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5.6 2 Seasons • 15 Episodes

Bagdad Cafe

Bagdad Cafe is an American television sitcom starring Whoopi Goldberg and Jean Stapleton. The series premiered March 30, 1990 on CBS. The show is based on the 1987 Percy Adlon film Bagdad Cafe.

Seasons

Top Cast

  • Whoopi Goldberg

    Whoopi Goldberg

    Brenda

  • Jean Stapleton

    Jean Stapleton

    Jasmine Zweibel

  • James Gammon

    James Gammon

    Rudy

  • Monica Calhoun

    Monica Calhoun

    Debbie

  • Sam Whipple

    Sam Whipple

    Dewey Kunkle

  • Cleavon Little

    Cleavon Little

    Sal

Overview

Bagdad Cafe is an American television sitcom starring Whoopi Goldberg and Jean Stapleton. The series premiered March 30, 1990 on CBS. The show is based on the 1987 Percy Adlon film Bagdad Cafe.

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