Mark Hentemann
Director
Bordertown (2016)
Season 1
The comedy, which takes place in a fictitious desert town near the U.S.-Mexico border, centers on the intertwining daily lives of neighbors Bud Buckwald and Ernesto Gonzales. Bud, a married father of three, is a Border Patrol agent who feels threatened by the cultural changes that have transformed his neighborhood. Living next door is Ernesto, an industrious Mexican immigrant and father of four, who is proud to be making it in America. As Bud and Ernesto’s paths begin to cross, their families become bound by friendship, romance and conflict.
Released Jan. 3, 2016
Episode 25 min
14+
Keywords: tmdb.immigration, tmdb.dysfunctional-family, tmdb.adult-animation, imdb.journey, imdb.u-s-mexico-border, imdb.short-lived-tv, imdb.for-grown-ups-animation + 11 more, imdb.2d-animation, imdb.fictional-town, imdb.rural-setting, imdb.desert, imdb.family-relationships, imdb.culture-clash, imdb.mexican, imdb.southerner, imdb.sitcom-comedy, imdb.north-america, imdb.mexico
Production Companies: Hentemann Films, Banana Zoo Productions, Fuzzy Door Productions, Bento Box Entertainment, 20th Century Fox Television
Network: FOX
Country: United States
Languages:
English,
Spanish
8.0
S1E1 - The Engagement
Bud is enraged when he finds out that his daughter Becky is engaged to J.C., Ernesto’s nephew who just graduated from college. Meanwhile, a staunch anti-immigration law is passed which eventually leads to J.C.’s deportation, much to Bud’s delight.
Jan. 3, 2016, midnight
8.5
S1E2 - Borderwall
Bud fights to get a border wall constructed using confiscated drug money, only to have the wall destroy the economy, leaving him jobless. He then begins smuggling immigrants under the wall to make ends meet .
Jan. 10, 2016, midnight
8.2
S1E3 - MegaChurch
The reverend of Bud’s megachurch asks Bud to lure Ernesto, the town’s biggest church donor, away from the local Mexican Catholic church, to help fill their coffers. Ernesto is seduced by the glitziness of the church, and the reverend schemes to bring over all the other Mexican residents by “Hispandering,” to Bud’s horror. Bud and Ernesto team up to restore the status quo, but their plan backfires.
Jan. 17, 2016, midnight
7.0
S1E4 - High School Football
Bud becomes the high school football coach after the previous coach is forced out of the job by the local redneck fans.
Feb. 14, 2016, midnight
5.5
S1E5 - Groundhog Day
The Mexifornia population tips from white majority to Latino majority when Maria's sister has a baby, so Bud wants Janice to have another baby in order to even the shift.
Feb. 21, 2016, midnight
5.0
S1E6 - J.C. Strikes
Frustrated that J.C. still hasn't gotten a job, Ernesto hires him as part of his landscaping crew. When the job turns out too difficult, J.C. unionizes Ernesto's workers and begins a strike.
March 13, 2016, midnight
S1E7 - Drug Lord
Bud unwittingly becomes drug kingpin Pablo Barracuda’s inside man at the Border Station, as he competes to be richer and more successful than Ernesto.
April 3, 2016, midnight
S1E8 - Santa Ana Winds
Bud helps a Mexican “Bud” look-alike sneak over the border, so he can take a break from his own life.
April 10, 2016, midnight
S1E9 - Heart Attack
Gert’s unhealthy eating causes her to have a heart attack during the Little Miss Mexifornia Pageant. Unable to afford the surgery in America, Bud takes her to Mexico to have her arteries unblocked and heart repaired. Meanwhile, Ernesto and Maria put Pepito on medication that makes him behave, but they don’t like the side effects.
April 17, 2016, midnight
S1E10 - Wildfire
Residents are ordered to leave Mexifornia when it is threatened by wildfire, but Bud stays put and his house catches fire, requiring Ernesto to rescue him. Meanwhile J.C. and Becky take a relationship break and agree to see other people.
April 24, 2016, midnight
S1E11 - La Fiesta Noche Show
Ernesto and Placido are thrilled that their favorite TV show, “La Fiesta Noche,” will be filming in Mexifornia. The Buckwalds and Gonzalezes both get tickets to the taping, but Bud’s anger at the spectacle causes him to be called onto the stage. Much to everyone’s surprise, the audience loves him and he becomes a big star in the Mexican community in the all-new “La Fiesta Noche Show”
May 8, 2016, midnight
S1E12 - American Doll
Janice secretly maxes out her credit card in the purchase of an American Gal doll and accessories and takes a job as Ernesto's housekeeper to earn some extra cash. Bud, however puts in motion a plan to get her fired, while Gert seeks revenge on the American Gal company.
May 15, 2016, midnight
S1E13 - Viva Coyote
When El Coyote is moved to the No. 1 spot on the "Most Wanted" list, Bud and Barracuda go gunning for him: Bud because he let him slip across the border; Barracuda because he seeks to regain the top slot on the list. Meanwhile, Ruiz wants to free El Coyote so that an attractive waitress will see him as "more Mexican."
May 22, 2016, midnight
Network: FOX
Episode Runtime: 25 min.
Season Runtime: 325 min.
Released: Jan. 3, 2016
Last Air Date: May 22, 2016, midnight
Status: Canceled
Certification: TV-14
Common sense age: 14+
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