Considered a dramedy
Original title
Johnny Bago
Released
6/25/1993
Origin country
US
Genre
Comedy
Production companies
Papazian-Hirsch Entertainment International, Universal Television, Chicago Five Productions
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
1
Number of episodes
8
Johnny Bago is a short-lived television series that aired in the summer of 1993. It stars Peter Dobson as ex-con Johnny Tenuti who, after being set up a second time, travels across America in a Winnebago under the name Johnny Bago to escape mobsters, cops and his former wife/parole officer.
Framed for a mob murder, ex-con John Tenuti stows away in a retiree's Winnebago and adopts the alias Johnny Bago, with a mafia hit man and his obsessive ex-wife/parole officer in hot pursuit.
When his rare blood type becomes known, Johnny is railroaded by the residents of a small town into donating bone marrow to save the life of a young girl.
A 17-year-old temptress hitches a ride with Johnny while her sheriff father leads a manhunt.
Johnny puts on airs to impress an RV park queen while her bratty son runs interference.
Johnny is trapped by a mischievous circus owner.
Johnny joins a migrant-workers strike against an avaricious rancher (Joan Severance).
Johnny is hired by eco-warriors to photograph a rare spotted owl however all he spots is Elvis.
Looking for food, Johnny wanders onto a farm.
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