Broken Badges

*Broken Badges*
Broken Badges
Genre	Police procedural
Starring	Miguel Ferrer; Eileen Davidson;
Opening theme	Mike Post; Vocalist on opening theme uncredited
Ending theme	Mike Post
Composers	Mike Post (1.1, "Westside Stories"); Velton Ray Bunch (1.2, "Argo the Venusian", 1.5, and 1.6 -- the finale)
Country of origin	United States; Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	7
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Stephen J. Cannell Productions
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	November 24, 1990 –; June 20, 1991

Broken Badges is an American-Canadian police procedural drama television series that aired on CBS from November 24, 1990, to December 22, 1990, and from June 6, 1991 to June 20, 1991. The series was co-created by Stephen J. Cannell.^[1]

Premise

Broken Badges followed three police officers, J.J "Bullet" Tingreedes, who was addicted to danger, Stanley "Whipusall" Jones, a small man who would explode when people would make comments about his size, and Toby Baker, a kleptomaniac. All were on psychiatric leave from the police department. Together, with former New Orleans cop Beau Jack Bowman and police psychiatrist Priscilla Mather, they formed a crime fighting team.

Cast

Miguel Ferrer as Beau Jack Bowman
Eileen Davidson as J.J "Bullet" Tingreedes
Jay Johnson as Stanley "Whipusall" Jones
Ernie Hudson as Toby Baker
Charlotte Lewis as Priscilla Mathers

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1 2	"Pilot"	Kim Manners	Stephen J. Cannell & Randall Wallace	November 24, 1990 (1990-11-24)
3	"Westside Stories"	James Whitmore Jr.	Jack Bernstein	December 1, 1990 (1990-12-01)
4	"Strawberry"	Jonathan Sanger	Randall Wallace	December 8, 1990 (1990-12-08)
5	"Chucky"	Kim Manners	Stephen J. Cannell	December 22, 1990 (1990-12-22)
6	"Meet Your Matchmaker"	Tucker Gates	Jack Bernstein	June 6, 1991 (1991-06-06)
7	"Argo the Venusian"	Alan Cooke	Randall Wallace	June 13, 1991 (1991-06-13)
8	"Can I Get a Witness?"	David Nutter	Jack Bernstein	June 20, 1991 (1991-06-20)

Broadcast

This show debuted on CBS on November 24, 1990, replacing E.A.R.T.H. Force, this was done as part of a realignment in CBS' programming lineup that involves other programming.^[2] It did not fare well in the ratings, and it was quietly cancelled later that year.^[3]

Home media

On July 27, 2010, Mill Creek Entertainment released Prime Time Crime: The Stephen J. Cannell Collection on DVD in Region 1. This special collection contained 54 episodes from 13 different shows produced by Stephen J. Cannell Productions including all seven episodes of Broken Badges.^[4]

References

^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present (9 ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4. p. 186 Retrieved July 23, 2024..
^ "If at first you don't succeed...new season cancellations and reshufflings began" (PDF). Broadcasting. 1990-10-08. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
^ "CBS Cancels Cannell Dramas 'Broken Badges,' 'Wiseguy'". Los Angeles Times. 1990-12-22. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
^ "Unsub DVD news: Announcement for Prime Time Crime: The Stephen J. Cannell Collection | TVShowsOnDVD.com". Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2013-11-12.

External links

Broken Badges at IMDb

[Brooks_and_Marsh-1] Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present (9 ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4. p. 186 Retrieved July 23, 2024..

[2] "If at first you don't succeed...new season cancellations and reshufflings began" (PDF). Broadcasting. 1990-10-08. Retrieved 2021-09-13.

[3] "CBS Cancels Cannell Dramas 'Broken Badges,' 'Wiseguy'". Los Angeles Times. 1990-12-22. Retrieved 2021-09-13.

[4] "Unsub DVD news: Announcement for Prime Time Crime: The Stephen J. Cannell Collection | TVShowsOnDVD.com". Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2013-11-12.

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