''Barbary Coast'' is an American

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that aired on

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. The pilot film first aired on May 4, 1975 and the series itself premiered September 8, 1975; the last episode aired January 9, 1976.

Synopsis

''Barbary Coast'' features the adventures of 19th century government agent Jeff Cable (played by

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), and his pal, conman and gambler Cash ("Cash makes no enemies") Conover (

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; played by

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in the pilot) who is the owner of the Golden Gate Casino. This was Shatner's first live-action series since ''

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'' (also produced by

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). In their battle against various criminals and foreign spies, Cable and Conover operated out of the latter's saloon and casino located on

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's notorious Barbary Coast neighborhood which featured casinos, prostitution and high rates of crime. Like ''Wild Wild West's'' Artemus Gordon, Cable frequently donned disguises in the course of his investigations. Other regulars on the series included recurring ''Wild Wild West'' villain actor

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as Moose Moran and Dave Turner as Thumbs.

Episodes

Awards and nominations

The pilot episode, an

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, was nominated for an

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for Art Direction for Jack De Shields and set decorator Reg Allen.

Cultural references

The ''

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'' ''Star Trek'' musical satire "Keep on Trekkin'" (1976) depicts William Shatner as Captain

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on the bridge of the '' U.S.S. Enterprise'' singing a version of " Send in the Clowns" that includes the lyric "Look at me now/At my old post/Happy that I can forget ''Barbary Coast''!"

References

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* (television movie) * {{IMDb title, title=Barbary Coast (series), id=0072470 American television films Television series by CBS Studios American Broadcasting Company original programming 1975 American television series debuts 1976 American television series endings 1970s Western (genre) television series Espionage television series 1975 television films 1975 films English-language television shows Barbary Coast, San Francisco Television series set in the 19th century Television shows set in San Francisco