7.8 /10 1 Votes
7/10 TV Genre comedy-drama Composer(s) David Schwartz First episode date 4 August 1998 | 8.9/10 IMDb 75% Metacritic Developed by Alex Gansa Country of origin United States Program creator Alex Gansa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Based on Maximum Bob by Elmore Leonard Starring Beau Bridges
Liz Vassey Network American Broadcasting Company Cast Liz Vassey, Beau Bridges, Kiersten Warren, Sam Robards, Paul Vogt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scene from maximum bob
Maximum Bob is an American comedy-drama television that aired on ABC from August 4 until September 15, 1998. Starring Beau Bridges, the show was based on Elmore Leonard's 1991 novel of the same name.
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Premise
The series centered on Bob Gibbs (played by Bridges), an ultra right-wing judge known for giving the maximum sentence to defendants. Other characters included the judge's psychic wife Leanne (Kiersten Warren) who channels the spirit of a young slave girl named Wanda Grace (Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly); a widower sheriff with a knack for ballroom dancing; and Kathy Baker, a comely spitfire public defender (Liz Vassey) from Miami. The storylines served mainly to introduce the cast of eccentric characters, and were set in the fictional back woods Florida town of Deepwater.
Judge Gibbs' young wife performed in a mermaid show until she nearly lost her life to an alligator, after which she abruptly retired from the business and can no longer even go in her swimming pool. Baker comes to Deepwater on a case and becomes a romantic target for the local sheriff, as well as a potential conquest for the always lustful judge. The show also includes a family of inbred, myopic, dysfunctional people with a criminal bent.
Cast
Cast
