Original title
Beverly Hills Buntz
Released
11/5/1987
Origin country
US
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Production companies
MTM Enterprises
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
1
Number of episodes
13
A former police detective transitions to working as a private investigator in Beverly Hills, navigating quirky cases and eccentric clients. His street-smart attitude and unorthodox methods clash with the upscale environment.
Former "Hill Street Blues" detective Norman Buntz promotes his new West Coast investigation firm, while Sid "the Snitch" Thurston irritates Norm's business neighbor.
It looks to Norm like employee thefts from a clothing store can be deterred with "a police procedure code-named 'Fred Astaire'."
A stakeout for one philandering husband turns up a different one, who happens to be running for the U.S. Senate.
Working on settlements for a plane crash, Norm is outraged that payment for a dog may be four times that of a man.
Norm is arrested for a freeway-shooting incident after chasing the true culprit.
A reporter does a "day in the life" piece on Norm while he's working on a case to produce evidence of a circumcision.
A wealthy couple hire Norm to find their maid's boyfriend, whose Tijuana "travel consultants" lost him during his move north.
Sid and Norm patrol the estate of a sheik to learn who's been vandalizing the sheik's statues.
Norm makes quick work of a missing-person case, and his client is quick to make use of his work.
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