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Buddy Faro
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Buddy Faro

1998
Buddy Faro
Buddy Faro

Buddy Faro

7.5 | TV-PG | en | 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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Seasons & Episodes

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EP13  Who's The Muse?
Jan. 01,0001
Who's The Muse?

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EP12  Charlotte's Tangled Web
Jan. 01,0001
Charlotte's Tangled Web

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EP11  Done Away In A Manger
Jan. 01,0001
Done Away In A Manger

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EP10  The Truth Is In The Trash
Jan. 01,0001
The Truth Is In The Trash

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EP9  The Match Game
Jan. 01,0001
The Match Game

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EP8  Get Me Cody Swift
Dec. 04,1998
Get Me Cody Swift

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EP7  Talk Show Heller
Nov. 13,1998
Talk Show Heller

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EP6  Death by Airbrush
Nov. 06,1998
Death by Airbrush

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EP5  Now You See Him, Now He's Dead
Oct. 23,1998
Now You See Him, Now He's Dead

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EP4  Ain't That a Kick in the Head
Oct. 16,1998
Ain't That a Kick in the Head

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EP3  Touched by an Amnesiac
Oct. 09,1998
Touched by an Amnesiac

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EP2  The Curse of the Faro
Oct. 02,1998
The Curse of the Faro

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EP1  Pilot
Sep. 25,1998
Pilot

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7.5 | TV-PG | en | Crime | More Info
Released: 1998-09-25 | Released Producted By: Industry Entertainment , Spelling Television Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
Synopsis

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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Cast

Allison Smith , Frank Whaley , Dennis Farina

Director

Mark Frost

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Industry Entertainment , Spelling Television

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Reviews

stoccado Well, if the previous reviewer felt that he had been "sucker punched" when this series was canceled, I felt like someone jerked the carpet out from under me. Besides being a fan of Dennis Farina the show itself was my idea of a good detective show. I promoted this show at the office so you can see how I felt when it hit the can. So now I see a new series beginning on January 17, 2011, called Harry's Law starring Kathy Bates. This looks like a winner to me so, like Buddy Faro, it will probably last for a few episodes before being summarily dumped. Dennis would have made a good "Harry." In fact, I'm reading that the lead was supposed to have been a male but they didn't find what they wanted and selected Kathy, also an excellent actor/actress.
tils4 BUDDY FARO should be on DVD! At least as fun as "Get Shorty", "Midnight Run" or "Analyze This!", this "crime" show deserved to be on for many, many seasons. I saw all the broadcast episodes and they never ran out of good stories, jokes or ideas. Dennis Farina made Buddy a believable character: from the dregs to dude-dom. Frank Whaley could have been the re-incarnation of W.C. Fields' "Bank Dick." Another part of the overall fun were the sets and decor and the lush, even lurid color photography. All in all a terrific show. Calling Dennis Farina: get the rights/permissions and issue this on DVD. It worked for that other delicious oddment, "Wonderfalls."
Peter Swanson I attribute the failure of Buddy Faro to the theory that there were too few viewers old enough to remember the shows which it was parodying. This wonderfully written and acted show deserved a much longer run. Rarely have I heard (maybe on Frasier) an exchange of dialogue as clever as:(detective) "Are you ignorant or apathetic?" (suspect) "I don't know and I don't care!"Buddy Faro was a bright spot in my TV week, for its entire 8-week run (I've read that they filmed 13 episodes, but 5 were never broadcast). I would buy copies of the extant episodes if I could find them. ...of course, the first time I saw The Beverly Hillbillies I said "This thing can't possibly last half a season," so -- obviously -- my taste is not that for which most shows are created. If your local cable channel ever shows "Buddy" at some odd hour, be sure to see it. It was a very funny show.
stretchrunner Well, I thought I was the only one who lamented this show's demise. Was just surfing around this site and looked to see if Buddy was listed and lo and behold! "Buddy Faro" was one of the most interestingly-premised new show in quite a while with a great cast and fun to watch. Felt like I was sucker-punched when it was cancelled. Then a few years later, I find another very interesting show, "Push, Nevada" and THAT gets cancelled. That's the last new show I watched. It seems when you get a good off-the-wall new show, people get uncomfortable and go back to watching the formulaic old standbys and the networks go along with that thinking. Didn't mean to rant here...just still upset that this show never was given a real chance to catch on.

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