Series
J.J. Starbuck
Drama
Billionaire Texan J.J. Starbuck travels the country getting involved in criminal investigations. He uses his wealth and unconventional methods to help solve cases.
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Seasons & episodes
- 1Pilot26 Sept 1987 · 45mDale Robertson plays eccentric Texas billionaire JJ Starbuck who pokes his nose into other people's business in the name of justice. In the opener, JJ travels to Beverly Hills where a wealthy businessman is suddenly cleared of his wife's murder by a bodybuilder, who claims the death was the accidental result of a lovers' quarrel.
- 2A Killing in the Market29 Sept 1987 · 45mRobert Conrad plays a Wall Street wizard whose overtures to J.J. (Dale Robertson) about a shady business deal become secondary when J.J. crowds him with questions about the apparent suicide of his assistant.
- 3Murder In E Minor20 Oct 1987 · 45m
- 4The Blimpy Who Yelled Blue27 Oct 1987 · 45m
- 5First You've Got to Go to the Picnic3 Nov 1987 · 45m
- 6Incident at Sam September10 Nov 1987 · 45mStarbuck attempts to prove That a phony children's book author murdered his ghostwriter.
- 7Gold from the Rainbow5 Dec 1987 · 45mA sleazy TV talk show host kill his competitor's assistant in order to frame her for murder. J.J. comes to the aid of the lady
- 8Graveyard Shift15 Dec 1987 · 45mStarbuck attempts to free American executives who are being held hostage aboard a Persian Gulf oil rig.
- 9The Circle Broken22 Dec 1987 · 45mStarbuck investigates a scheming interior design editor (Jessica Walter) who seems to have committed the perfect murder.
- 10The 6% Solution26 Dec 1987 · 45mAn ex-convict becomes the coach of a college football team on a 20-year losing streak
- 11Murder by Design23 Jan 1988 · 45mA shifty spiritual leader (Alan Rachins) tries to frame a senator's daughter for her father's murder.
- 12Cactus Jack's Last Call13 Feb 1988 · 45mJ.J. was with an old friend when someone tried to run them over; J.J. was injured while his friend was killed. An old friend of his friend, E.L. ""Tenspeed"" Turner, tries to find out what happened. With J.J.'s help, they discover that a bet he convince his friend to make is the motive behind the murder.
- 13A Song from the Sequel20 Feb 1988 · 45m
- 14Permanent Hiatus27 Feb 1988 · 45mA realtor finds success in selling houses to a couple, getting his 6% commission, then ordering one of his agents to seduce one member of the couple to break up their marriage. After the break up, the couple sells their house and the realtor gets his 6% again; then he sells each of member of the couple another place and gets another 6% from those sales. When one of his disgruntled clients and one of his former agents plan to report his activities, the realtor decides to take them out. His plan involves getting the agent to go to the client's house and on the night of a party, he goes there via helicopter and he programs his phone to forward a call from a client to the man's house. When he gets there he shoots the client and afterwards the client calls him and after speaking to him the realtor arrives and he shoots him, making it appear like a murder-suicide. J.J. who is a friend of the client arrives for the funeral and comforts the wife and he can't help but wonder why the realtor is
- 15Rag Doll19 Apr 1988 · 45mJ.J.'s niece goes undercover in Los Angeles to investigate the ""suicide"" of one of her high school friends who left to become a star and became involved in oil wrestling, counterfeit films, and drugs.
- 16The Rise and Fall of Joe Piermont28 Jun 1988 · 45m
- 17That Old Black Magic28 Jun 1988 · 45m
- 18Everyone's a Critic28 Jun 1988 · 45m
Details
- Created by
- Stephen J. Cannell, Lawrence Hertzog
- First aired
- 26 Sept 1987
- Last aired
- 28 Jun 1988
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- NBC
- Episodes
- 18
- Votes
- 2 on TMDB
Cast
Dale RobertsonJ.J. Starbuck
Shawn WeatherlyJill Starbuck
Jimmy DeanCharlie Bullets
Ben VereenTenspeed Turner
