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The Good Guys
20107.21 Season20 EpisodesCanceled
Overview
Once upon the 1970s, Dan Stark and his partner, Frank Savage, were big-shot Dallas detectives. So big, in fact, that they were lauded as American heroes after saving the Governor's son. Thirty years later, Dan Stark is a washed-up detective who spends most of his time drunk or re-hashing his glory days. Dan's new partner, Jack Bailey, is an ambitious, by-the-book and overall good detective, but is sometimes a bit too snarky for his own good. His habit of undermining himself has earned him a dead-end position in the department, and he is stuck solving annoying petty theft cases that nobody else wants. Worse, he's been given the thankless task of babysitting Dan, the drunk pariah who can never keep partners for long.
Created by Matt Nix
Produced by Zack Estrin, Mitch Engel, Bradley Whitford
NetworksFOX
Top Cast
Bradley Whitford
Dan Stark
Colin Hanks
Jack Bailey
Jenny Wade
Liz Traynor
Diana Maria Riva
Ana Ruiz
Themes & Keywords
police detectivebuddy copcrime investigation
About The Good Guys
The Good Guys is a drama, comedy series that first aired in 2010 exploring themes of police detective, buddy cop, crime investigation. Created by Matt Nix, it stars Bradley Whitford, Colin Hanks, Jenny Wade. Once upon the 1970s, Dan Stark and his partner, Frank Savage, were big-shot Dallas detectives. So big, in fact, that they were lauded as American heroes after saving the Governor's son. Thirty years later, Dan Stark is a washed-up detective who spends most of his time drunk or re-hashing his glory days. Dan's new partner, Jack Bailey, is an ambitious, by-the-book and overall good detective, but is sometimes a bit too snarky for his own good. His habit of undermining himself has earned him a dead-end position in the department, and he is stuck solving annoying petty theft cases that nobody else wants. Worse, he's been given the thankless task of babysitting Dan, the drunk pariah who can never keep partners for long.
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