Johnny Bago
| Johnny Bago | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Jeffrey Price Peter S. Seaman Robert Zemeckis |
| Starring | Peter Dobson Rose Abdoo Anna Berger Richard Romanus Timothy Stack Michael V. Gazzo |
| Theme music composer | Jimmy Buffett |
| Composer | Phil Marshall |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 (2 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Frank Marshall Jeffrey Price Peter S. Seaman Steve Starkey Robert Zemeckis |
| Producer | Hal Galli |
| Running time | 42 minutes |
| Production companies | Chicago Five Productions Papazian-Hirsch Entertainment Universal Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | June 25 – July 30, 1993 |
Johnny Bago is an American comedy television series created by Jeffrey Price, Peter S. Seaman and Robert Zemeckis. The series stars Peter Dobson, Rose Abdoo, Anna Berger, Richard Romanus, Timothy Stack and Michael V. Gazzo. The series aired on CBS from June 25, 1993, to July 30, 1993.[1][2][3]
Plot
[edit]After being framed for a mob murder, ex-con John Tenuti stows away in a retiree's Winnebago and adopts the alias Johnny Bago.
Cast
[edit]- Peter Dobson as Johnny Bago
- Rose Abdoo as Beverly Florio
- Anna Berger as Ma Tenuti
- Richard Romanus as Vinnie
- Timothy Stack as Bob Burrows
- Michael V. Gazzo as Don Roselli
- Art LaFleur as Captain Lemsky
- Barry Shabaka Henley as Detective Venezia
Episodes
[edit]| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Johnny Bago Free at Last" | Robert Zemeckis | Story by : Jeffrey Price, Peter S. Seaman & Robert Zemeckis Teleplay by : Jeffrey Price & Peter S. Seaman | June 25, 1993 |
| 2 | "Hail the Conquering Marrow" | Allan Arkush | Jule Selbo & Trish Soodik | July 2, 1993 |
| 3 | "Johnny's Manly Act" | Frank Marshall | John Warren | July 9, 1993 |
| 4 | "Johnny's Golden Shaft" | Bryan Spicer | Jeffrey Price & Peter S. Seaman | July 16, 1993 |
| 5 | "Big Top Bago" | Oz Scott | Robert Ramsey & Matthew Stone | July 23, 1993 |
| 6 | "Lady Madonna" | Peter Markle | Terrel Seltzer | July 30, 1993 |
| 7 | "Spotting Elvis" | Oz Scott | Terrel Seltzer | Unaired |
| 8 | "Johnny Saves the World" | TBD | TBD | Unaired |
References
[edit]- ^ Voros, Drew (1993-06-24). "Johnny Bago". Variety.com. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
- ^ Steve Weinstein (1993-06-24). "Zemeckis, Pals Go on the Lam With CBS' 'Johnny Bago' : Television: Why are a bunch of big-budget movie heavyweights making an action comedy series? To have some fun". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
- ^ O'Connor, John J. (1993-07-02). "TV Weekend; Fleeing a Godfather's Hit Men? Try a Winnebago". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
External links
[edit]- Johnny Bago at IMDb