Buddy Faro
| Buddy Faro | |
|---|---|
| Starring |
Dennis Farina Frank Whaley Allison Smith Charles Robinson |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (5 unaired) (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Uncle Monkey Productions Spelling Television |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CBS |
| Original run | September 25, 1998 – December 4, 1998 |
Buddy Faro is an American crime drama starring Dennis Farina that aired from September 25, 1998 to December 4, 1998 on CBS.
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.[1]
Cast
- Dennis Farina as Buddy Faro
- Frank Whaley as Bob Jones
- Allison Smith as Julie Barber
- Charles Robinson as El Jefe
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot" | September 25, 1998 | ||
| Buddy Faro returns to Las Vegas and partners with an amateur investigator. | ||||
| 2 | "The Curse of the Faro" | Charles Haid | Mark Frost | October 2, 1998 |
| An actor hires Buddy and Bob to protect him from a killer. | ||||
| 3 | "Touched by an Amnesiac" | Lesli Linka Glatter | Kimberly Costello | October 9, 1998 |
| 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" | Mark Buckland | Elizabeth M. Cosin | October 16, 1998 |
| 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 |
| Buddy and Bob tries to track down the twin of a magician. | ||||
| 6 | "Death by Airbrush" | Charles Haid | Barry Pullman | November 6, 1998 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| A teenage movie star seeks help from Buddy Faro when he thinks he's in danger. | ||||
| 9 | "The Match Game" | UNAIRED | ||
| Buddy and Bob investigate a high-profile matchmaker. | ||||
| 10 | "The Truth is in the Trash" | 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" | UNAIRED | ||
| The wife of a movie star finds a snake in her Christmas stocking. | ||||
| 12 | "Charlotte's Tangled Web" | UNAIRED | ||
| A friend of Julie captures a murder on video. | ||||
| 13 | "Who's the Muse" | UNAIRED | ||
| The books of an author turns into real-life crimes. | ||||
References
- ↑ IMDb.com. "Buddy Faro (1998)". IMDb. Retrieved 2012-09-05.