The Good Guys
The Good Guys
TV ShowCanceled

The Good Guys

7.2 / 10
2010
1 season
20 episodes
DramaComedy

Once upon the 1970s, Dan Stark and his partner, Frank Savage, were big-shot Dallas detectives. So big, in fact, that they were lauded as American heroes after saving the Governor's son. Thirty years later, Dan Stark is a washed-up detective who spends most of his time drunk or re-hashing his glory days. Dan's new partner, Jack Bailey, is an ambitious, by-the-book and overall good detective, but is sometimes a bit too snarky for his own good. His habit of undermining himself has earned him a dead-end position in the department, and he is stuck solving annoying petty theft cases that nobody else wants. Worse, he's been given the thankless task of babysitting Dan, the drunk pariah who can never keep partners for long.

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Seasons

  • Pilot

    1.Pilot

    8.0
    19-05-201060m

    Old-school cop Dan Stark and modern-day detective Jack Bailey expose the big picture of small crime. Pursuing a routine investigation of a stolen humidifier, Jack and Dan are inadv...

  • Bait and Switch

    2.Bait and Switch

    07-06-201060m

    While investigating a vandalism case, Jack and Dan discover a pattern of stolen vintage cars around the city. Unable to set up a sting operation using a department "bait car," Jack...

  • Broken Door Theory

    3.Broken Door Theory

    14-06-201060m

    Jack and Dan are assigned to investigate a damaged vending machine at an upscale hotel. When the case leads them to a high-class prostitution ring and a grisly murder, the detectiv...

  • The Dim Knight

    4.The Dim Knight

    21-06-201060m

    A string of poisonings leads Jack & Dan to a deadly visitor.

  • $3.52

    5.$3.52

    28-06-201060m

    Dan's police interrogation techniques come back to burn him when it is ruled by the court that his interrogation of a drug smuggler was illegal. As a result, the felon busted by Ja...

  • Small Rooms

    6.Small Rooms

    12-07-201060m

    Dan's attempt to enliven a boring work day has chilling effects. Reusing evidence from a cold case file to jumpstart his auto investigation, Dan puts himself and Jack in the midst...

  • Hunches & Heists

    7.Hunches & Heists

    19-07-201060m

    A bank heist is in the works, but no one can seem to find the alleged thieves. As the Dallas PD searches the big city, Jack and Dan go out on their own in the opposite direction. T...

  • Silvio's Way

    8.Silvio's Way

    26-07-201060m

    Dan enters the world of organized crime to catch mobsters who eluded him years ago. Things go awry though, when his undercover sting operation brings out two brand new groups of cr...

  • Don't Tase Me, Bro

    9.Don't Tase Me, Bro

    02-08-201060m

    Dan goofs up when he accidentally outs a witness in the Witness Protection Program. While a hitman from a dangerous crime family searches for the witness to keep the testimony buri...

  • Vacation

    10.Vacation

    24-09-201060m

    Jack and Dan are suspended for their carelessness, so Dan "borrows" from the Narcotics Division to fund an off-the-books sting. When the unauthorized activities accidentally end up...

  • Common Enemies

    11.Common Enemies

    01-10-201060m

    Jack and Dan go off on their own, yet again, after they are assigned to help a forensic specialist with a burglary case. Weary of the specialist's superiority complex, the duo brea...

  • Little Things

    12.Little Things

    08-10-201060m

    Jack and Dan get a tip from a neighborhood kid about a lowlife stealing mail. During the investigation, they come across two identity thieves forging documents for a murderous pair...

  • Dan on the Run

    13.Dan on the Run

    8.5
    15-10-201060m

    After the ex-governor’s son, who was rescued by Dan and his former partner 25 years ago, is kidnapped by drug dealers, Dan is framed for the crime and forced into hiding. With Dan...

  • Old Dogs

    14.Old Dogs

    22-10-201060m

    Jack’s uncle, Nate, a deceitful con man, witnesses an arson and goes to see Jack and Dan with information about the people behind it. With the Nate as the only witness, the investi...

  • The Whistleblower

    15.The Whistleblower

    29-10-201060m

    Jack and Dan investigate a spurious inspection report at a corrupt oil company only to discover that they might have actually stumbled onto a deadly criminal conspiracy with Liz’s...

  • Silence of the Dan

    16.Silence of the Dan

    05-11-201060m

    While investigating a stolen painting at a doctor's house, Dan faints, and is restricted to desk duty until he recovers. Despite the handicap, Jack and Dan must find and capture th...

  • The Getaway

    17.The Getaway

    12-11-201060m

    Liz and Jack's romantic getaway goes awry when Jack becomes suspicious of a bed-and-breakfast owner and Dan comes out to join the investigation.

  • Supercops

    18.Supercops

    19-11-201060m

    While following up on a stolen truck investigation, Jack and Dan wind up uncovering a major heist involving a shipment of high-profile diamonds. Meanwhile, tensions rise when Dan d...

  • Cop Killer

    19.Cop Killer

    03-12-201060m

    Dan is investigated by an arrogant Internal Affairs agent with a personal axe to grind. Meanwhile, Julius is hunted down by the guys he snitched on thanks to the IA agent letting t...

  • Partners

    20.Partners

    10.0
    10-12-201060m

    Jack's former partner George Jenkins, who is now the department deputy chief, gets involved when Liz's informant against a member of the mafia is murdered and it is believed a corr...

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