Ironside
Ironside is a 1967-1975 Crime and Punishment Series whose main character is wheelchair-bound chief detective Robert T. Ironside, played by Raymond Burr.
Seasons 1-3 are currently available on Hulu.
Tropes featured include:
- Awesome McCoolname: Detective Robert T. Ironside.
- Banana In the Tailpipe: Used to fill the car with carbon monoxide and knock out its inhabitants.
- Does Not Like Shoes: "The Man Who Believed" and "Once More for Joey" both feature Ironside investigating the mysterious deaths of hippie musicians who were known for going barefoot.
- Foot Focus: There are closeups of both hippie characters' bare feet.
- Exotic Detective: Ironside.
- Genius Cripple: Ironside himself.
- Hey Its That Guy: Bruce Lee appeared in a first season episode.
- Also, an assortment of familiar character actors throughout the series.
- The Generation Gap: Considering that the series takes place in San Francisco during The Sixties and The Seventies, this trope is inevitable.
- Pilot Movie
- San Francisco: The series' setting.
- Syndication Title: It was syndicated in some markets as The Raymond Burr Show.