Series · 2016
Bordertown

The series
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.
Episodes
Season 1 · 13 episodes · 2016
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Episode 13 Jan 201625m
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 …
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Episode 210 Jan 201625m
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 .
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Episode 317 Jan 201625m
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 schem…
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Episode 414 Feb 201625m
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.
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Episode 521 Feb 201625m
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.
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Episode 613 Mar 201625m
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.
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Episode 73 Apr 201625m
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.
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Episode 810 Apr 201625m
Santa Ana Winds
Bud helps a Mexican “Bud” look-alike sneak over the border, so he can take a break from his own life.
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Episode 917 Apr 201625m
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…
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Episode 1024 Apr 201625m
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.
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Episode 118 May 201625m
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 …
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Episode 1215 May 201625m
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 reven…
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Episode 1322 May 201625m
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 …
Cast

Zach Villa
Carlos Sanchez
Judah Friedlander
Sanford Buckwald
Hank Azaria
Bud Buckwald
Missi Pyle
Gert Buckwald
Jacqueline Pinol
Pepito Gonzalez
Efren Ramirez
Ruiz
Alex Borstein
Becky Buckwald
Nicholas Gonzalez
Ernesto Gonzalez
John Viener
Steve Hernandez
Alex Borstein
Janice Buckwald
Mark Hentemann
Zeet