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"Maximum Bob" is an ultra right-wing conservative judge in Florida who has a psychic ex-marine show mermaid for a wife. The sheriff is a widower who ballroom dances. The public defender is a spitfire from Miami.
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 ...
No.TitleDirected ByWritten By1"Pilot"2"Wandalust"Story by : Alex Gansa & Topper Lilien ...3"Bay of Big's"4"A Little Tail"A "Twin Peaks"-like series. "Maximum Bob" is an ultra right-wing conservative judge in Florida who has a psychic ex-marine show mermaid for a wife. The sheriff is a widower who ballroom dances. The public defender is a spitfire from Miami.
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- 1998-08-04
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is an American comedy-drama television series 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.
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 backwoods 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.
•Beau Bridges as Judge Bob Gibbs
•Liz Vassey as Kathy Baker
•Sam Robards as Sheriff Gary Hammond
•Kiersten Warren as Leanne Lancaster
1.Boedeker, Hal (August 4, 1998). "Clever Fun to the Max". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
2.Johnson, Allan (August 4, 1998). "Florida Judge "Maximum" Bob Gibbs". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
3.Gold, Scott (August 3, 1998). "Palm Beach County Finds Itself in 'Deep Water' Tuesday Night". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
4.Day, Patrick Kevin (August 20, 2013). "Elmore Leonard dies: The crime writer's TV hits and misses". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
•Maximum Bob at the Internet Movie Database
•Maximum Bob at epguides.com
Maximum Bob. The good folks of Deepwater, Fla., call Judge Bob Gibbs "Maximum Bob" because of his fondness for doling out maximum sentences for minimal infractions. Certainly the judge, who...
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Aug 4, 1998 · Bob falls for a born-again death row inmate. After 'Old Sparky' blows a fuse, Bob works with Kathy to find a way to let the prisoner, Angelyne, off the hook. Meanwhile, Inez Crowe comes to work as Leanne's personal aide.
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