EPISODE
The Good Guys - Season 1
Jack is a by-the-book detective whose habit of undermining himself has resulted in a dead-end position with the Police Dept. His partner Dan, a drunken, lecherous veteran hangs onto his job only because of one heroic act years ago.
20 October 1948, USA
14 April 1980, San Francisco, California, USA
11 May 1952, Milford-on-the-sea, Hampshire, England, UK
8 June 1969, Fresno, California, USA
22 February 1948, Paterson, New Jersey, USA
22 April 1980, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
14 March 1979, Hinsdale, Illinois, USA
14 September 1970, Dallas, Texas, USA
22 July 1967, Miami, Florida, USA
28 April 1955, Ballston Spa, New York, USA
1970, Durango, Mexico
June 04, 2020
The witty scripts make it clear the series doesn't take itself too seriously, and Hanks and Whitford breathe new life into this standard formula.
May 19, 2010
"The Good Guys" has promising elements.
May 19, 2010
One suspects that every forthcoming episode will just be more of the same: two cops, one washed-out show.
June 19, 2018
"The Good Guys" succeeds with droll banter, good chemistry between Whitford and Hanks, and a decent, if well-worn, setup.
June 04, 2020
With its head in the clouds and its heart in the eighties, Guys is well-suited to the breezy nature of summer entertainment, and a great companion to Nix's Miami spy show Burn Notice.
May 19, 2010
The humor is madcap and inane where it should be wry, and the characters are stubbornly predictable.
May 19, 2010
Whitford pretty much hijacks the show.
June 04, 2020
The concept runs out of juice from trying so hard over the course of the first episode, and what's left is just another time-wasting crime procedural.
May 19, 2010
The Good Guys has its mild charms but nothing about its characters is believable; they're stock TV characters.
June 04, 2020
If you're looking for a show that only aims to give you a good time and a few laughs, you could honestly do a whole lot worse than The Good Guys.
May 19, 2010
When it doesn't bore you, it provokes you to think, "Boy, is this dumb."
June 04, 2020
What distinguishes The Good Guys is that it's essentially an action comedy, which lustily embraces those stereotypes, sending them up while also carrying a warm affection for them.
