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J.J. Starbuck

TV·1987–1988·1 season, 18 episodes·NBC·Drama·Created by Stephen J. Cannell, Lawrence Hertzog

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Billionaire Texan J.J. Starbuck travels the country getting involved in criminal investigations. He uses his wealth and unconventional methods to help solve cases.

Cast

Episodes by season

Season0118Episodes1987–88AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01PilotSeptember 26, 1987Dale Robertson plays eccentric Texas billionaire JJ Starbuck who pokes his nose into other people's business in the name of justice. In the
  2. S01E02A Killing in the MarketSeptember 29, 1987Robert Conrad plays a Wall Street wizard whose overtures to J.J. (Dale Robertson) about a shady business deal become secondary when J.J. cro
  3. S01E03Murder In E MinorOctober 20, 1987
  4. S01E04The Blimpy Who Yelled BlueOctober 27, 1987
  5. S01E05First You've Got to Go to the PicnicNovember 3, 1987
  6. S01E06Incident at Sam SeptemberNovember 10, 1987Starbuck attempts to prove That a phony children's book author murdered his ghostwriter.
  7. S01E07Gold from the RainbowDecember 5, 1987A 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
  8. S01E08Graveyard ShiftDecember 15, 1987Starbuck attempts to free American executives who are being held hostage aboard a Persian Gulf oil rig.
  9. S01E09The Circle BrokenDecember 22, 1987Starbuck investigates a scheming interior design editor (Jessica Walter) who seems to have committed the perfect murder.
  10. S01E10The 6% SolutionDecember 26, 1987An ex-convict becomes the coach of a college football team on a 20-year losing streak
  11. S01E11Murder by DesignJanuary 23, 1988A shifty spiritual leader (Alan Rachins) tries to frame a senator's daughter for her father's murder.
  12. S01E12Cactus Jack's Last CallFebruary 13, 1988J.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,
  13. S01E13A Song from the SequelFebruary 20, 1988
  14. S01E14Permanent HiatusFebruary 27, 1988A realtor finds success in selling houses to a couple, getting his 6% commission, then ordering one of his agents to seduce one member of th
  15. S01E15Rag DollApril 19, 1988J.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 b
  16. S01E16The Rise and Fall of Joe PiermontJune 28, 1988
  17. S01E17That Old Black Magic
  18. S01E18Everyone's a Critic

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