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:

police | partner | police inspector | city | best friend | 

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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:

Bridges

Filming Locations:

Hotel Jefferson; 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: Revelations (1997), Jan-Michael Vincent guest starred. An alcoholic, he was completely drunk and incoherent. The other actors pretended he was able to deliver lines as they interacted with him.

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Goofs

Although Nash Bridges' car is referred to as a 1971 Plymouth Barracuda (the grille/headlamp, mirrors, and tail light configuration is that of a 1971 Plymouth Barracuda.) The actual cars used were 5 Total, (4) 1970 Plymouth Barracudas and (1) 1973 Coupe (used as FX Car)converted to look like 1971 Hemi Cuda Convertibles. None actually had a Hemi motor, but rather 318-440 motors. 1 stick and 4 automatics.

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Quotes

Joe Dominguez: Nash! Where have you been? Why didn't you call?
Nash Bridges: My cel-phone battery was dead. I was out on the water.
Joe Dominguez: I... I... why didn't you call?
Nash Bridges: I told you. My battery was dead.
Joe Dominguez: Man, you had us so scared! You should've called!
Nash Bridges: Hey, am I speaking English?
Joe Dominguez: Well, we thought you were dead!
[Nash laughs]
Nash Bridges: You thought I was dead 'cause I didn't call?
Joe Dominguez: No, we thought you were dead 'cause of the massive explosion up at the storage yard!
[...]

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Connections

Referenced in Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street' (1998)

User Reviews

six seasons of fun

NASH BRIDGES has occupied my Friday nights since the second season, when I started watching. Every Friday, it felt like I was sitting down with a group of friends with it's great combination of the right actors in the right roles. The supporting characters were just as interesting as the main characters, with each having their own background developed over the years. The best episodes were clearly in the early years, and while the show seemed to be losing some steam in the final season, it never lost it's entertainment value, even with the weak moments it had. Yasmine Bleeth was, thankfully, not there that long. She was a really bad character and proved she didn't have much talent. The final season introduced us to Cress Williams and the beautiful Wendy Moniz, who were both welcomes addition, but unfortunately, the show was cancelled, and we never got to learn a lot about either character. The show sometimes did get a little too talky, and the show did hurt itself by making Jodi Lyn-O'Keefe become a cop in the final season, a decision that was really bad and made her character become hated by many fans of the show. Cassidy worked best as Nash's daughter, but she was just never believable as a tough cop. But the five seasons before it out-weigh the lackluster sixth season, with plenty of episodes providing a well-balanced mixture of humor, action, and character. The moments between Nash and his father were always touching, making for some pleasant father/son moments that are hardly ever seen on television these days. Cheech Marin was always a riot with his get-rich-quick schemes and general bad luck, and Jeff Perry's Harvey Leek should go down as one of the best supporting characters on television. I just wish they had never killed off Kelly Hu's character. She was really good, and we instead got Bleeth as an extremely poor substitute. But the good times live on in reruns on USA, giving me plenty of nights to catch up with the humor, action, and characters (and of course, the car) that made NASH BRIDGES such a fun show.