Beau Bridges
Maximum Bob (1998)
Season 1
Maximum Bob is a short-lived television series that debuted in 1998 on ABC TV. Starring Beau Bridges, the show was based on Elmore Leonard's 1991 novel with the same title.
Released Aug. 4, 1998
Episode 60 min
None+
Keywords: imdb.based-on-novel, imdb.judge, imdb.florida, imdb.eccentricity
Network: ABC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Pilot
Public Defender Kathy Baker visits the small Florida town of Deep Water to defend a young client being used as a pawn by a politically minded judge. She stumbles onto the town's many peculiarities including a criminally minded backwoods family, an abusive deputy, alligators running rampant, and a crazed environmentalist, all presided over by an eccentric judge, ""Maximum"" Bob Gibbs.
Aug. 4, 1998, midnight
S1E2 - Wandalust
Bob 'borrows' a convict from the prison to serve as his personal gardener, leading to problems when Wanda Grace chooses him to be her first love. Leanne willingly donates her body for Wanda's use. Bob bursts in, leading to a large manhunt and a kidnapped baby.
Aug. 11, 1998, midnight
S1E3 - Bay of Big's
Bob enjoys the satisfaction when he busts he ex-wife Rosellen for smuggling Cuban cigars into the country. His satisfaction is short-lived when two Federal agents arrive, claiming that she's a federal operative. Determined to get to the bottom of things, Bob spies on Rosellen and in the process gets captured and held hostage by Cuban Freedom Fighters. Meanwhile, in another part of Deep Water, Kathy and Sheriff Hammond practice for an upcoming dance contest.
Aug. 18, 1998, midnight
S1E4 - A Little Tail
Kathy represents a man being refused a job as a mermaid. Dirk and Bogart Crowe refuse to return their pet manatee to its rightful owner. Kathy represents her estranged husband Kevin after he's brought before Judge Gibbs for traffic violations. Kevin tries to convince Kathy he's a changed man.
Aug. 25, 1998, midnight
S1E5 - Good Dog Karl
Kathy befriends a dog that saved her life. Meanwhile, the whole town is up in arms over a beast of some sort that attacked a young woman, biting off three fingers. According to witnesses (the Crowe family) the beast was either a Gatorman or the Okeechobee Wolfman. Judge Gibbs hires an exorcist to cast out Wanda Grace.
Sept. 1, 1998, midnight
S1E6 - Dead Babe Walking
Bob falls for a born-again death row inmate. After 'Old Sparky' blows a fuse, Bob works with Kathy to find a way to let the prisoner, Angelyne, off the hook. Meanwhile, Inez Crowe comes to work as Leanne's personal aide.
Sept. 8, 1998, midnight
S1E7 - Once Bitten
Judge Gibbs' gubernatorial campaign is temporarily derailed by allegations of sexual assault levelled by a former intern. Elvin Crowe and Sheriff Gary hunt down Sonny and another convict after the two break out of prison.
Sept. 15, 1998, midnight
Network: ABC
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 60 min.
Released: Aug. 4, 1998
Last Air Date: Sept. 15, 1998, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
Rate this show
Add {Movie} to static lists