Cannonball

The Cannonball TV show was a 30 minute Canadian adventure/drama series that aired on CBC and in syndication in the U.S. It was about the lives of truckers Mike Malone and Jerry Austin as they moved freight throughout Canada and the United States.

• Ep 1

  1.The Runaway Truck

  06-10-195830 min

  This pilot episode sets the premise: ""Cannonball"" is the adventures of 2 truck drivers who haul freight across the highways of the United States and Canada. The main character i...

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• Ep 2

  2.Pills

  13-10-195830 min

  Truck drivers doing long hauls often use caffeine pills to stay alert. The highway patrol puts out a warning that some truckstops are selling stay-awake pills that can be real kil...

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• Ep 3

  3.Willy

  20-10-195830 min

  Mike and Jerry pick up a hitchhiker named Willy who has gotten into trouble.

• Ep 4

  4.Sights on Safety

  27-10-195830 min

  When Mike and Jerry are under pressure to deliver a load in a big hurry, a near-accident makes them learn that they must keep their Sights on Safety.

• Ep 5

  5.The Iron Lung

  03-11-195830 min

  Mike and Jerry deliver a cargo consisting of an iron lung to help a polio patient.

• Ep 6

  6.The Big Ambulance

  10-11-195830 min

  Mike Malone loves truckstop food, and has meals and snacks on a long haul. When Mike gets some stomach pains, Jerry thinks it's just indigestion. But it turns out to be more seri...

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• Ep 7

  7.Hostage

  17-11-195830 min

  Mike and Jerry intercede when a hostage is taken at a truckstop, and diffuse what could turn out to be a dangerous situation.

• Ep 8

  8.Small Cargo

  01-12-195830 min

  Mike and Jerry are taking some freight on a long haul, but when they look in the back of their truck they find out they've also got some small cargo-- 2 frightened youngsters as st...

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• Ep 9

  9.The Green-Eyed Monster

  08-12-195830 min

  Jerry is just like one of the family at Mike Malone's house. But since Jerry is more like a buddy to Mike's kids Butch and Ginny, while sometimes Mike has to be a strict father, M...

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• Ep 10

  10.Moose Hunt

  15-12-195830 min

  There are some funny complications when Mike and Jerry are trucking during moose hunting season.

• Ep 11

  11.Shock

  29-12-195830 min

  There's a new parts manager for C & A Transport: Ben Handley. Mike and Jerry wind up taking Ben along on a run; Ben doesn't seem to know much about trucks or mechanics, and he see...

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• Ep 12

  12.Nitro Haul

  05-01-195930 min

  Mike and Jerry have a dangerous load this time, nitro glycerin to be used by a fuel company drilling for oil.

• Ep 13

  13.The Girl at Joe's Place

  12-01-195930 min

  While out on the road doing a long haul, Mike and Jerry stop at Joe's place for coffee. Mike is a happily married man, but Jerry is single and looking. Jerry falls for the pretty...

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• Ep 14

  14.The Attack

  19-01-195930 min

  When Mike and Jerry haul some valuable cargo, they find themselves under attack by some would-be hijackers.

• Ep 15

  15.Sauce for the Goose

  26-01-195930 min

  Mike and Jerry wind up hauling some high-powered fuel for an airplane called the Flying Goose. [Airplanes named ""Goose"": Eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes once had his Hughes...

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• Ep 16

  16.Mark Time

  02-02-195930 min

  A fellow truck driver at C & A, Frank Peters, is going through a rough time-- first his son died, and then his wife left him. This causes him to miss work, and not do a good job w...

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• Ep 17

  17.The Dog

  09-02-195930 min

  Mike and Jerry find a stray dog on the road and try to find its rightful owner.

• Ep 18

  18.Butch

  16-02-195930 min

  Mike's son Butch has been getting some poor grades in school. Mike has to be strict with him. Later, they patch things up and Butch says he wants to be a trucker when he grows up...

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• Ep 19

  19.Fallout

  23-02-195930 min

  Mike has a really hot load to haul this week: radioactive Iridium-192, which is used principally in industry, to detect small cracks in large metal pipes pumping liquids. The stuf...

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• Ep 20

  20.The Necklace

  02-03-195930 min

  When a valuable necklace turns up missing, Mike and Jerry retrace their route to find out who could have taken it.

• Ep 21

  21.Undercover

  09-03-195930 min

  Mike can't believe it when Jerry is accused of stealing on the job, and gets fired. Even stranger is the fact that Mike can't get any explanations from the managers at C & A, or J...

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• Ep 22

  22.Nanette

  16-03-195930 min

  An old girlfriend of Jerry's, named Nanette, shows up and wants to get together with Jerry again.

• Ep 23

  23.Big Buck

  23-03-195930 min

  Big Buck Harris is an independent trucker, and they are sometimes at odds with the truckers from C & A. Big Buck is also an incorrigible practical joker. After Big Buck puts one...

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• Ep 24

  24.The Little Old Man

  30-03-195930 min

  When Mike and Jerry come across a little old man on the road, it turns out he has a past that surprises both of them.

• Ep 25

  25.Marooned

  06-04-195930 min

  When Mike and Jerry's truck breaks down in a desolate region of Canada, they find themselves marooned.

• Ep 26

  26.Lil's Place

  13-04-195930 min

  There are many welcome truckstops along the highways, but when Mike and Jerry pull into Lil's place, a surprise awaits them.

• Ep 27

  27.Vendetta

  20-04-195930 min

  Mike Malone served in the military during WWII. Mike had to discipline one of his men who kept shooting at enemy soldiers after they had already surrendered. Now a sailor who fit...

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• Ep 28

  28.The Girl Reporter

  27-04-195930 min

  When a new girl reporter for the newspaper wants to do a story on truckers, Mike and Jerry wind up getting unwanted publicity.

• Ep 29

  29.The Has-Been

  04-05-195930 min

  Mike and Jerry pick up a hitchhiker on the road; the guy is big, like a wrestler. When they have a meal at a truckstop, they run into a boxer, and find out the hitchhiker is a for...

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• Ep 30

  30.Flying Dutchman

  11-05-195930 min

  Mike and Jerry have a valuable load to haul this time: fur pelts. To make matters worse, there's a gang of thieves on the road. No sooner do they start their long haul, than ther...

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• Ep 31

  31.Roadeo

  18-05-195930 min

  In order to show off their skills, just like cowboys have a Rodeo, truck drivers have a Roadeo. Mike has already won the annual competition twice, and this year he wants Jerry to...

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• Ep 32

  32.Trip to Buffalo

  25-05-195930 min

  Mike and Jerry make a scenic haul through Niagara Falls and wind up in Buffalo, New York.

• Ep 33

  33.Wild Party

  01-06-195930 min

  In a change-of-pace episode, Mike and Jerry haul some equipment for a band, and after the gig a wild party ensues.

• Ep 34

  34.Ginny

  08-06-195930 min

  Mike Malone puts the pedal to the metal to get home in time for Ginny's 10th birthday.

• Ep 35

  35.Racket

  15-06-195930 min

  Mike and Jerry always have a steady paycheck by working for C & A trucking. One day they find out how rough some independent truckers have it, they learn of a crooked racket tryin...

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• Ep 36

  36.Driving School

  22-06-195930 min

  After Jerry gets a couple of traffic tickets, and has a near-miss on the road, he is faced with having to take driving school.

• Ep 37

  37.Eye Witness

  29-06-195930 min

  Mike and Jerry become eyewitnesses to a killing. They are determined to testify in court as to what they saw-- but in the meantime, Mike and Jerry wind up on the hit list of the g...

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• Ep 38

  38.Snake Eyes

  06-07-195930 min

  Some unscrupulous businessmen want Mike and Jerry to haul gambling equipment for them, but their scheme turns up snake eyes: a loser.