Nash Bridges 

A smart alecky San Francisco, California cop and his get rich quick scheme of a partner keep tabs on crime and take down the bad guys in the Bay Area.

Creator:

Carlton Cuse

Stars:

Don Johnson, Cheech Marin, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 18 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Don Johnson	...	Insp. Nash Bridges 122 episodes, 1996-2001
Jodi Lyn O'Keefe	...	Cassidy Bridges 122 episodes, 1996-2001
Jeff Perry	...	Insp. Harvey Leek 122 episodes, 1996-2001
Peggy Sandow	...	Officer Peggy 122 episodes, 1996-2001
Cheech Marin	...	Insp. Joe Dominguez 120 episodes, 1996-2001
Jaime Gomez	...	Insp. Evan Cortez / ... 100 episodes, 1996-2000
James Gammon	...	Nick Bridges 96 episodes, 1996-2001
Ronald Russell	...	Officer Ronnie / ... 65 episodes, 1997-2001

Storyline

Nash (Don Johnson) is a smart-alecky police inspector, who's seen fighting crime on the streets of San Francisco, California, while driving around in his screaming yellow 1970ish Plymouth Hemi Barracuda. He's the typical super-cop on the beat, who always wins in the end. Unfortunately, his personal relationships leave much to be desired. He has two ex-wives, a sixteen-year-old daughter needing a lot of supervision, and a father with Alzheimer's disease who keeps getting kicked out of retirement homes and dropping by to visit.

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Plot Keywords:

character name as series title | police | partner | police inspector | city | 

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Taglines:

Crime fighter by day. Lady killer by night.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 March 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Nash Bridges

Filming Locations:

Piers 30-32, San Francisco, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Don Johnson Company, Carlton Cuse Productions, Rysher Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min (122 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In Nash Bridges: Wild Card (1997) and then Nash Bridges: Out of Miami (2001), Philip Michael Thomas guest starred alongside Don Johnson. They both starred as partners on Miami Vice (1984). The title and general plot of the latter appearance of Thomas was an homage to their work together in Miami.

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Goofs

Almost every episode features scenes of Nash and Joe driving through the streets of San Francisco, seemingly never having to stop for red lights. If you look closely in the background, as they drive past major intersections, you can often see actual San Francisco motorcycle cops holding back traffic to allow the scene to be shot, thereby enabling Nash to drive through the City without ever stopping.

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Quotes

[Antoine breaks into a car to dispose of the bomb in the trunk]
Nash Bridges: Antoine, what are you doing?
Antoine Babcock: Misspent youth!

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Connections

Referenced in Saturday Night Live: Alec Baldwin/Tina Turner (1997)

User Reviews

One of the greats!

For the first 5 years, this show was outstanding. It had everything - good acting and character development, interesting actors, great guest stars, great locale (I live in the Bay Area and knew someone who worked on the show the first couple of seasons), humor, pathos - everything that makes a TV show watchable and fun. In fact, I was amazed when I looked through the IMDb list of actors who appeared during the life of the show; just about everyone who is anyone on the small screen, and then some. As with all shows, with season 6 it began showing its age and had declined, so it was time to end it. What a great run it was, though! I hope they bring it out on DVD soon so we can enjoy at our leisure without commercials. I rate it 9 out of 10 for the first 5 seasons!