Mike Connors and Gail Fisher in Mannix (1967)

Mike Connors and Gail Fisher in Mannix (1967)

CBS was going to cancel the series after the first season. Lucille Ball used her power and influence to




 convince them to renew it for another season with the assurance that changes would be made. In the second season, Mannix was changed into a more hard-boiled independent private detective. The changes worked, and the series became a big hit running for eight seasons.

This was the last television series to be produced by Lucille Ball's production company, "Desilu."

The role of Peggy Fair was intended for Nichelle Nichols, but she was forced to withdraw due to her commitment to "Star Trek (1966)."

Mannix was also a race car driver and pilot. He was an expert fighter and was a POW during the Korean war. In real life Mike Connors was in WWII and played basketball and football in high school and college.

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