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The New Adventures of Beans Baxter (1987)

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The New Adventures of Beans Baxter is an adventure/comedy television series The show revolves around the spy activities of Benjamin "Beans" Baxter Jr., a Kansas teenager who just moved with his parents and younger brother to Washington, D.C., as part of his father's reassignment as an employee of the US Postal Service. Beans witnesses his father's assassination via a bomb placed in his postal vehicle, then gets hired by the mysterious "Number Two", an agent/second-in-command of The Network, a secret spy agency. The main nemesis of The Network is the evil organization UGLI, headed by the equally evil Mr Sue and comedian Taylor Negron as his second-in-command henchman. Shortly after settling in his new hometown, Beans struck up a friendship with an all-around guy nicknamed "Woodshop" and his love life began in earnest when he later met a beautiful student nicknamed "Cake Lace". In one episode, former Miss Universe Shawn Weatherly played herself.

Cast & Crew

Director
  • Profile picture of Jonathan Ward
    Benjamin 'Beans' Baxter Jr. Jonathan Ward
  • Profile picture of Jerry Wasserman
    Number Two Jerry Wasserman
  • Profile picture of Elinor Donahue
    Susan Baxter Elinor Donahue
  • Profile picture of Stuart Fratkin
    Woodshop Stuart Fratkin
Poster for Season 1

Season 1

1987

17 episodes

Season 1 of The New Adventures of Beans Baxter premiered on July 18, 1987

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  • washington dc, usa
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