
Joe Bash
Creator Danny Arnold · Channel ABC · Starring Peter Boyle, Andrew Rubin, Robert Trebor
Joe Bash is an American comedy-drama television series that aired on ABC from March 28 to May 10, 1986. Starring Peter Boyle as a weary and embittered New York City Police Department beat cop, it was created by veteran TV producer Danny Arnold following his successful New York City police detective sitcom Barney Miller. The production company was Tetagram Ltd., with Arnold and Chris Hayward serving as the show's executive producers. All six episodes were written by the team of Arnold, Hayward and Philip Jayson Lasker, with Arnold directing all but the fifth episode, which was directed by John Florea.
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Episodes
- Episode 1: 1. PilotMarch 28, 1986Police officer Joe Bash has endured the night tour for more than nine months, in the 33rd Precinct of the N.Y.P.D., and he complains of a vitamin deficiency for lack of sunlight. With tonight's foot patrol he is assigned a new partner, eager rookie Willie Smith, whom he soon must extricate from a tenement building filled with angry New Yorkers.
- Episode 2: 2. FeinbaumApril 4, 1986Joe is faced with a test of conscience when an old woman dies alone in her dirty, packrat apartment, and he is the one who discovers her fortune, a paper bag filled with bills totaling 60,000 dollars.
- Episode 3: 3. unknown titleApril 11, 1986Joe refuses a Sunday dinner invitation from Willie, his partner. Then the officers encounter a problem with Abe Feinbaum, who orders a meal at a midnight eatery in NYC but cannot pay for it, and cannot remember where he lives.
- Episode 4: 4. unknown titleApril 25, 1986Officer Smith recognizes Joe's date as a hooker. Also, the two policemen are caught in a sting by the precinct's Integrity Control Officer.
- Episode 5: 5. unknown titleMay 2, 1986Police Captain Charles Taylor, 20 years ago, was the beat partner of Joe Bash. On his way to the top he took advantage of a lot of people, starting with Joe. Now on the eve of Taylor's promotion to Inspector, he insists that Joe deliver a few words to a banquet, about their early days on the force. Then Joe realizes he has the opportunity to trash the Captain's reputation in front of a live audience.
- Episode 6: 6. unknown titleMay 10, 1986Lorna the hooker presents Joe with an ultimatum. Joe may continue to have sex with her, but he must stop paying for it.
Credits
- Peter BoyleJoe Bash · 6 episodes
- Andrew RubinWillie Smith · 6 episodes
- Robert TreborActor · 2 episodes
- Jack GilfordActor · 1 episode
- Pat CorleyActor · 1 episode
- Rosanna DeSotoActor · 1 episode
- Danny ArnoldCreator · Director · 4 episodes
- John FloreaDirector · 1 episode
Film and series details
- EPISODE LENGTH
- 30 minutes
- FIRST AIRED
- March 28, 1986
- LAST AIRED
- May 10, 1986
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