The Good Guys: Difference between revisions

Dan Stark (Whitford) is a former brilliant detective who still works as if life were in [[The Eighties]], while Jack Bailey (Hanks) is his [[By-The-Book Cop]] partner. The show's tone is very much like [[Burn Notice]], but unlike [[Burn Notice]]'s adherence to [[Awesome Yet Practical]], The Good Guys runs on distilled [[Rule of Cool]]. Over-the-top shootouts and car chases are a regular occurrence, and in general, the show's writers seem to plan the plot purely around what's ''fun''.

 

 

=== Tropes: ===

* [[Armed Altruism]]: Jack does this in the pilot, despite being ''specifically told by his superior'' not to.

* [[Arson, Murder, and Lifesaving]]: {{spoiler|Jack and Dan clearly expect this after they complete their first case. Then, [[Da Chief]] tells them they caused over a million dollars in property damage and violated over 30 procedural rules, and [[Subverted Trope|they're lucky they still have their jobs.]]}}

* [[Badass Mustache]]: Dan Stark. The mustache even got its own billing in some of the promos.

* [[Batman Gambit]]: The villain's plan in "Hunches and Heists", using a bank heist as a feint by setting up one inept, unarmed crew so he can get the cops on the wrong side of the river. Then he detonates explosives on the bridge and sends his real crew after a jewelry store. It works perfectly except that Dan and Jack get there and scare the jewel thieves off, but they still don't manage to catch them.

* [[Fluffy the Terrible]]: The Georgians' muscle, Sasha, is treated like he's a cherished pet.

* [[Friend to All Children]]: Dan. He has kids doing exercises and pushups as part of a community outreach program, and they love him for it. They apparently join the police force at a rate that Lt. Ruiz can only describe as "Alarming."

* [[Genki Girl]]: Sam's habit of skipping around the Dallas PD and waving her arms around, not to mention her "getting into the moment" and greeting Liz like a best friend, definitely qualifies her as this.

* [[Gentleman Thief]]: The Tech Bandit who just does that for a living to support his real love, blogging about food.

* [[Hello, Attorney!]]: Liz, the Assistant District Attorney and Jack's ex-girlfriend.

* [[Hideous Hangover Cure]]: Dan's cure for hangovers is a "Guacamonut" (a cinnamon donut dipped in guacamole).

** That's most likely why he's the world's ''second'' best assassin.

*** {{spoiler|[[Klingon Promotion|Not anymore.]]}}

{{quote| Dan: You realize this is Texas, right?}}

* [[Hollywood Nerd]]: Sam, a new lab tech, is also [[Hollywood Homely]] due to a ponytail, coveralls, and thick glasses. And [[Nerds Are Sexy]] by pretty much any other standard.

* [[Hot-Blooded]]: Stark.

* [[How We Got Here]]

* [[I Call It Vera]]: Frank Savage's gun Stella.

* [[I Just Want to Have Friends]]: The loan shark from episode 10.

* [[Improbable Aiming Skills]]: In ''Small Rooms'', Dan shoots out the tire of an escaping vehicle with one shot while he's also doing the driving.

* [[It's All About Me]]: Gemini the pimp.

* [[No Name Given]]: "The Murderin' Jane".

* [[Noodle Incident]]: Stark and Ruiz blowing up a taco truck (implied that it contained evidence) and whatever Stark tried to do with the Dallas Task Force's battering ram.

* [[Product Placement]]: Bailey distracting Hodges by talking about his lunch from KFC.

* [[Production Posse]]: Many actors who guest starred on [[Burn Notice]] also guest starred here.

* [[Ugly Guys Hot Daughter]]: Molly DiParco.

* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: Buddy Haverton.

* [[Who's Laughing Now?]]: Escalante.