Joe Bash: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A darkly urban comedy-drama shot without a studio audience or laugh track, the series starred Peter Boyle as a veteran, semi-corrupt cop marking time until retirement, and Andrew Rubin as his naive rookie partner, Officer Willie Smith. Series creator Danny Arnold described the lead character as "a beat patrolman with thirty years on the force. He's become so completely disillusioned and such a terrible cynic that he's written off the world." In recurring roles were DeLane Matthews as streetwalker Lorna, the only person with whom the misanthropic Bash could be even somewhat close; Val Bisoglio as Sgt. Carmine DiSalvo; Michael Cavanaugh as Lt. Pendleton; and Larry Hankin as diner-owner Stu. It was set in the 33rd Precinct in Manhattan, represented via a deliberately theatrical set reminiscent of a stage play.

Series details

• Title: Joe Bash
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1986-03-28
• Final broadcast date listed: 1986-05-10
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 75189
• IMDb ID: tt0090462
• TVDB ID: 71116

Cast and credited roles

• Peter Boyle — Joe Bash
• Andrew Rubin — Willie Smith

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1986-03-28; final listed air date 1986-05-10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Joe Bash on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.