The Runaway Truck

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Cannonball
6th October 1958 30 mins Season 1 Episode 1

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 is Mike Malone; providing the family atmosphere are his wife Mary, and his son Butch, and his daughter Ginny. Mike's truck-drivin' buddy is Jerry Austin. This episode, Mike has to stop a runaway truck.

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Season 1 · Episode 2

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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 killers. When Mike and Jerry turn a bottle of this stuff over to the authorities, it leads to the breakup of this dangerous pill racket.
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01 Paul Birch profile Paul Birchas "Cannonball" Mike Malone 02 William Campbell profile William Campbellas Jerry Austin 03 Beth Morris profile Beth Morrisas Ginny Malone (Mike Malone's teenage daughter)
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