"Maximum Bob" (1998) TV series

User Rating:

8.7/10   

Writers:

Rick Cleveland (writer)
Bob Comfort (writer)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

4 August 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

A "Twin Peaks"-like series. "Maximum Bob" is an ultra right-wing conservative judge in Florida who has a psychic ex-marine show mermaid for a wife...

Plot Keywords:

Florida | Judge | Eccentric | Based On Novel

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Liz Vassey	...	Kathy Baker (7 episodes, 1998)
T. Scott Cunningham	...	D.A. Hector Finch (6 episodes, 1998)
Karen Gordon	...	Maylene Corkle (6 episodes, 1998)
Paul Vogt	...	Bogart Crowe (6 episodes, 1998)
Peter Allen Vogt	...	Dirk Crowe (6 episodes, 1998)
Beth Grant	...	Inez Crowe (5 episodes, 1998)
Pati Lauren	...	Court Reporter (5 episodes, 1998)
William Sanderson	...	Dicky Crowe (5 episodes, 1998)
Dave Corey	...	Warden Elroy White / ... (3 episodes, 1998)
Garret Dillahunt	...	Deputy Dawson Hayes (3 episodes, 1998)
John Zipperer	...	Deputy Tom / ... (3 episodes, 1998)
Ted Bartsch	...	Bailiff (2 episodes, 1998)
Brent Briscoe	...	Elvin Crowe (2 episodes, 1998)
Sam Trammell	...	Sonny Dupree (2 episodes, 1998)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Miami, Florida, USA

Company:

Sonnenfeld Josephson Worldwide Entertainment

Lots of fun

This show was great, it was beautifully witty and it had a lot of heart. It's a comedy that treads the edge of convention. Each character had an individual and unique impact on the individual stories as well as on each other's way of seeing and doing things. There was a common progression of character development from episode to episode and I was looking forward to seeing how each character would change and adapt, which is why I was so very sad when it was canceled. It didn't run long enough to make it to syndication but hopefully ABC will run the episodes again one summer or something. It was truly an excellent show and one that's worth seeing if you ever get the chance.