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 19 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

Did You Know?

Trivia

In Nash Bridges: Fair Game (2001), the series finale, CBS had announced the show as only the season six finale, but due to budget problems with the show, Don Johnson and CBS pulled the plug on the whole series.

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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

[Nash is recovering from amnesia]
Harvey Leek: Hey, Nash! You still remember who I am, don't you?
Nash Bridges: Okay! Listen! Everybody, listen! I remember everybody. Alright? I didn't hit my head that hard.
Evan Cortez: Hey, Nash, you remember me?
Nash Bridges: You I meant to forget.

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Connections

Featured in Visible: Out on Television: The New Guard (2020)

User Reviews

great characters rescue a standard crime drama

Nash Bridges is a more or less routine crime/police drama series, the usual suspects, the usual plots and so on. Its nowhere near as good as the original "Spenser" series, nor as flashy as "Miami Vice".

What rescues this series from mediocrity is the cast. Don Johnson - as Nash Bridges - is just ok as the Infinitely Wise and Wonderful cop who Solves Every Case in the last five minutes of the show. The one human touch to Bridges is his oddly busy but not overly successful love life.

What makes this show fun, and very worth watching is the supporting cast - in particular Cheech Marin (playing Joe Dominguez) as the sidekick. But unlike many sidekicks, he is a real character - played for humour, it is true, but not just one dimensional. It may not sound right to say that Johnson and Marin have "chemistry" on screen, but they very definitely do. This adds a nice quirky touch when they are repeatedly taken for a gay couple (in odd situations) by a gay man.

Toss in a few more excellent supporting actors - especially Jeff Perry as Harvey Leek, a detective and James Gammon as Bridges father (though the continuity on his Alzheimers is seriously missed) and the show really starts to work.

The finishing touches are added in by some continuing plot elements - Mr Woody the racehorse somehow acquired by Domingues and Bridges father, Dominguez' marriage to Inger - a swedish woman - is romantic and successful - but with both sides seeing the others problems. Leek's fascination with the Grateful Dead. Angel the Angel. The ghostly disco music in the police station (which is in a boat that was evidently used for raves). Dominguez' schemes for making money.

The show manages to maintain a sense that the people involved had fun, and dont take it too seriously. One fun episode paired Don Johnson with his partner in Miami vice (Philip Michael Thomas) and Cheech Marin with his ex-comedy partner (Tommy Chong) and a wonderful scene takes place in a marijuana buyers club - playing off the "Cheech and Chong" drug themes.

In another episode, Dominguez directs traffic in grand style on Halloween to the sound of the Village People song "YMCA" (all the funnier if you've seen people dancing to the song and making the letters "Y", "M", "C" "A" as they dance).

If you want serious crime drama - go for something else - if you want a relaxed, easy to watch show with the requisite Car Chases, Guns and Nasties and with fun characters, tongue in cheek humour and a cast that rarely lets you down, this is made to order.

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