Buddy Faro
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| genre = Crime drama
| creator = Mark Frost
| starring = {{Plainlist|
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| composer = Joel McNeely
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 13 (5 unaired)
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
- Mark Frost
- Aaron Spelling
- E. Duke Vincent
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| producer =
| company = {{Plainlist|
- Uncle Monkey Productions
- Industry Entertainment
- Spelling Television
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| camera =
| runtime = 60 minutes
| network = CBS
| first_aired = {{start date|1998|9|25}}
| last_aired = {{end date|1998|12|4}}
}}
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.
Frost said the show was "born out of [his] desire to bring a sense of fun and high style back to hour drama".{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kingston-whig-standard/158476161/|title=Buddy Faro has great reviews, low viewership|first=Lynn|last=Elber|work=The Kingston Whig-Standard|date=October 17, 1998|access-date=November 5, 2024|page=40|via=Newspapers.com}}
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
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{{Episode list
|Title= Pilot
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1998|9|25}}
|EpisodeNumber=1
|DirectedBy= Charles Haid
|WrittenBy= Mark Frost
|ShortSummary= Buddy Faro returns to Los Angeles and partners with an amateur investigator.
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{{Episode list
|Title= The Curse of the Faro
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1998|10|2}}
|EpisodeNumber=2
|DirectedBy= Charles Haid
|WrittenBy= Mark Frost
|ShortSummary= George Hamilton, who played Buddy Faro in 1970s TV series based on him, hires Buddy and Bob to protect him from a killer.
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{{Episode list
|Title= Touched by an Amnesiac
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1998|10|9}}
|EpisodeNumber=3
|DirectedBy= Lesli Linka Glatter
|WrittenBy= Kimberly Costello
|ShortSummary= A woman has no memory of who she is or why her 10 000 dollars are covered in a white substance.
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{{Episode list
|Title= Ain't That a Kick in the Head
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1998|10|16}}
|EpisodeNumber=4
|DirectedBy= Marc Buckland
|WrittenBy= Elizabeth M. Cosin
|ShortSummary= A professional basketball player has been discovered in bed with a minor.
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{{Episode list
|Title= Now You See Him, Now He's Dead
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1998|10|23}}
|EpisodeNumber=5
|DirectedBy= John Patterson
|WrittenBy= Jon Hotchkiss
|ShortSummary= Buddy and Bob tries to track down the twin of a magician.
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{{Episode list
|Title= Death by Airbrush
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1998|11|6}}
|EpisodeNumber=6
|DirectedBy= Charles Haid
|WrittenBy= Barry Pullman
|ShortSummary= The team goes looking into the background of a woman about to marry into a wealthy family.
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{{Episode list
|Title= Talk Show Heller
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1998|11|13}}
|EpisodeNumber=7
|DirectedBy= Charles Haid
|WrittenBy= Mark Frost
|ShortSummary= A woman is murdered after she is embarrassed on a sleazy talk show.
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{{Episode list
|Title= Get Me Cody Swift
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1998|12|4}}
|EpisodeNumber=8
|DirectedBy= D. J. Caruso
|WrittenBy= Barry Pullman
|ShortSummary= A teenage movie star seeks help from Buddy Faro when he thinks he's in danger.
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{{Episode list
|Title= The Match Game
|OriginalAirDate=Unaired
|EpisodeNumber=9
|DirectedBy=
|WrittenBy=
|ShortSummary= Buddy and Bob investigate a high-profile matchmaker.
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{{Episode list
|Title= The Truth is in the Trash
|OriginalAirDate=Unaired
|EpisodeNumber=10
|DirectedBy= Ted Kotcheff
|WrittenBy= Scott Frost
|ShortSummary= Buddy reunites with an old partner when he looks into the 20-year-old case of a missing showgirl.
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{{Episode list
|Title= Done Away in a Manger
|OriginalAirDate=Unaired
|EpisodeNumber=11
|DirectedBy=
|WrittenBy=
|ShortSummary= The wife of a movie star finds a snake in her Christmas stocking.
|LineColor=3399ff
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{{Episode list
|Title= Charlotte's Tangled Web
|OriginalAirDate=Unaired
|EpisodeNumber=12
|DirectedBy=
|WrittenBy=
|ShortSummary= A friend of Julie captures a murder on video.
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{{Episode list
|Title= Who's the Muse?
|OriginalAirDate=Unaired
|EpisodeNumber=13
|DirectedBy=Ted Kotcheff
|WrittenBy=Kimberly Costello
|ShortSummary= The books of an author turns into real-life crimes.
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References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|tt0167548}}
- {{Epguides|BuddyFaro}}
Category:1998 American television series debuts
Category:1998 American television series endings
Category:1990s American crime drama television series
Category:American English-language television shows
Category:Television shows set in the Las Vegas Valley
Category:Television series by Spelling Television