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Freebie and the Bean (1980)

Freebie and the Bean poster
Genre
sitcom
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 9 episodes
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two mismatched plainclothes police detectives work together in San Francisco. They chase criminals and bicker with each other in a comedic way.

light-heartedwackyfast-pacedbuddy-comedycheesydatedaction-comedyquirky

What happens

Freebie and the Bean is an American action comedy television series about two off-beat plainclothes police detectives in San Francisco. Based on the 1974 film of the same name, it starred Tom Mason and Héctor Elizondo in the title roles and was broadcast on CBS on Saturday nights at 9:00 PM in December 1980 and January 1981. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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