Fortune Dane

*Fortune Dane*
Fortune Dane
Genre	Drama
Created by	Ronald M. Cohen
Directed by	Charles Correll
Starring	Carl Weathers ; Daphne Ashbrook ; Joe Dallesandro
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Stormy Weathers Productions; The Movie Company Enterprises; The Rosenzweig Company
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	February 15 –; March 27, 1986

Last updated June 16, 2025

Fortune Dane is an American crime drama series that aired at 9 p.m. Eastern Time on ABC from February 15 to March 27, 1986.^[1] It stars Carl Weathers as the title character.^[2]^[3]^[4] It was cancelled after only six episodes, due to low ratings after failing to compete with NBC's The Golden Girls and 227 . As of 2021, the series is available to stream on Crackle.

Synopsis

Fortune Dane is a former policeman who works as a special agent for the mayor in Bay City.^[5]

Cast

Carl Weathers as Detective Fortune Dane^[5]
Daphne Ashbrook as Kathy “Speed" Davenport,^[5] Fortune’s aide
Joe Dallesandro as Tommy "Perfect Tommy" Nicautri,^[5] Amanda’s aide
Penny Fuller as Amanda Harding,^[5] Mayor of Bay City, California
Alberta Watson as Amy Steiner^[5]

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Moving Parts"	Nicholas Sgarro	Ronald M. Cohen	February 15, 1986 (1986-02-15)
2	"Bay City"	Charles Correll	Ronald M. Cohen	February 22, 1986 (1986-02-22)
3	"The Tape"	John Patterson	Linda Elstad	March 1, 1986 (1986-03-01)
4	"Sanctuary"	Nicholas Sgarro	Adrian Spies	March 8, 1986 (1986-03-08)
5	"Airport"	Allen Baron	Paul Edwards	March 15, 1986 (1986-03-15)
6	"Jailhouse Blues"	Joel Oliansky	Leo V. Gordon	March 22, 1986 (1986-03-22)

References

↑ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (1999). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (7th ed.). New York: The Ballentine Publishing Group. pp. 360–361. ISBN 0-345-42923-0.
↑ Jerry Buck (March 1, 1986). "Abc Tries Fortune Dane". Merced Sun-Star. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
↑ Ron Weiskind (February 14, 1986). "Fortune Dane' Debut A Mixed Bag Of Drama". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
↑ Ellen Klein (March 13, 1986). "Violence Fills Fortune Dane". Lewiston Journal. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
1 2 3 4 5 6 McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 298. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.

External links

Fortune Dane at IMDb

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[brooks-1] Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (1999). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (7th ed.). New York: The Ballentine Publishing Group. pp. 360–361. ISBN 0-345-42923-0.

[2] Jerry Buck (March 1, 1986). "Abc Tries Fortune Dane". Merced Sun-Star. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved September 3, 2012.

[3] Ron Weiskind (February 14, 1986). "Fortune Dane' Debut A Mixed Bag Of Drama". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved September 3, 2012.

[4] Ellen Klein (March 13, 1986). "Violence Fills Fortune Dane". Lewiston Journal. Retrieved September 3, 2012.

[tt-5] 1 2 3 4 5 6 McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 298. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.

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