Peter Gunn/Protection

Protection
Season 2, Episode 1
Airdate	September 21, 1959
Written by	Tony Barrett and Lewis Reed
Directed by	Boris Sagal
Produced by	Blake Edwards
Stream
← 1x38 The Portrait	2x02 → Crisscross
Peter Gunn — Season Two

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Protection is the first episode of the second season of Peter Gunn, and the thirty-ninth episode overall.

Starring: Craig Stevens (Peter Gunn)

Co-Starring: Lola Albright (Edie Hart), Herschel Bernardi (Lieutenant Jacoby)

and Minerva Urecal (Mother)

Cyril Delevanti (The Owl), Val Avery (Hoodlum), Sheldon Allman (Clegg), Mickey Morton (Giant), Dale Van Sickel (Gunman), Bill Chadney (Emmett)

Plot Overview

Goons for a protection racket try to muscle their way into Mother's, but she refuses to knuckle under and throws them out. Fearing that her bar will be bombed like a local grocery store was, Pete pays a visit to the mobster who's running the racket.

Notes

A couple of great scenes...first, there's a nice overhead shot of Gunn and Lt. Jacoby having a discussion in the morgue. The ENTIRE scene is shot from above. Second, there's a great barroom brawl scene at Mother's, where the place is thoroughly destroyed afterward. Who threw the punch that started it all? Mother!

Trivia

The Show

First episode of the series with Minerva Urecal as Mother. She would continue in the role for the remainder of the series.