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Bagdad Cafe

TV·1990–1991·2 seasons, 15 episodes·CBS·Comedy·23m·Created by Percy Adlon

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Bagdad Cafe is an American television sitcom starring Whoopi Goldberg and Jean Stapleton. The series premiered March 30, 1990 on CBS. The show is based on the 1987 Percy Adlon film Bagdad Cafe.

Cast

Episodes by season

Season016Episodes1990AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01Bagdad CafeMarch 30, 1990
  2. S01E02When You're Hot, You're HotApril 6, 1990Brenda forbids Debbie to see her biker boyfriend; enter Jasmine.
  3. S01E03You Say It's Your BirthdayApril 13, 1990Brenda and Jasmine get free tickets to a Saturday night dance at the local honky tonk bar.
  4. S01E04Too Many CooksApril 27, 1990Rudy, Bagdad's resident artist and most loyal customer, is invited to show one painting representative of his best work at the famous Barsto
  5. S01E05BreakdownMay 4, 1990To Brenda's delight, a tour bus full of Vegas-bound gamblers breaks down at Bagdad and they all have to spend the night.
  6. S01E06ArtMay 11, 1990Brenda fires her cook, and Rudy's nephew signs on.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season029Episodes1990–91AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01This Bird Has FlownSeptember 28, 1990Brenda fires her cook and Rudy's nephew, Dewey, signs on.
  2. S02E02Not Enough CooksOctober 5, 1990When the water supply is cut off, the locals declare cityhood, with Brenda as mayor.
  3. S02E03City on a HillOctober 26, 1990A waif, en route to meet her estranged husband, arrives with a broken car and a gun.
  4. S02E04Sixteen CandlesNovember 2, 1990Brenda wants to sell the cafe; Jasmine's husband Herb arrives from Wisconsin.
  5. S02E05I Got a Crush on YouNovember 9, 1990Debbie, turning 16, asserts her independence.
  6. S02E06Rainy Days and MondaysNovember 16, 1990The sheriff woos Brenda, while Rudy tries to heat up his friendship with Jasmine.
  7. S02E07Hell Hath No FuryNovember 23, 1990The day Brenda finally decides to file divorce papers, a downpour floods the roads and the cafe.
  8. S02E08Over My Dead BodyJuly 27, 1991When strange things occur after an Indian burial site is uncovers in the kitchen, Dewey believes the room is haunted.
  9. S02E09Prisoner of LoveJuly 27, 1991Jealous Sal threatens the sheriff.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

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