Tequila and Bonetti

Tequila and Bonetti was a Syndication network comedy\drama series created by Donald P. Bellisario which aired from January 17 to April 17, 1992, lasting for one season & 12 episodes.

It was remade in 2000 for Italian television with Jack Scalia reprising his role as Nick Bonetti.

Plot
After accidentally shooting a young girl during a gunfight, police officer Nick Bonetti relocates from New York to a precinct in Los Angeles, California where he meets his new partners: Tequila, a large, burrito-eating French Mastiff dog, and Officer Angela Garcia, who joined the department after the death of her policeman husband.

Their boss is Captain Midian Knight, who is almost as interested in selling a screenplay as he is in police work.

The series shows their investigations of crimes and the evolving relationships between the characters and how the TV audience is able to hear Tequila's thoughts.

Cast

 * Jack Scalia as Detective Nico "Nick" Bonetti
 * Charles Rocket as Captain Midian Knight
 * Mariska Hargitay as Officer Angela Garcia
 * Brad Sanders as Tequila (voice)

Reception\Cancellation
"Tequila and Bonetti" received negative reviews from critics; Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly gave the series a "D-" and described it as "pretty indefensible." It was subsequently canceled by Syndication four months after its premiere.