Johnny Staccato (1959)

Crime · Drama · Mystery

Jazz pianist Johnny Staccato supplements his meager musician's income by working as a private detective. The background for many of the episodes is his friend "Waldo's" jazz club in New York City's Greenwich Village, featuring performances by the Pete Candoli jazz combo which included Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne, Red Mitchell, Red Norvo and Johnny Williams. The theme was composed by Elmer Bernstein.

IMDb rating: 7.9 (308 votes)
Episode average: 7.4 -0.5 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (1959)

7.39 avg 27 episodes 7.6 → 7.7 30 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Naked Truth	7.6	79
2	Murder for Credit	7.7	69
3	The Parents	7.5	59
4	The Shop of the Four Winds	6.9	41
5	Nature of the Night	7.3	51
6	Viva, Paco!	6.7	46
7	Evil	7.6	56
8	Murder in Hi-Fi	7.5	47
9	Fly Baby, Fly	8.2	62
10	Tempted	7.5	59
11	The Poet's Touch	7.4	44
12	The Wild Reed	7.5	42
13	A Piece of Paradise	8.1	42
14	The Return	7.3	37
15	The Unwise Men	7.4	34
16	Collector's Item	7.4	37
17	The Man in the Pit	7.1	33
18	The Only Witness	7.2	30
19	Night of Jeopardy	7.9	38
20	Double Feature	7.3	40
21	The List of Death	7.1	29
22	Solomon	8.0	41
23	An Act of Terror	6.5	31
24	An Angry Young Man	7.0	34
25	The Mask of Jason	7.5	40
26	A Nice Little Town	6.5	43
27	Swinging Long Hair	7.7	31