Tenspeed and Brown Shoe 1980 Vintage Men's T-Shirt
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Description
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe is an American detective comedy series originally broadcast between January and June 1980. The series revolved around two private detectives in Los Angeles. E. L. (Early Leroy) "Tenspeed" Turner is a hustler who worked as a private detective to satisfy his parole requirements. His partner Lionel "Brownshoe" Whitney is an archetypal accountant, complete with button-down collars who had always wanted to be a 1940s-style PI. A running joke was his penchant for reading a series of hard-boiled crime novels. Brownshoe was sharper than he seemed (albeit a little naïve) and more reasonable than his career path demanded; he had even received a black belt in karate. The show was heavily promoted ahead of its premiere in late January, and the series attracted a substantial audience for its first few episodes (it was the 29th-most-watched program of the 1979–80 US season), but viewership dropped off substantially after that, and the series was not renewed for the 1980–81 season.
Details
Like all our designs, this one is treated with our signature ‘relic-ing’ process which includes our own secret recipe of hand-painted chipping, cracking, fading, and just the right touch of yellowing to ensure that it looks the part of a true vintage imprint.** We lay these works of art down on premium Bella+Canvas 3001 Unisex Jersey Short Sleeve Tees, one of the softest, best-wearing t-shirts available today, via state of the art direct to garment (DTG) printing which allows us to create a vintage effect that simply can’t be accomplished with other printing methods. In short, these shirts are everything you’ve dreamed of and more – it feels soft and lightweight with just the right amount of stretch making it comfortable and flattering for both men and women.
- 100% combed and ring-spun cotton*
- Fabric weight: 4.2 oz (142 g/m2)
- 30 single
- Tear-away label
- Shoulder-to-shoulder taping
- Side-seamed
- Retail fit
- Runs true to size
Sizing
Not sure what size is your best fit? We recommend taking one of your current t-shirts, laying it flat and measuring it. The measurements in the chart below are taken with the shirt laying on a flat surface. To get the length, measure from the high shoulder point down to the bottom of the shirt. To get the width, measure approximately 1-inch below the armhole, across the chest, from seam to seam. While our tees are all made using premium, pre-shrunk, ring-spun cotton, there can be some shrinkage depending on your personal wash and dry cycles. With that said, if you're on the fence, we always suggest going up a size.
| S | M | L | XL | 2XL | 3XL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Width | 18 | 20 | 22.01 | 24.02 | 25.99 | 28 |
| Length | 28 | 29.02 | 30 | 31.03 | 32.01 | 33 |
| Sleeves | 8.9 | 9.18 | 9.45 | 9.73 | 10 | 10.4 |
*Heather colors are 52% combed and ring-spun cotton/48% polyester. Athletic and Black Heather is 90% combed and ring-spun cotton/10% polyester. Ash color is 99% Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton and 1% poly. **Due to the nature of the printing process and different sizes of shirts offered, imprint position and scale may vary slightly from the product images, but we do our best to be as accurate as possible.
