Bordertown

2016 · 25m · TMDB 5.5/10 (39 votes)

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About Bordertown

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.

Status
Canceled
TMDB rating
5.5/10 from 39 votes
Seasons
1
Episodes
13

Seasons and episodes

The latest season with aired episodes is shown first. Specials are kept separate.

Latest aired season

Season 1

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The Engagement episode still
S1 E125 min

The Engagement

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.

TMDB 8.0/10 from 2 votes

Borderwall episode still
S1 E225 min

Borderwall

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 .

TMDB 8.5/10 from 2 votes

MegaChurch episode still
S1 E325 min

MegaChurch

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.

TMDB 8.2/10 from 2 votes

High School Football episode still
S1 E425 min

High School Football

Bud becomes the high school football coach after the previous coach is forced out of the job by the local redneck fans.

TMDB 7.0/10 from 2 votes

Groundhog Day episode still
S1 E525 min

Groundhog Day

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.

TMDB 5.5/10 from 1 votes

J.C. Strikes episode still
S1 E625 min

J.C. Strikes

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.

TMDB 5.0/10 from 1 votes

Drug Lord episode still
S1 E725 min

Drug Lord

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.

Santa Ana Winds episode still
S1 E825 min

Santa Ana Winds

Bud helps a Mexican “Bud” look-alike sneak over the border, so he can take a break from his own life.

Heart Attack episode still
S1 E925 min

Heart Attack

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.

Wildfire episode still
S1 E1025 min

Wildfire

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.

La Fiesta Noche Show episode still
S1 E1125 min

La Fiesta Noche Show

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”

American Doll episode still
S1 E1225 min

American Doll

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.

Viva Coyote episode still
S1 E1325 min

Viva Coyote

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."

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