy.
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* GenreMashup: One part MysteryOfTheWeek, one part {{Sitcom}}. Not so surprising when you realized that it was co-created by the minds behind ''Series/ThreesCompany'' and ''Series/{{NCIS}}''. Warden was even nominated twice for an Emmy in Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy.
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* PoorlyDisguisedPilot: The Reunion Movie ''Still Crazy Like A Fox'', filmed a year after the show was cancelled, was intended to revive interest in the concept.
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* PoorlyDisguisedPilot: The Reunion Movie ''Still "Still Crazy Like A Fox'', Fox," filmed a year after the show was cancelled, was intended to revive interest in the concept.
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Was still getting respectable ratings during its second season airing between ''Series/MurderSheWrote'' and ''Trapper John M.D.'', but CBS cancelled both it and Trapper in order to add a movie night to compete with the other networks. Ironically the next year one of those movies was the reunion movie/pilot ''Still Crazy Like A Fox''. Again it received respectable ratings, yet CBS again passed on new episodes.
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Was still getting respectable ratings during its second season airing between ''Series/MurderSheWrote'' and ''Trapper John M.D.'', but CBS cancelled both it and Trapper in order to add a movie night to compete with the other networks. Ironically the next year one of those movies was the reunion movie/pilot ''Still ReunionShow: "Still Crazy Like A Fox''. Again it received respectable ratings, yet CBS again passed on new episodes.a Fox".
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[[caption-width-right:320:"All I need is a ride, [[WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong what could possibly happen?]]"[[note]]Clockwise from upper left: Harrison "Harry" Fox Sr. (Jack Warden), Cindy Fox (Penny Peyser), Josh Fox (Robby Kiger), Harrison Fox Jr. (John Rubinstein)[[/note]]]]
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[[caption-width-right:320:"All I need is a ride, [[WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong what could possibly happen?]]"[[note]]Clockwise happen?]]" [[note]]Clockwise from upper left: Harrison "Harry" Fox Sr. (Jack Warden), Cindy Fox (Penny Peyser), Josh Fox (Robby Kiger), Harrison Fox Jr. (John Rubinstein)[[/note]]]]
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* {{Conman}}: Harry Fox Sr., to varying degrees. HilarityEnsues.
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* DrivesLikeCrazy: Harry FoxFox, Jr. crashes into a trash can in the opening titles.
* ExactEavesDropping: In "Hearing is Believing", a blind woman having dinner at a restaurant overhears two men plotting murder.
* {{Frameup}}: A recurring plot point of several episodes, including "Is There a Fox in the House?" and "Suitable for Framing".
* ExactEavesDropping: In "Hearing is Believing", a blind woman having dinner at a restaurant overhears two men plotting murder.
* {{Frameup}}: A recurring plot point of several episodes, including "Is There a Fox in the House?" and "Suitable for Framing".
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* HappilyMarried: Harrison and CindyCindy.
* TheInformant: "The Man Who Cried Fox" features a former mobster who's written a tell-all book.
* MinorCrimeRevealsMajorPlot: In "Sunday in the Park with Harry," finding a pickpocketed wallet leads to the discovery of a murder scheme.
* TheInformant: "The Man Who Cried Fox" features a former mobster who's written a tell-all book.
* MinorCrimeRevealsMajorPlot: In "Sunday in the Park with Harry," finding a pickpocketed wallet leads to the discovery of a murder scheme.
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* PunnyName: Many of the episode titles play on the word "Fox".
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* SillyWill: In "Turn of the Century Fox," a friend of Harry dies and leaves behind several cryptic items, along with a challenge for Harry to discover the key of his success.
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[[caption-width-right:320:"All I need is a ride, [[WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong what could possibly happen?]]"[[note]]Clockwise from upper left: Harrison "Harry" Fox Sr. (Jack Warden), Cindy Fox (Penny Peyser), Josh Fox (Robby Kiger), Harrison Fox Jr. (John Rubinstein)[[/note]]]]
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* GenreMashup: One part MysteryOfTheWeek, one part {{Sitcom}}. Not so surprising when you realized that it was co-created by the minds behind ''Series/ThreesCompany'' and ''Series/{{NCIS}}''. Warden was even nominated for an Emmy in Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy.
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Was still getting respectable ratings during its second season airing between ''MurderSheWrote'' and ''Trapper John M.D.'', but CBS cancelled both it and Trapper in order to add a movie night to compete with the other networks. Ironically the next year one of those movies was the reunion movie/pilot ''Still Crazy Like A Fox''. Again it received respectable ratings, yet CBS again passed on new episodes.
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Was still getting respectable ratings during its second season airing between ''MurderSheWrote'' ''Series/MurderSheWrote'' and ''Trapper John M.D.'', but CBS cancelled both it and Trapper in order to add a movie night to compete with the other networks. Ironically the next year one of those movies was the reunion movie/pilot ''Still Crazy Like A Fox''. Again it received respectable ratings, yet CBS again passed on new episodes.
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Was still getting respectable ratings during its second season airing between ''MurderSheWrote'' and ''Trapper John M.D.'', but CBS cancelled both it and Trapper in order to add a movie night to compete with the other networks. Ironicly Ironically the next year one of those movies was the reunion movie/pilot ''Still Crazy Like A Fox''. Again it received respectable ratings, yet CBS again passed on new episodes.
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* OutsideRide: Harrison ends up clinging to the windscreen of a car during an chase in one episode. The scene is used in the show's opening credits.
* WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong: Referred to in the opening of each episode:
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''Crazy Like a Fox'' is an American television series set in UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco, California, that aired on Creator/{{CBS}} from December 30, 1984 to May 3, 1986. The series starred Jack Warden as Harry Fox, a free-spirited private detective who lived by his wits and John Rubinstein as his high-strung attorney son Harrison who unwillingly and frequently found himself dragged into his father's cases.
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* DrivesLikeCrazy: Harry Fox
* HappilyMarried: Harrison and Cindy
* OutsideRide: Harrison ends up clinging to the windscreen of a car during an chase in one episode. The scene is used in the show's opening credits.
* WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong: Referred to in the opening of each episode:
-->'''Harrison''': ''(answers phone)'' Hello?
-->'''Harry''': Harrison, I need your help.
-->'''Harrison''': Dad, you keep forgetting I'm a lawyer. ''You're'' the detective.
-->'''Harry''': Oh, come on son, all I need is a ride. [[WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong What could possibly happen?]]
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''Crazy Like a Fox'' is an American television series set in UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco, California, that aired on Creator/{{CBS}} from December 30, 1984 to May 3, 1986. The series starred Jack Warden as Harry Fox, a free-spirited private detective who lived by his wits and John Rubinstein as his high-strung attorney son Harrison who unwillingly and frequently found himself dragged into his father's cases.
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* DrivesLikeCrazy: Harry Fox
* HappilyMarried: Harrison and Cindy
* OutsideRide: Harrison ends up clinging to the windscreen of a car during an chase in one episode. The scene is used in the show's opening credits.
* WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong: Referred to in the opening of each episode:
-->'''Harrison''': ''(answers phone)'' Hello?
-->'''Harry''': Harrison, I need your help.
-->'''Harrison''': Dad, you keep forgetting I'm a lawyer. ''You're'' the detective.
-->'''Harry''': Oh, come on son, all I need is a ride. [[WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong What could possibly happen?]]
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