Detective Extralarge (1991)

Comedy · Crime

Jack Costello is a retired cop and now private detective who lives in Miami, who handles a myriad of cases for unusual clients. At his side are old police buddy Sam Bosley and cartoonist-turned-amateur sleuth Jean Philippe Dumas, who is using Costello as an influence and has nicknamed the burly detective "Extralarge." In the second series, Costello faces other dangerous cases, again with Bosley and Archibald, the son of an old friend, who Costello amusingly nicknames "Dumas."

IMDb rating: 6.1 (225 votes)
Episode average: 5.8 -0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons: 2
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (1991)

5.73 avg 6 episodes 5.8 → 5.5 92 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Black & White	5.8	284
2	Cannonball	5.8	243
3	Magia nera	5.9	254
4	Yo-yo	5.7	254
5	Miami Killer	5.7	263
6	Bersaglio mobile	5.5	252

Season 2 (1993)

5.97 avg 6 episodes 5.9 → 6.0 84 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Il signore del sole	5.9	212
2	Doppio inganno	6.2	177
3	Pioggia di diamanti	5.8	225
4	L'ombra del guerriero	6.1	227
5	Operazione Condor	5.8	202
6	Indians	6.0	196

Detective Extralarge (1991)

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