Freebie and the Bean (TV series)

Freebie and the Bean was an American action comedy television series about two off-beat plainclothes police detectives in San Francisco. Based on the 1974 film of the same name, it starred Tom Mason and Héctor Elizondo in the title roles and was broadcast on CBS on Saturday nights at 9:00 PM in December 1980 and January 1981.

Cast

 * Tom Mason as Det. Sgt. Tim "Freebie" Walker
 * Héctor Elizondo as Det. Sgt. Dan "Bean" Delgado
 * William Daniels as Dist. Atty. Walter W. Cruikshank
 * George Loros as Willie
 * Jeannetta Arnette
 * Kimberly Beck
 * Victoria Carroll as Louise
 * Jon Cypher as Dwight Rollins
 * Shannon Farnon as Dr. Brimmer
 * Ben Hammer as Dr. Bronson
 * Katherine Justice as Marsha
 * Lori Lethin as Alice
 * Donald May as Paul Stacey
 * Patricia Pivaar as Gwen Brown
 * Sharon Spelman as Stella Wickham
 * Joseph Wiseman as Dr. Dorf
 * Bill Beyers as George Wilson
 * John Carter as Vernon Wilson
 * Sandra de Bruin as Melodie Parsons
 * Charles Dierkop as Wingy Landon
 * Frank Farmer as Borchek
 * BarBara Luna as Rita Valdez
 * Karen Rushmore
 * Mykelti Williamson as Lemar Washington
 * Mel Stewart as Rodney "Axle" Blake

Reception
The show ran opposite The Love Boat, which overshadowed it in viewer polls. In their book The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present, authors Tim Brooks and Earle F. Marsh write, "Unfortunately this series was such as mishmash of comedy and drama, slapstick and reality, that it soon sank without a trace. The fact that it was scheduled opposite ABC's The Love Boat-which had no trouble defining what it wanted to be-probably didn't help."