Buddy Faro

TV-PG1998•1h 0m

Crime

Buddy Faro was the best private detective in the business, until he disappeared in 1978 after a case went bad. Twenty years later, he's brought back to Los Angeles by private detective Bob Jones and they reopen Buddy Faro Investigations.

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Production

Uncle Monkey Productions, Spelling Television, Industry Entertainment Partners

Language

Status

Canceled

First Aired

September 25, 1998

Last Aired

December 4, 1998

Networks

CBS

Created By

Mark Frost

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

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Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

Pilot

Air date: 1998-09-25

The Curse of the Faro

Air date: 1998-10-02

Touched by an Amnesiac

Air date: 1998-10-09

Ain't That a Kick in the Head

Air date: 1998-10-16

Now You See Him, Now He's Dead

Air date: 1998-10-23

Death by Airbrush

Air date: 1998-11-06

Talk Show Heller

Air date: 1998-11-13

Get Me Cody Swift

Air date: 1998-12-04

The Match Game

E10

The Truth Is In The Trash

E11

Done Away In A Manger

E12

Charlotte's Tangled Web

E13

Who's The Muse?

Cast

Allison Smith

Julie Barber

Frank Whaley

Bob Jones

Dennis Farina

Buddy Faro

Charles Robinson

El Jefe

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