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J.J. Starbuck is an American crime drama series that aired on NBC from September 1987 to June 1988. The series follows cornpone-spouting Jerome Jeremiah "J.J." Starbuck, a billionaire Texan who wears ten-gallon hats, cowboy boots and fancy western shirts. He drives a flashy limousine with steer horns on the hood and a horn that plays "The Eyes of Texas," and spouts a steady stream of folksy homilies.

First Aired

1987-09-26
Last Aired

1988-06-28
Creator

Stephen J. Cannell
Genre

Drama
Seasons

1
Episodes

18
Status

Ended
Language

English
Network

NBC

Keywords:

billionaire good deed wealthy man

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Season 1

1. Pilot

Dale Robertson plays eccentric Texas billionaire JJ Starbuck who pokes his nose into other people's bu...More

Dale Robertson plays eccentric Texas billionaire JJ Starbuck who pokes his nose into other people's business in the name of justice. In the opener, JJ travels to Beverly Hills where a wealthy businessman is suddenly cleared of his wife's murder by a bodybuilder, who claims the death was the accidental result of a lovers' quarrel.Less

1987-09-26

2. A Killing in the Market

Robert Conrad plays a Wall Street wizard whose overtures to J.J. (Dale Robertson) about a shady busine...More

Robert Conrad plays a Wall Street wizard whose overtures to J.J. (Dale Robertson) about a shady business deal become secondary when J.J. crowds him with questions about the apparent suicide of his assistant.Less

1987-09-29

3. Murder In E Minor

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1987-10-20

4. The Blimpy Who Yelled Blue

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1987-10-27

5. Incident at Sam September

Starbuck attempts to prove That a phony children's book author murdered his ghostwriter.

Starbuck attempts to prove That a phony children's book author murdered his ghostwriter.Less

1987-11-10

6. Gold from the Rainbow

A sleazy TV talk show host kill his competitor's assistant in order to frame her for murder. J.J. come...More

A sleazy TV talk show host kill his competitor's assistant in order to frame her for murder. J.J. comes to the aid of the ladyLess

1987-12-05

7. Graveyard Shift

Starbuck attempts to free American executives who are being held hostage aboard a Persian Gulf oil rig...More

Starbuck attempts to free American executives who are being held hostage aboard a Persian Gulf oil rig.Less

1987-12-15

8. The Circle Unbroken

Starbuck investigates a scheming interior design editor (Jessica Walter) who seems to have committed t...More

Starbuck investigates a scheming interior design editor (Jessica Walter) who seems to have committed the perfect murder.Less

1987-12-22

9. The 6% Solution

An ex-convict becomes the coach of a college football team on a 20-year losing streak

An ex-convict becomes the coach of a college football team on a 20-year losing streakLess

1987-12-26

10. Murder by Design

A shifty spiritual leader (Alan Rachins) tries to frame a senator's daughter for her father's murder.

A shifty spiritual leader (Alan Rachins) tries to frame a senator's daughter for her father's murder.Less

1988-01-23

11. Cactus Jack's Last Call

J.J. was with an old friend when someone tried to run them over; J.J. was injured while his friend was...More

J.J. was with an old friend when someone tried to run them over; J.J. was injured while his friend was killed. An old friend of his friend, E.L. ""Tenspeed"" Turner, tries to find out what happened. With J.J.'s help, they discover that a bet he convince his friend to make is the motive behind the murder.Less

1988-02-13

12. A Song from the Sequel

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1988-02-20

13. First You've Got To Go To The Picnic

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1988-02-27

14. Permanent Hiatus

A realtor finds success in selling houses to a couple, getting his 6% commission, then ordering one of...More

A realtor finds success in selling houses to a couple, getting his 6% commission, then ordering one of his agents to seduce one member of the couple to break up their marriage. After the break up, the couple sells their house and the realtor gets his 6% again; then he sells each of member of the couple another place and gets another 6% from those sales. When one of his disgruntled clients and one of his former agents plan to report his activities, the realtor decides to take them out. His plan involves getting the agent to go to the client's house and on the night of a party, he goes there via helicopter and he programs his phone to forward a call from a client to the man's house. When he gets there he shoots the client and afterwards the client calls him and after speaking to him the realtor arrives and he shoots him, making it appear like a murder-suicide. J.J. who is a friend of the client arrives for the funeral and comforts the wife and he can't help but wonder why the realtor isLess

1988-02-27

15. Rag Doll

J.J.'s niece goes undercover in Los Angeles to investigate the ""suicide"" of one of her high school f...More

J.J.'s niece goes undercover in Los Angeles to investigate the ""suicide"" of one of her high school friends who left to become a star and became involved in oil wrestling, counterfeit films, and drugs.Less