Bordertown (2016–2016)

TV ShowEndedComedy1 season, 13 episodes
Bordertown posterReview score: 70%

Plot

Bordertown centers on two clans: the Buckwalds and the Gonzalezes. Bud Buckwald is a married father of three and a Border Patrol agent who is just a tad behind the times and feels slightly threatened by the cultural changes transforming his neighborhood. He lives next door to Ernesto Gonzalez, an ambitious family man, who has been in the country less than 10 years, but is already doing better than Bud – which, it turns out, is a bit of an issue for Bud.On May 12, 2016, Fox cancelled the series after one season.

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Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Bordertown S01E02BorderwallS01E02 · 8.5Bud fights to get a border wall constructed using confiscated drug money, only to have the wall destroy the economy, leaving him jobless. He then begins smuggling immigrants under the wall to make ends meet .
  2. 02Bordertown S01E03MegaChurchS01E03 · 8.2The reverend of Bud’s megachurch asks Bud to lure Ernesto, the town’s biggest church donor, away from the local Mexican Catholic church, to help fill their coffers. Ernesto is seduced by the glitziness of the church, and the reverend schemes to bring over all the other Mexican residents by “Hispandering,” to Bud’s horror. Bud and Ernesto team up to restore the status quo, but their plan backfires.
  3. 03Bordertown S01E01The EngagementS01E01 · 8.0Bud is enraged when he finds out that his daughter Becky is engaged to J.C., Ernesto’s nephew who just graduated from college. Meanwhile, a staunch anti-immigration law is passed which eventually leads to J.C.’s deportation, much to Bud’s delight.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode13Episodes2016Aired 7.0Season avg
  1. S01E01Bordertown S01E01The EngagementJanuary 3, 2016 8.0Bud is enraged when he finds out that his daughter Becky is engaged to J.C., Ernesto’s nephew who just graduated from college. Meanwhile, a
  2. S01E02Bordertown S01E02Season's bestBorderwallJanuary 10, 2016 8.5Bud fights to get a border wall constructed using confiscated drug money, only to have the wall destroy the economy, leaving him jobless. He
  3. S01E03Bordertown S01E03MegaChurchJanuary 17, 2016 8.2The reverend of Bud’s megachurch asks Bud to lure Ernesto, the town’s biggest church donor, away from the local Mexican Catholic church, to
  4. S01E04Bordertown S01E04High School FootballFebruary 14, 2016 7.0Bud becomes the high school football coach after the previous coach is forced out of the job by the local redneck fans.
  5. S01E05Bordertown S01E05Groundhog DayFebruary 21, 2016 5.5The Mexifornia population tips from white majority to Latino majority when Maria's sister has a baby, so Bud wants Janice to have another ba
  6. S01E06Bordertown S01E06J.C. StrikesMarch 13, 2016 5.0Frustrated that J.C. still hasn't gotten a job, Ernesto hires him as part of his landscaping crew. When the job turns out too difficult, J.C
  7. S01E07Bordertown S01E07Drug LordApril 3, 2016—Bud unwittingly becomes drug kingpin Pablo Barracuda’s inside man at the Border Station, as he competes to be richer and more successful tha
  8. S01E08Bordertown S01E08Santa Ana WindsApril 10, 2016—Bud helps a Mexican “Bud” look-alike sneak over the border, so he can take a break from his own life.
  9. S01E09Bordertown S01E09Heart AttackApril 17, 2016—Gert’s unhealthy eating causes her to have a heart attack during the Little Miss Mexifornia Pageant. Unable to afford the surgery in America
  10. S01E10Bordertown S01E10WildfireApril 24, 2016—Residents are ordered to leave Mexifornia when it is threatened by wildfire, but Bud stays put and his house catches fire, requiring Ernesto
  11. S01E11Bordertown S01E11La Fiesta Noche ShowMay 8, 2016—Ernesto and Placido are thrilled that their favorite TV show, “La Fiesta Noche,” will be filming in Mexifornia. The Buckwalds and Gonzalezes
  12. S01E12Bordertown S01E12American DollMay 15, 2016—Janice secretly maxes out her credit card in the purchase of an American Gal doll and accessories and takes a job as Ernesto's housekeeper t
  13. S01E13Bordertown S01E13Viva CoyoteMay 22, 2016—When El Coyote is moved to the No. 1 spot on the "Most Wanted" list, Bud and Barracuda go gunning for him: Bud because he let him slip acros

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Castfull cast & details

Hank AzariaHank AzariaBud BuckwaldNicholas GonzalezNicholas GonzalezErnesto GonzalezMissi PyleMissi PyleGert BuckwaldJudah FriedlanderJudah FriedlanderSanford BuckwaldAlex BorsteinAlex BorsteinBecky BuckwaldJohn VienerJohn VienerSteve HernandezZach VillaZach VillaCarlos SanchezCarlos AlazraquiCarlos AlazraquiEl Coyote

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