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Franklin & Bash
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Pilot

  • Episode aired Jun 1, 2011
  • TV-14
  • 44m
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7.4/10
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Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Breckin Meyer in Franklin & Bash (2011)
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Since graduating from law school, ultimate frat buddies Peter Bash, an gorgeous stud who enjoys showing off his muscles and skin -on occasion publicly naked- and small but even wittier Jared... Read allSince graduating from law school, ultimate frat buddies Peter Bash, an gorgeous stud who enjoys showing off his muscles and skin -on occasion publicly naked- and small but even wittier Jared Franklin, son of a star lawyer, founded a small law firm to indulge their libertarian app... Read allSince graduating from law school, ultimate frat buddies Peter Bash, an gorgeous stud who enjoys showing off his muscles and skin -on occasion publicly naked- and small but even wittier Jared Franklin, son of a star lawyer, founded a small law firm to indulge their libertarian approach to law and society, assisted by phobias-crushed office researcher Pindar Singh and a... Read all

  • Director
    • Jason Ensler
  • Writers
    • Kevin Falls
    • Bill Chais
    • Dana Calvo
  • Stars
    • Mark-Paul Gosselaar
    • Breckin Meyer
    • Reed Diamond
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    303
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jason Ensler
    • Writers
      • Kevin Falls
      • Bill Chais
      • Dana Calvo
    • Stars
      • Mark-Paul Gosselaar
      • Breckin Meyer
      • Reed Diamond
    • 2User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Mark-Paul Gosselaar
    Mark-Paul Gosselaar
    • Peter Bash
    Breckin Meyer
    Breckin Meyer
    • Jared Franklin
    Reed Diamond
    Reed Diamond
    • Damien Karp
    Dana Davis
    Dana Davis
    • Carmen Phillips
    Garcelle Beauvais
    Garcelle Beauvais
    • Hanna Linden
    Kumail Nanjiani
    Kumail Nanjiani
    • Pindar Singh
    Malcolm McDowell
    Malcolm McDowell
    • Stanton Infeld
    Claire Coffee
    Claire Coffee
    • Janie Ross
    Alexandra Holden
    Alexandra Holden
    • Debbie Wilcox
    Kathy Najimy
    Kathy Najimy
    • Judge Alice Sturgess
    Mircea Monroe
    Mircea Monroe
    • DeeDee
    Mike Pniewski
    Mike Pniewski
    • Tommy Donegan
    Melissa Ponzio
    Melissa Ponzio
    • Annie Ross
    Clayton Landey
    Clayton Landey
    • Judge Greg Emerson
    Linden Ashby
    Linden Ashby
    • Evan Porter
    Joe Knezevich
    Joe Knezevich
    • Neal Bryant
    James Smith
    James Smith
    • Barry Stone
    Bryan Brendle
    • Male Motorist
    • Director
      • Jason Ensler
    • Writers
      • Kevin Falls
      • Bill Chais
      • Dana Calvo
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    6bkoganbing

    A pair of Dial-A-Shyster lawyers

    This pilot episode of Franklin&Bash has our two guys as a pair of Dial- A-Shyster lawyers who are the last word in ambulance chasing. Breckin Meyer and Mark-Paul Gosselaar are those selfsame attorneys whose cut up antics have drawn reproof from the stodgier members of the profession.

    One of the leading members of the Los Angeles bar is Malcolm McDowell who invites them to his firm. They take the offer providing they can keep doing their own cases in their own way. What McDowell saw in court was them taking advantage of a most prurient judge's interest in the female anatomy.

    These two play that judge like a piccolo. But when they draw the humorless Kathy Najimy a change in tactics is ordered and supplied.

    Enjoyable pilot, wish this series was still running.

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    • Trivia
      All the movie posters in Franklin & Bash's house are for films starring Malcolm McDowell.
    • Connections
      References A Clockwork Orange (1971)
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      Do What You Do
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    • Release date
      • June 1, 2011 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    • Production companies
      • FanFare Productions
      • Four Sycamore
      • Left Coast Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 44m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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