Janice is forced to get a job as Ernesto's housekeeper when she secretly spends $285 on an American Gal doll for Gert and maxes out the credit card on accessories, so Gert plots revenge against the American Gal company while Bud plans to get Janice fired.
Episode Viewers and Ratings
Season 1 Episode 7 of Bordertown was watched by 1,000,000 viewers, resulting in a 0.40 rating in the 18-49 demographic.
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.