Buddy Faro
1998 American TV series or program
- Dennis Farina
- Frank Whaley
- Allison Smith
- Charlie Robinson
- Mark Frost
- Aaron Spelling
- E. Duke Vincent
- Uncle Monkey Productions
- Industry Entertainment
- Spelling Television
December 4, 1998 (1998-12-04)
Buddy Faro is an American crime drama television series created by Mark Frost, starring Dennis Farina that aired on CBS from September 25 to December 4, 1998. The series was cancelled after eight episodes due to low ratings.
Premise
A legendary private investigator disappeared in 1978 when he was trying to solve the murder of the woman he fell in love with. Twenty years later he is tracked down by PI Bob Jones and together they reopen Buddy's agency, with help from actress Julie Barber and Buddy's old partner El Jefe.
Cast
- Dennis Farina as Buddy Faro
- Frank Whaley as Bob Jones
- Allison Smith as Julie Barber
- Charlie Robinson as El Jefe
Episodes
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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1 | "Pilot" | Charles Haid | Mark Frost | September 25, 1998 (1998-09-25) | |
Buddy Faro returns to Los Angeles and partners with an amateur investigator. | |||||
2 | "The Curse of the Faro" | Charles Haid | Mark Frost | October 2, 1998 (1998-10-02) | |
George Hamilton, who played Buddy Faro in 1970s TV series based on him, hires Buddy and Bob to protect him from a killer. | |||||
3 | "Touched by an Amnesiac" | Lesli Linka Glatter | Kimberly Costello | October 9, 1998 (1998-10-09) | |
A woman has no memory of who she is or why her 10 000 dollars are covered in a white substance. | |||||
4 | "Ain't That a Kick in the Head" | Marc Buckland | Elizabeth M. Cosin | October 16, 1998 (1998-10-16) | |
A professional basketball player has been discovered in bed with a minor. | |||||
5 | "Now You See Him, Now He's Dead" | John Patterson | Jon Hotchkiss | October 23, 1998 (1998-10-23) | |
Buddy and Bob tries to track down the twin of a magician. | |||||
6 | "Death by Airbrush" | Charles Haid | Barry Pullman | November 6, 1998 (1998-11-06) | |
The team goes looking into the background of a woman about to marry into a wealthy family. | |||||
7 | "Talk Show Heller" | Charles Haid | Mark Frost | November 13, 1998 (1998-11-13) | |
A woman is murdered after she is embarrassed on a sleazy talk show. | |||||
8 | "Get Me Cody Swift" | D. J. Caruso | Barry Pullman | December 4, 1998 (1998-12-04) | |
A teenage movie star seeks help from Buddy Faro when he thinks he's in danger. | |||||
9 | "The Match Game" | TBD | TBD | Unaired | |
Buddy and Bob investigate a high-profile matchmaker. | |||||
10 | "The Truth is in the Trash" | Ted Kotcheff | Scott Frost | Unaired | |
Buddy reunites with an old partner when he looks into the 20-year-old case of a missing showgirl. | |||||
11 | "Done Away in a Manger" | TBD | TBD | Unaired | |
The wife of a movie star finds a snake in her Christmas stocking. | |||||
12 | "Charlotte's Tangled Web" | TBD | TBD | Unaired | |
A friend of Julie captures a murder on video. | |||||
13 | "Who's the Muse?" | Ted Kotcheff | Kimberly Costello | Unaired | |
The books of an author turns into real-life crimes. |
External links
- Buddy Faro at IMDb
- Buddy Faro at epguides.com
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