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{{Short description|1972 American television series}} {{about|the American TV series|the English mentalist/entertainer|Banachek}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox television | image = George Peppard Linda Evans Banacek 1974.JPG | caption = Peppard and guest star [[Linda Evans]], 1974 | genre = [[Crime fiction|Crime drama]] | runtime = 90 min | creator = Anthony Wilson | producer = [[Howie Horwitz]] | executive_producer = George Eckstein | starring = {{unbulleted list| [[George Peppard]] | [[Ralph Manza]] | [[Murray Matheson]] | [[Christine Belford]] | [[George Murdock (actor)|George Murdock]] }} | theme_music_composer = [[Billy Goldenberg]]<ref>{{cite book |last=Harris |first=Steve |title=Film, television, and stage music on phonograph records: a discography |year=1988 |publisher=McFarland |location=Jefferson, N.C. |isbn=978-0-89950-251-9 |oclc=15790964 |page=[https://archive.org/details/filmtelevisionst00harr/page/280 280] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/filmtelevisionst00harr/page/280 }}</ref> | opentheme = | endtheme = | country = United States | location = | language = | company = [[Universal Television]] | network = [[NBC]] | first_aired = {{start date|1972|03|20}} | last_aired = {{end date|1974|03|12}} | num_seasons = 2 | num_episodes = 17 | related = ''[[NBC Mystery Movie]]'' }} '''''Banacek''''' is an American detective television series starring [[George Peppard]] that aired on [[NBC]] from 1972 to 1974. The series was part of the rotating ''[[The NBC Mystery Movie|NBC Wednesday Mystery Movie]]'' anthology. It alternated in its time slot with several other shows, but was the only one of them to last beyond its first season. ==Premise== Peppard played Thomas Banacek,<ref>''Banaczek'' is the original Polish spelling, pronounced BAH-nah-chek.</ref> a [[Polish-American]] freelance, Boston-based, private investigator who solves seemingly impossible thefts. He collects from the insurance companies 10% of the insured value of the recovered property. One of Banacek's verbal signatures is the quotation of strangely worded yet curiously cogent "[[Polish proverbs]]" such as: * "A wolf that takes a peasant to supper probably won't need any breakfast." * "If you're not sure that it's potato [[borscht]], there could be orphans working in the mines." * "When an owl comes to a mouse picnic, it's not there for the sack races." * "Though the hippopotamus has no sting in its tail, the wise man would prefer to be sat upon by the bee." * "A truly wise man never plays leapfrog with a unicorn." * "When a wolf is chasing your sleigh, throw him a raisin cookie, but don't stop to bake a cake." * "Just because the cat has her kittens in the oven doesn't make them biscuits." * "You can read all the books in the library my son, but the cheese will still smell after four days." * "No matter how warm the smile on the face of the Sun, the cat still has her kittens under the porch." * "Even a one thousand [[Polish zloty|zloty]] note cannot tap dance." * "Only the centipede can hear all the hundred footsteps of his uncle." Part of the joke is that Ralph Manza, as Banacek's chauffeur Jay Drury, will often ask "What does it mean, Boss?" Banacek also has a running agreement with his chauffeur for a 10% share of Banacek's 10% if he solved the crime. Mr. Drury is never at a loss for a potential solution that Banacek always manages to shoot down with his very next line. Another recurring gag is for other characters—particularly his rivals—to mispronounce his name deliberately. The name "Banaczek" (as pronounced in the show) is actually quite rare in Poland.<ref>{{cite web |title=Polish Surnames Database |url=http://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Banaczek |website=nazwiska-polskie.pl}}</ref> [[Murray Matheson]] plays seller of rare books and information source Felix Mulholland, a character always ready with a droll remark and who exhibits a passion for chess and jigsaw puzzles. He is also the series' only character to ever call Banacek by his first name. Recurring characters include insurance company executive Cavanaugh ([[George Murdock (actor)|George Murdock]]), Banacek's rival and some-time love interest Carlie Kirkland ([[Christine Belford]]), and another insurance investigator/rival Fennyman/Henry DeWitt ([[Linden Chiles]]). Banacek lives on historic [[Beacon Hill, Boston|Beacon Hill]] in Boston.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063688/locations|access-date=2018-02-03}}</ref> While he has a limousine and driver, he also owns and sometimes drives an antique 1941 [[Packard]] convertible. Both vehicles are equipped with [[mobile radio telephone]]s at a time when such devices are uncommon and expensive. Banacek is intelligent, well-educated, cultured, and suave. An unapologetic ladies' man who enjoys the company of beautiful women, he is also street-smart and can engage in hand-to-hand combat when the need arises; in one episode he mentions having learned combat judo in the Marine Corps, which is probably a reference to George Peppard's two-year enlistment in the Marine Corps, being discharged at the rank of corporal. He grew up in [[Scollay Square]] and a childhood acquaintance described him as the neighborhood [[jock (stereotype)|jock]] who excelled in all sports. For recreation he jogs, plays [[squash (sport)|squash]], engages in weekend [[touch football (American)|touch football]], and [[sculling]] on the [[Charles River]]. ==Cast== * [[George Peppard]] as Thomas Banacek * [[Ralph Manza]] as Jay Drury * [[Murray Matheson]] as Felix Mulholland * [[Christine Belford]] as Carlie Kirkland * [[George Murdock (actor)|George Murdock]] as Cavanaugh ==Production== In general, the series was shot on the [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]] backlot, though location scenes were filmed around [[Los Angeles]] in areas that could pass for Boston, or rural areas near there. The episode titled "If Max Is So Smart, Why Doesn't He Tell Us Where He Is?" was shot on location at the [[California Institute of the Arts]] around the time the school first opened. "Ten Thousand Dollars a Page" was filmed at the Pasadena Art Museum, later known as the Pasadena Museum of Modern Art and now the [[Norton Simon Museum of Art]]. "Horse of a Slightly Different Color" was filmed at [[Hollywood Park Racetrack]], now the site of [[SoFi Stadium]]. A customized 1969 [[American Motors]] AMX was built by [[George Barris (auto customizer)|George Barris]] for the second regular-season episode.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.barris.com/carsgallery/tvmovie/amx400.php |title='Banacek' AMX 400 |work=Barris Custom |date=2013 |access-date=15 July 2017}}</ref> The car became known as the [[AMC AMX#AMX-400|AMX-400]] and it is now owned by an automobile collector.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://auto.howstuffworks.com/amx-400-custom-car.htm |author=((Auto Editors of ''Consumer Guide'')) |title=AMX-400: Profile of a Custom Car |date=23 September 2007 |work=HowStuffWorks.com |access-date=15 July 2017 |archive-date=25 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111225075238/http://auto.howstuffworks.com/amx-400-custom-car.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> Other continuing cars in the series were a 1941 maroon [[Packard 180]] with a Victoria body designed by [[Howard "Dutch" Darrin]] (license plate number 178344),<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.rmsothebys.com/mb08/vintage-motor-cars-of-meadow-brook/lots/1942-packard-one-eighty-convertible-victoria-by-darrin/291964 |title=1942 Packard One-Eighty Convertible Victoria by Darrin |work=Sothebys |date=2 August 2008 |access-date=15 July 2017}}</ref> a 1973 [[Chevrolet Corvette (C3)|Corvette]] (driven by Ms. Kirkland) and a 1973 [[Cadillac Fleetwood]] [[limousine]] ([[mobile telephone]] number KL 17811). In keeping with both the exotic car theme and the humor between Banacek and his driver Jay Drury, he was even chauffeured around in a [[Willys MB]], [[Jeep CJ]]2A,<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle.php?id=146267 |title=Willys MB 'Jeep' |work=imcdb.org |access-date=15 July 2017}}</ref> and a CJ6,<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_243643-Jeep-CJ-6.html |title=Jeep CJ-6 |work=imcdb.org |access-date=15 July 2017}}</ref> as well as a brand new [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]/[[De Tomaso Pantera]]. Two Packards were used in filming, a 1941 used for principal photography and a modified 1942 model used for some shots in Los Angeles. The main 1941 picture car was auctioned in 2019 by [[RM Sotheby's]] for $373,500.<ref>{{cite web |title=1941 Packard Custom Super Eight One Eighty Convertible Victoria by Darrin |url=https://rmsothebys.com/auctions/mo19/lots/r0051-1941-packard-custom-super-eight-one-eighty-convertible-victoria-by-darrin/ |website=RM Sotheby’s |access-date=9 November 2024}}</ref> In preparation for the pilot and then the first and second seasons, the cast went to Boston and filmed a variety of background scenes. These scenes were then used through the series and are especially shown in the opening scenes, including Banacek rowing on the [[Charles River]] and walking through [[Government Center, Boston|Government Center]]. In the pilot, Banacek's car pulls into his Beacon Hill home, the historic [[Second Harrison Gray Otis House]] located at 85 Mount Vernon Street. In other episodes, views are shown of the [[Public Garden (Boston)|Public Garden]], the entry to Felix's bookstore at 50 [[Beacon Street]], and the [[Esplanade, Boston|Esplanade]]. The Boston-filmed pieces were done by a [[second unit]] and directed by Peppard himself. ==Reception== Although the show had a mixture of humor and rather intricate plots, it never generated strong ratings. Despite this, the show was well received by critics. In addition, the [[Polish American Congress]] gave the series an award for portraying Polish Americans in a good manner.<ref name="Brooks and Marsh">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w8KztFy6QYwC&dq=%22Banacek+Detective+Drama%22&pg=PA100 |first1=Tim |last1=Brooks |author-link1=Tim Brooks (historian) |first2=Earle |last2=Marsh |title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present |year=2007 |edition=9 |page=100 |location=New York |publisher=Ballantine Books |isbn=978-0-345-49773-4 |access-date=2024-07-25 }}</ref> It also helped revive Peppard's career.<ref name="pep">{{cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|magazine=Filmink|date=29 December 2024|access-date=29 December 2024|title=Movie Star Cold Streaks: George Peppard|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/movie-star-cold-streaks-george-peppard/}}</ref> ==Cancellation== ''Banacek'' was well received by television critics, and, as a result, was picked up for a third season. However, before the third season could start, Peppard quit the show to prevent his ex-wife [[Elizabeth Ashley]] from receiving a larger percentage of his earnings as part of their divorce settlement.<ref>{{Cite web |last=reprobatepress |date=2019-01-22 |title=Banacek – The TV Series That George Peppard Killed To Spite His Wife |url=https://reprobatepress.com/2019/01/22/banacek-the-series-that-george-peppard-killed-to-spite-his-wife/ |access-date=2023-10-15 |website=The Reprobate |language=en-US}}</ref> The complication ended any chance of reviving ''Banacek'' during Peppard's lifetime. [[A&E (TV channel)|A&E]] continued rebroadcasts of ''Banacek'' in syndication. Both seasons of Banacek have been released on DVD under the TV Guide Presents banner. Season one was released on 2007 with Season two following in 2008 ==In popular culture== The [[mentalism|mentalist]] Steven Shaw adopted his stage name "[[Banachek]]" after the television program.<ref name="Draper">{{cite web|last1=Draper|first1=Paul|title=Banachek LIVE Video Q&A on Full Circle Magic, Streamed on Nov. 19, 2014|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxT5mwqgqsg|website=YouTube.com|date=19 November 2014 |access-date=14 Nov 2017}}</ref> The show was referenced by the band [[Fun Lovin' Criminals]] in the lyrics of its 1998 single "Love Unlimited". The character Banacek was also referenced in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' "[[Treehouse of Horror III]]" segment "Dial Z for Zombies" when Bart tries to cast a spell to rid Springfield of the zombies he unleashed by intoning the magic words "[[Kojak]], [[Mannix]], Banacek, [[Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)|Danno]]..." (All names of 1970s TV detectives.) In 2018, ''Banacek'' was the subject of an episode-length parody in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' ("[[Homer Is Where the Art Isn't]]"), with [[Bill Hader]] voicing the Peppard character, named "Manacek". The episode is patterned closely after a typical Banacek outing, referencing items from the series' storytelling format to its establishing shots. The opening and closing credits mimicked ''Banacek'''s style, even including Goldenberg's theme music.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Perkins|first1=Dennis|title=Bill Hader helps The Simpsons stick it to that Banacek guy, who must work there or something|url=https://www.avclub.com/bill-hader-helps-the-simpsons-stick-it-to-that-banacek-1823872344|website=The AV Club|publisher=Onion, Inc.|access-date=March 20, 2018|date=March 18, 2018}}</ref> In the ''[[Akron Beacon Journal]]'', Rich Heldenfels called the episode "a dead-on parody of ''Banacek''."<ref name=Akron>{{cite news|url=https://www.ohio.com/akron/entertainment/tv/heldenfels-mailbag-why-didnt-they-make-a-sequel-to-starman|title=Heldenfels' Mailbag: Why didn't they make a sequel to 'Starman'?|last=Heldenfels|first=Rich|work=[[Akron Beacon Journal]]|date=April 19, 2018|access-date=April 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623033211/https://www.ohio.com/akron/entertainment/tv/heldenfels-mailbag-why-didnt-they-make-a-sequel-to-starman|archive-date=June 23, 2018}}</ref> Banacek has a clear resemblance to the title character of the [[Steve McQueen]] movie ''[[The Thomas Crown Affair (1968 film)|The Thomas Crown Affair]]'', particularly in his attitude towards women and authority. The house used for exterior shots of Thomas Crown's home in Boston, the [[Harrison Gray Otis House#Second Harrison Gray Otis House|Harrison Gray Otis House]], was used for Banacek's home in the series. Both the film and the show revolve around insurance investigations, but in the series Banacek is solving crimes, not committing them. ==Episodes== ===Pilot: 1972=== {{Episode table |background=FFA500 |title= |director= |writer= |airdate= |episodes= {{Episode list |Title=Banacek: Detour to Nowhere |DirectedBy=[[Jack Smight]] |WrittenBy=Anthony Wilson |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1972|3|20|df=y}} |ShortSummary=Banacek finds himself up against his old adversary, corporate insurance investigator McKinney of the National Meridian Insurance Company, when a missing armored truck with $1,600,000 of gold bullion disappears without a trace while under a police escort from Texas to Oklahoma. |LineColor=FFA500 }} }} ===Season 1: 1972–73=== {{Episode table |background=AE0023 |overall= |season= |title= |director= |writer= |airdate= |episodes= {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=1 |EpisodeNumber2=1 |Title=Let's Hear It for a Living Legend |DirectedBy=Jack Smight |WrittenBy=[[Del Reisman]] |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1972|9|13|df=y}} |ShortSummary=Banacek is called in after a football player vanishes on national TV and is held for ransom. Guest stars [[Stefanie Powers]], [[Anitra Ford]] and [[John Brodie]]. |LineColor=AE0023 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=2 |EpisodeNumber2=2 |Title=Project Phoenix |DirectedBy=[[Richard T. Heffron]] |WrittenBy=David Moessinger |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1972|9|27|df=y}} |ShortSummary=Banacek investigates the disappearance of a prototype automobile from a moving train's flatcar (an idea borrowed from a [[Thorpe Hazell]] short story). Guest stars [[William Windom (actor)|William Windom]], [[Joanna Pettet]], [[Bert Convy]]. |LineColor=AE0023 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=3 |EpisodeNumber2=3 |Title=No Sign of the Cross |DirectedBy=[[Daryl Duke]] |WrittenBy=Robert Presnell Jr.,<br> [[Howard Browne]] |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1972|10|11|df=y}} |ShortSummary=Banacek searches for a jewel encrusted, gold cross, donated by a dying Italian mobster, that disappears in transit from Mexico to a Los Angeles parish. Guest stars [[Broderick Crawford]], [[Louise Sorel]] |LineColor=AE0023 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=4 |EpisodeNumber2=4 |Title=A Million the Hard Way |DirectedBy=[[Bernard L. Kowalski]] |WrittenBy=[[Stanley Ralph Ross]] |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1972|11|1|df=y}} |ShortSummary=A million dollars in $1000 bills seems to vanish from a sealed Las Vegas casino display. Guest star [[Margot Kidder]]; writer [[Stanley Ralph Ross]] appears as Larry Fields. |LineColor=AE0023 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=5 |EpisodeNumber2=5 |Title=To Steal a King |DirectedBy=[[Lou Antonio]] |WrittenBy=[[Stephen Kandel]] |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1972|11|15|df=y}} |ShortSummary=Banacek searches for a $3 million collection of historical coins that vanishes from a Boston hotel-room vault. Guest stars [[Kevin McCarthy (actor)|Kevin McCarthy]], [[Brenda Vaccaro]], [[Pernell Roberts]], [[Roger C. Carmel]], [[Janis Paige]]. |LineColor=AE0023 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=6 |EpisodeNumber2=6 |Title=Ten Thousand Dollars a Page |DirectedBy=Richard T. Heffron |WrittenBy=Paul Playdon |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1973|1|10|df=y}} |ShortSummary=A business tyrant loans his greatest personal treasure, a gift from his dead wife, to a local museum; the $1 million text disappears from a highly secured room. Guest stars [[Stella Stevens]], [[David Doyle (actor)|David Doyle]], [[George Lindsey]], [[David Wayne]], [[Ted Cassidy]]. |LineColor=AE0023 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=7 |EpisodeNumber2=7 |Title=The Greatest Collection of Them All |DirectedBy=[[George McCowan]] |WrittenBy=[[Theodore J. Flicker]] |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1973|1|24|df=y}} |ShortSummary=A $23 million Impressionist charity art-exhibit disappears during shipment back to Boston from NYC via tractor trailer. Guest stars [[Penny Fuller]], [[Mike Farrell]], [[Penny Marshall]], [[Garry Walberg]]. |LineColor=AE0023 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=8 |EpisodeNumber2=8 |Title=The Two Million Clams of Cap'n Jack |DirectedBy=Richard T. Heffron |WrittenBy=Stanley Ralph Ross,<br> Shirl Hendryx,<br> Pat Fielder,<br> Richard Bluel |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1973|2|7|df=y}} |ShortSummary=Plates used in the printing of stock certificates vanish. Guest stars [[Andrew Duggan]], [[Jessica Walter]], [[David White (actor)|David White]]. |LineColor=AE0023 }} }} ===Season 2: 1973–74=== {{Episode table |background=500050 |overall= |season= |title= |director= |writer= |airdate= |episodes= {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=9 |EpisodeNumber2=1 |Title=No Stone Unturned |DirectedBy=Richard T. Heffron |WrittenBy=Stephen Lord,<br> Robert Van Scoyk,<br> Lee Santley,<br> George Sheldon Smith |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1973|10|3|df=y}} |ShortSummary=Banacek must locate a three-ton statue that disappeared. Guest stars [[Candy Clark]], [[Scott Brady]], [[Gary Lockwood]]. |LineColor=500050 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=10 |EpisodeNumber2=2 |Title=If Max Is So Smart, Why Doesn't He Tell Us Where He Is? |DirectedBy=Bernard L. Kowalski |WrittenBy=Robert Van Scoyk |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1973|11|7|df=y}} |ShortSummary=A huge medical computer vanishes from its secure building. Guest stars [[Anne Baxter]], [[Richard Jordan]], [[Sabrina Scharf]]. |LineColor=500050 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=11 |EpisodeNumber2=3 |Title=The Three Million Dollar Piracy |DirectedBy=[[Andrew McLaglen]] |WrittenBy=Stanley Ralph Ross,<br> Robert Van Scoyk,<br> Jack Turley |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1973|11|21|df=y}} |ShortSummary=An expensive wedding coach is stolen from the hold of a ship. Guest stars [[Christine Belford]], [[Arlene Martel]]. |LineColor=500050 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=12 |EpisodeNumber2=4 |Title=The Vanishing Chalice |DirectedBy=Bernard L. Kowalski |WrittenBy=Morton Fine |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1974|1|15|df=y}} |ShortSummary=An ancient chalice disappears from a museum during the unveiling. Guest stars [[Cesar Romero]], [[John Saxon]]. |LineColor=500050 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=13 |EpisodeNumber2=5 |Title=Horse of a Slightly Different Color |DirectedBy=[[Herschel Daugherty]] |WrittenBy=Harold Livingston,<br> [[Jimmy Sangster]] |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1974|1|22|df=y}} |ShortSummary=A racehorse disappears from the track. Guest stars [[Anne Francis]], [[Terry Wilson (actor)|Terry Wilson]], Lane Bradbury, [[Harry Carey, Jr.]] |LineColor=500050 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=14 |EpisodeNumber2=6 |Title=Rocket to Oblivion |DirectedBy=Andrew McLaglen |WrittenBy=Robert Van Scoyk |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1974|2|12|df=y}} |ShortSummary=A prototype rocket engine vanishes during a private showing. Guest star [[Linda Evans]]. |LineColor=500050 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=15 |EpisodeNumber2=7 |Title=Fly Me — If You Can Find Me |DirectedBy=Bernard L. Kowalski |WrittenBy=Harold Livingston |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1974|2|19|df=y}} |ShortSummary=After an emergency landing, an airliner vanishes. Guest stars [[Sterling Hayden]], [[Victoria Principal]]. |LineColor=500050 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=16 |EpisodeNumber2=8 |Title=Now You See Me, Now You Don't |DirectedBy=[[Bernard McEveety]] |WrittenBy=Stanley Roberts |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1974|3|12|df=y}} |ShortSummary=A stage magician, suspected of grand larceny, disappears during his act — but for real. Guest stars [[Gretchen Corbett]], [[Peter Marshall (entertainer)|Peter Marshall]]. |LineColor=500050 }} }} ==Home media== Arts Alliance America has released the entire series on DVD in Region 1. Season one was released on May 15, 2007, without the series pilot. Season two was released on January 22, 2008, and included the pilot episode. On September 30, 2008, Arts Alliance released ''Banacek: The Complete Series'', a five-disc box set featuring all 17 episodes. In Region 2, Fabulous Films released both seasons on DVD in the UK on February 10, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fabulousfilms.com/products/146|title=Fabulous Films|work=FabulousFilms.com|access-date=13 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fabulousfilms.com/products/147|title=Fabulous Films|work=FabulousFilms.com|access-date=13 January 2015}}</ref> In Region 4, [[Madman Entertainment]] has released both seasons on DVD in Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.madman.com.au/actions/catalogue.do?releaseId=13227&method=view|title=Madman Entertainment|access-date=13 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/13229/banacek-the-complete-second-season-4-dvd-set&webChannelId=18|title=Madman Entertainment|access-date=13 January 2015}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{IMDb title|0068044|Banacek}} * {{epguides|id=Banacek}} [[Category:1972 American television series debuts]] [[Category:1974 American television series endings]] [[Category:1970s American drama television series]] [[Category:1970s American crime television series]] [[Category:American English-language television shows]] [[Category:NBC Mystery Movie]] [[Category:Television shows set in Boston]] [[Category:Television series by Universal Television]] [[Category:Works about Polish-American culture]] [[Category:NBC crime dramas]]
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