Freebie and the Bean | |
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Based on | Freebie and the Bean |
Starring |
Héctor Elizondo Tom Mason |
Composer | Dominic Frontiere |
No. of episodes | 9 (2 unaired) |
Production | |
Producers |
Norman Jolley Robert Sherman |
Cinematography | Ric Waite |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production company | Warner Bros. Television |
Original release | |
Release | December 6, 1980 January 17, 1981 | –
Freebie and the Bean was a short-lived [1] nine-episode American action comedy television series about two off-beat plainclothes [2] police detectives in San Francisco. Based on the 1974 film of the same name, [3] [4] it starred Tom Mason and Héctor Elizondo in the title roles and was broadcast on CBS on Saturday nights at 9:00 PM [5] in December 1980 and January 1981. [6] [7]
The show ran opposite the very popular series The Love Boat, which overshadowed it in viewer polls. [11] In their book The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present, authors Tim Brooks and Earle F. Marsh write, "Unfortunately this series was such as mishmash of comedy and drama, slapstick and reality, that it soon sank without a trace. The fact that it was scheduled opposite ABC's The Love Boat-which had no trouble defining what it wanted to be-probably didn't help." [5]
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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1 | "The Seduction of the Bean" | Lawrence Dobkin | Dick Nelson | December 6, 1980 | |
2 | "Health Nuts" | Bruce Kessler | Dick Nelson | December 13, 1980 | |
Freebie and Bean learn that a series of hold-up victims all visit the same wellness spa so they investigate the employees to see if they are tipping off the bandits. | |||||
3 | "Pilot" | Hy Averback | Jay Folb | December 20, 1980 | |
Freebie and Bean rely on a scorned woman to testify against a loan shark they've been wanting to put away. | |||||
4 | "Flying Aces" | Michael Preece | Robert W. Lenski | December 27, 1980 | |
5 | "Highway Robbery" | Michael Caffey | Bill Taub | January 10, 1981 | |
Freebie and the Bean go undercover as teamsters to stop a truckjacking ring. | |||||
6 | "Tee-Off for Two" | Arnold Laven | Rick Mittleman | January 17, 1981 | |
7 | "Lover, Come Back" | Michael Preece | Donald R. Boyle | January 24, 1981 | |
8 | "A Pair of Pirates" | Lawrence Dobkin | Robert W. Lenski | UNAIRED | |
9 | "Follow the Leader" | Alex March | Dick Nelson | UNAIRED |
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