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Freebie and the Bean was an American action comedy television series about two off-beat plainclothes police detectives in San Francisco. Based on the 1974 film of the same name, it starred Tom Mason and Héctor Elizondo in the title roles and was broadcast on CBS on Saturday nights at 9:00 PM in December 1980 and January 1981.
Cast
Tom Mason as Det. Sgt. Tim "Freebie" Walker
Héctor Elizondo as Det. Sgt. Dan "Bean" Delgado
William Daniels as Dist. Atty. Walter W. Cruikshank
George Loros as Willie
Jeannetta Arnette
Kimberly Beck
Victoria Carroll as Louise
Jon Cypher as Dwight Rollins
Shannon Farnon as Dr. Brimmer
Ben Hammer as Dr. Bronson
Katherine Justice as Marsha
Lori Lethin as Alice
Donald May as Paul Stacey
Patricia Pivaar as Gwen Brown
Sharon Spelman as Stella Wickham
Joseph Wiseman as Dr. Dorf
Bill Beyers as George Wilson
John Carter as Vernon Wilson
Sandra de Bruin as Melodie Parsons
Charles Dierkop as Wingy Landon
Frank Farmer as Borchek
BarBara Luna as Rita Valdez
Karen Rushmore
Mykelti Williamson as Lemar Washington
Mel Stewart as Rodney "Axle" Blake
Reception
The show ran opposite The Love Boat, which overshadowed it in viewer polls. In their book The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present, authors Tim Brooks and Earle F. Marsh write, "Unfortunately this series was such as mishmash of comedy and drama, slapstick and reality, that it soon sank without a trace. The fact that it was scheduled opposite ABC's The Love Boat-which had no trouble defining what it wanted to be-probably didn't help."
Episodes
References
External links
Freebie and the Bean at IMDb