Formula detective show. The plot is always dumb and difficult if not impossible to follow and make sense of. . Mannix is in his forties but every woman in her twenties is instantly attracted to him, even from a distance, and there is usually a make out scene. In nearly every episode, he is hit on the head and knocked out. Every episode includes a brawl where Mannix knocks a bad guy out. He also often gets hit on the head and nearly, but not quite, gets knocked out. He drove several cars over the show's 8 year run , most notably a convertible Oldsmobile Torononado. Mannix is supremely confident and is the alpha male. He probably even tells his dentist what to do. Despite all its preposterous attributes, the show is entertaining.