Johnny Bago is an American comedy television series created by Jeffrey Price, Peter S. Seaman and Robert Zemeckis. The series stars Peter Dobson, Rose Abdoo, Anna Berger, Richard Romanus, Timothy Stack and Michael V. Gazzo. The series aired on CBS from June 25, 1993, to July 30, 1993.[1][2][3]

Johnny Bago
GenreComedy
Created byJeffrey Price
Peter S. Seaman
Robert Zemeckis
StarringPeter Dobson
Rose Abdoo
Anna Berger
Richard Romanus
Timothy Stack
Michael V. Gazzo
Theme music composerJimmy Buffett
ComposerPhil Marshall
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8 (2 unaired)
Production
Executive producersFrank Marshall
Jeffrey Price
Peter S. Seaman
Steve Starkey
Robert Zemeckis
ProducerHal Galli
Running time42 minutes
Production companiesChicago Five Productions
Papazian-Hirsch Entertainment
Universal Television
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseJune 25 (1993-06-25) –
July 30, 1993 (1993-07-30)

Plot

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After being framed for a mob murder, ex-con John Tenuti stows away in a retiree's Winnebago and adopts the alias Johnny Bago.

Cast

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Episodes

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No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Johnny Bago Free at Last"Robert ZemeckisStory by : Jeffrey Price, Peter S. Seaman & Robert Zemeckis
Teleplay by : Jeffrey Price & Peter S. Seaman
June 25, 1993 (1993-06-25)
2"Hail the Conquering Marrow"Allan ArkushJule Selbo & Trish SoodikJuly 2, 1993 (1993-07-02)
3"Johnny's Manly Act"Frank MarshallJohn WarrenJuly 9, 1993 (1993-07-09)
4"Johnny's Golden Shaft"Bryan SpicerJeffrey Price & Peter S. SeamanJuly 16, 1993 (1993-07-16)
5"Big Top Bago"Oz ScottRobert Ramsey & Matthew StoneJuly 23, 1993 (1993-07-23)
6"Lady Madonna"Peter MarkleTerrel SeltzerJuly 30, 1993 (1993-07-30)
7"Spotting Elvis"Oz ScottTerrel SeltzerUnaired
8"Johnny Saves the World"TBDTBDUnaired

References

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  1. ^ Voros, Drew (1993-06-24). "Johnny Bago". Variety.com. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  2. ^ Steve Weinstein (1993-06-24). "Zemeckis, Pals Go on the Lam With CBS' 'Johnny Bago' : Television: Why are a bunch of big-budget movie heavyweights making an action comedy series? To have some fun". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  3. ^ O'Connor, John J. (1993-07-02). "TV Weekend; Fleeing a Godfather's Hit Men? Try a Winnebago". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
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