Bordertown (2016)
The comedy, which takes place in a fictitious desert town near the U.S.-Mexico border, centers on the intertwining daily lives of neighbors Bud Buckwald and Ernesto Gonzales. Bud, a married father of three, is a Border Patrol agent who feels threatened by the cultural changes that have transformed his neighborhood. Living next door is Ernesto, an industrious Mexican immigrant and father of four, who is proud to be making it in America. As Bud and Ernesto’s paths begin to cross, their families become bound by friendship, romance and conflict.
Bordertown: Season 1 - 13 Episode s
1x1 - The Engagement
January 3, 2016
Bud is enraged when he finds out that his daughter Becky is engaged to J.C., Ernesto’s nephew who just graduated from college. Meanwhile, a staunch anti-immigration law is passed which eventually leads to J.C.’s deportation, much to Bud’s delight.
1x2 - Borderwall
January 10, 2016
Bud fights to get a border wall constructed using confiscated drug money, only to have the wall destroy the economy, leaving him jobless. He then begins smuggling immigrants under the wall to make ends meet .
1x3 - MegaChurch
January 17, 2016
The reverend of Bud’s megachurch asks Bud to lure Ernesto, the town’s biggest church donor, away from the local Mexican Catholic church, to help fill their coffers. Ernesto is seduced by the glitziness of the church, and the reverend schemes to bring over all the other Mexican residents by “Hispandering,” to Bud’s horror. Bud and Ernesto team up to restore the status quo, but their plan backfires.
1x4 - High School Football
February 14, 2016
Bud becomes the high school football coach after the previous coach is forced out of the job by the local redneck fans.
1x5 - Groundhog Day
February 21, 2016
The Mexifornia population tips from white majority to Latino majority when Maria's sister has a baby, so Bud wants Janice to have another baby in order to even the shift.
1x6 - J.C. Strikes
March 13, 2016
Frustrated that J.C. still hasn't gotten a job, Ernesto hires him as part of his landscaping crew. When the job turns out too difficult, J.C. unionizes Ernesto's workers and begins a strike.
1x7 - Drug Lord
April 3, 2016
Bud unwittingly becomes drug kingpin Pablo Barracuda’s inside man at the Border Station, as he competes to be richer and more successful than Ernesto.
1x8 - Santa Ana Winds
April 10, 2016
Bud helps a Mexican “Bud” look-alike sneak over the border, so he can take a break from his own life.
1x9 - Heart Attack
April 17, 2016
Gert’s unhealthy eating causes her to have a heart attack during the Little Miss Mexifornia Pageant. Unable to afford the surgery in America, Bud takes her to Mexico to have her arteries unblocked and heart repaired. Meanwhile, Ernesto and Maria put Pepito on medication that makes him behave, but they don’t like the side effects.
1x10 - Wildfire
April 24, 2016
Residents are ordered to leave Mexifornia when it is threatened by wildfire, but Bud stays put and his house catches fire, requiring Ernesto to rescue him. Meanwhile J.C. and Becky take a relationship break and agree to see other people.
1x11 - La Fiesta Noche Show
May 8, 2016
Ernesto and Placido are thrilled that their favorite TV show, “La Fiesta Noche,” will be filming in Mexifornia. The Buckwalds and Gonzalezes both get tickets to the taping, but Bud’s anger at the spectacle causes him to be called onto the stage. Much to everyone’s surprise, the audience loves him and he becomes a big star in the Mexican community in the all-new “La Fiesta Noche Show”
1x12 - American Doll
May 15, 2016
Janice secretly maxes out her credit card in the purchase of an American Gal doll and accessories and takes a job as Ernesto's housekeeper to earn some extra cash. Bud, however puts in motion a plan to get her fired, while Gert seeks revenge on the American Gal company.
1x13 - Viva Coyote
May 22, 2016
When El Coyote is moved to the No. 1 spot on the "Most Wanted" list, Bud and Barracuda go gunning for him: Bud because he let him slip across the border; Barracuda because he seeks to regain the top slot on the list. Meanwhile, Ruiz wants to free El Coyote so that an attractive waitress will see him as "more Mexican."
Bordertown: 1 Season
Actors in Bordertown
Zach Villa
Carlos Sanchez
Judah Friedlander
Sanford Buckwald
Hank Azaria
Bud Buckwald
Missi Pyle
Gert Buckwald
Jacqueline Pinol
Pepito Gonzalez
Efren Ramirez
Ruiz
Alex Borstein
Becky Buckwald, Janice Buckwald
Nicholas Gonzalez
Ernesto Gonzalez, Barracuda, J.C.
John Viener
Steve Hernandez
Mark Hentemann
Zeet, Bryce, Darryl Muncie
Chris Sheridan
Coach Clark
Stephanie Escajeda
Maria
BJ Porter
Donovan Cobb, Bob Mothers
Carlos Alazraqui
Placido/El Coyote
Adam Carolla
President Bill Simmons
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