The New Adventures of Beans Baxter

A goofy, fast-paced spy spoof that feels like a live-action cartoon, mixing teen high jinks with absurd villains and silly gadgets.

Created by

Savage Steve Holland

Genres

Comedy, Action & adventure

Starring

Jonathan Ward, Jerry Wasserman, Elinor Donahue

Overview

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.

How it feels

Absurd, whimsical, light and campy. Brisk and easy to follow.

About

Identity, family, coming-of-age, conspiracy

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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