J.J.'s niece goes undercover in Los Angeles to investigate the ""suicide"" of one of her high school friends who left to become a star and became involved in oil wrestling, counterfeit films, and drugs.
J.J. was with an old friend when someone tried to run them over; J.J. was injured while his friend was killed. An old friend of his friend, E.L. ""Tenspeed"" Turner, tries to find out what happened. With J.J.'s help, they discover that a bet he convince his friend to make is the motive behind the murder.
A shifty spiritual leader (Alan Rachins) tries to frame a senator's daughter for her father's murder.
An ex-convict becomes the coach of a college football team on a 20-year losing streak
Starbuck investigates a scheming interior design editor (Jessica Walter) who seems to have committed the perfect murder.
Starbuck attempts to free American executives who are being held hostage aboard a Persian Gulf oil rig.
A sleazy TV talk show host kill his competitor's assistant in order to frame her for murder. J.J. comes to the aid of the lady
Starbuck attempts to prove That a phony children's book author murdered his ghostwriter.
J.J. Starbuck is an American crime drama series that aired on NBC from September 1987 to June 1988. The series follows cornpone-spouting Jerome Jeremiah "J.J." Starbuck, a billionaire Texan who wears ten-gallon hats, cowboy boots and fancy western shirts. He drives a flashy limousine with steer horns on the hood and a horn that plays "The Eyes of Texas," and spouts a steady stream of folksy homilies.