Joe Bash
Joe Bash | |
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Genre | Comedy drama |
Created by | Danny Arnold |
Developed by | Philip Jayson Lasker Chris Hayward |
Starring | Peter Boyle Andrew Rubin DeLane Matthews Michael Cavanaugh |
Composer | Jack Elliott |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Production | |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company | Tetragram |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | March 28 May 10, 1986 | –
Joe Bash is an American
Synopsis
A darkly urban
As Arnold described it, "The show came out to be sort of strange. ... ABC said, 'What kind of show is this? We don't know how to sell it.' ... 'Joe Bash' is not a situation comedy and it's not a drama. It's a behavioral comedy, a comedy whose roots are in drama."[8] He chose the name "Bash" because it "sounded like an aggressive hitter, a victim who is striking back and totally cynical because he's accomplished nothing in his life."[8]
Reception
Joe Bash won positive notices from critics. Time placed the series on the magazine's 1986 best-of list, calling it "a moody tragicomedy on loneliness. Peter Boyle was outstanding as a grumpy cop in this undeservedly short-lived series".[9] In an earlier review, the magazine remarked on how the two lead characters would "traverse the desolate city streets and cope with the unglamorous trivia of everyday police life. ... In Boyle's sharp and unsentimental portrayal, crustiness never becomes cute, and there are echoes of authentic urban despair in the patter".[10] The New York Times wrote favorably that, "There is no laugh track to signal the viewer as to whether Joe's misanthropy is really supposed to be funny. Joe Bash moves to its own special beat, apparently bent on demolishing every well-established cliché in sitcom territory".[7] Lee Margulies of the Los Angeles Times wrote that the show is "not entertaining in the usual TV sense, but the intriguing premise and the captivating performance by Boyle nevertheless leaves one interested in tuning in again".[11]
Cast
- Peter Boyle as Off. Joe Bash
- Andrew Rubin as Off. Willie Smith
Episodes
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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1 | "Pilot" | Danny Arnold | Danny Arnold & Philip Jayson Lasker & Chris Hayward | March 28, 1986 | |
Guest stars: DeLane Matthews, Val Bisoglio, Michael Cavanaugh, Robert Trebor, Hubert B. Kelly, Lisa Dunsheath | |||||
2 | "Cash" | Danny Arnold | Danny Arnold & Philip Jayson Lasker & Chris Hayward | April 4, 1986 | |
Guest stars: Val Bisoglio, Michael Cavanaugh, Dino Natali (Angelo), Larry Jenkins (Mugger), LaWanda Page, Robert Trebor, Jack Bernardi, Darrow Igus, Vincent Guastaferro, Ruth Jaroslow | |||||
3 | "Feinbaum" | Danny Arnold | Danny Arnold & Philip Jayson Lasker & Chris Hayward | April 11, 1986 | |
Guest stars: Larry Hankin, Sam Scarber (Sam), Jack Gilford (Feinbaum) | |||||
4 | "Janowitz" | Danny Arnold | Danny Arnold & Philip Jayson Lasker & Chris Hayward | April 25, 1986 | |
Guest stars: DeLane Matthews, Larry Hankin, Pat Corley (Integrity Control officer), Sully Boyar, Sy Kramer | |||||
5 | "Joe's First Partner" | John Florea | Danny Arnold & Philip Jayson Lasker & Chris Hayward | May 2, 1986 | |
Guest stars: Joseph Mascolo (Capt. Charles Taylor), Pierrino Mascarino (Irv), Marilyn Sokol (Betty), Dean Dittman, Tom Rosqui | |||||
6 | "Romance" | Danny Arnold | Danny Arnold & Philip Jayson Lasker & Chris Hayward | May 10, 1986 | |
Guest stars: DeLane Matthews, Reni Santoni (Carlos), Rosanna DeSoto (Maria) |
Other crew
- Associate producer: Martin J. Gold
- Director of photography: Mike Berlin
- Editor: Paul Bonat
- Production designer: Ed LaPorta
- Music: Jack Elliott
- Lighting director: Mark Palius
- Casting: Eleanor Ross (Los Angeles), David Tochterman (New York City)
- Makeup: Holly Bane
- Wardrobe: Barbara Murphy
References
- ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7864-0178-9.
- ^ Weiskind, Ron (March 27, 1986). "Fine Joe Bash deserves a shot". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 17.
- ISBN 978-0-13-933250-0.
- ^ Emmy, Volume 8. National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. 1986. p. 9.
- ISBN 978-0-89526-491-6.
- ^ a b O'Connor, John J. (April 17, 1986). "TV Review; 2 Sitcoms, Mr. Sunshine and Joe Bash, on ABC". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 24, 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
- ^ a b Rosenberg, Howard (April 25, 1986). "Offbeat Humor Of 'Joe Bash'". Los Angeles Times via SitcomsOnline.com. Archived from the original on November 22, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2012.
- ^ "Best of '86: Video". Time. January 5, 1987. Archived from the original on 22 January 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
- ^ Zoglin, Richard (April 21, 1986). "Video: Lonely Beat Joe Bash". Time. Archived from the original on 24 January 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
- ^ Margulies, Lee (March 28, 1986). "TV Reviews : ABC Counters With Bash, Sunshine". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 12, 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2010.