
J.J. Starbuck
Billionaire Texan J.J. Starbuck travels the country getting involved in criminal investigations. He uses his wealth and unconventional methods to help solve cases.
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Trailer
NBC promo J.J. Starbuck 1987
Cast
Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Pilot
26-09-1987Dale Robertson plays eccentric Texas billionaire JJ Starbuck who pokes his nose into other people's business in the name of justice. In the opener, JJ travels to Beverly Hills wher...
- Ep 2
2.A Killing in the Market
29-09-1987Robert Conrad plays a Wall Street wizard whose overtures to J.J. (Dale Robertson) about a shady business deal become secondary when J.J. crowds him with questions about the apparen...
- Ep 3
3.Murder In E Minor
20-10-1987 - Ep 4
4.The Blimpy Who Yelled Blue
27-10-1987 - Ep 5
5.First You've Got to Go to the Picnic
03-11-1987 - Ep 6
6.Incident at Sam September
10-11-1987Starbuck attempts to prove That a phony children's book author murdered his ghostwriter.
- Ep 7
7.Gold from the Rainbow
05-12-1987A sleazy TV talk show host kill his competitor's assistant in order to frame her for murder. J.J. comes to the aid of the lady
- Ep 8
8.Graveyard Shift
15-12-1987Starbuck attempts to free American executives who are being held hostage aboard a Persian Gulf oil rig.
- Ep 9
9.The Circle Broken
22-12-1987Starbuck investigates a scheming interior design editor (Jessica Walter) who seems to have committed the perfect murder.
- Ep 10
10.The 6% Solution
26-12-1987An ex-convict becomes the coach of a college football team on a 20-year losing streak
- Ep 11
11.Murder by Design
23-01-1988A shifty spiritual leader (Alan Rachins) tries to frame a senator's daughter for her father's murder.
- Ep 12
12.Cactus Jack's Last Call
13-02-1988J.J. was with an old friend when someone tried to run them over; J.J. was injured while his friend was killed. An old friend of his friend, E.L. ""Tenspeed"" Turner, tries to find...
- Ep 13
13.A Song from the Sequel
20-02-1988 - Ep 14
14.Permanent Hiatus
27-02-1988A realtor finds success in selling houses to a couple, getting his 6% commission, then ordering one of his agents to seduce one member of the couple to break up their marriage. Af...
- Ep 15
15.Rag Doll
19-04-1988J.J.'s niece goes undercover in Los Angeles to investigate the ""suicide"" of one of her high school friends who left to become a star and became involved in oil wrestling, counter...
- Ep 16
16.The Rise and Fall of Joe Piermont
28-06-1988 - Ep 17
17.That Old Black Magic
TBA - Ep 18
18.Everyone's a Critic
TBA
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