Cop Rock
In what must have been one of the shortest-lived series on network television, "Cop Rock" was part "Real Stories of the Highway Patrol" and part "The Sound of Music". After chasing down a criminal, the force would take to the street for an organized dance number, then haul the guy back to HQ. This might have been the only series to have been based on a Broadway-musical format.
- Metascore61
- 1990-1990
- 1 season
- ABC
- Comedy, Drama, Music
In what must have been one of the shortest-lived series on network television, "Cop Rock" was part "Real Stories of the Highway Patrol" and part "The Sound of Music". After chasing down a criminal, the force would take to the street for an organized dance number, then haul the guy back to HQ. This might have been the only series to have been based on a Broadway-musical format.
Season 1 Episode Guide
11 Episodes 1990
Episode 1
Pilot
Wed, Sep 26, 1990
A drug dealer kills Rose's partner, incensing LaRusso; a drug-addict mother loses her baby.
Episode 2
Ill-Gotten Gaines
Wed, Oct 3, 1990
Gaines becomes Rose's new partner; Hollander pressures LaRusso's colleagues.
Episode 3
Happy Mudder's Day
Wed, Oct 10, 1990
To get LaRusso, Hollander steps up pressure on Potts; the mayor undergoes cosmetic surgery to get re-elected.
Episode 4
A Three-Corpse Meal
Wed, Oct 17, 1990
LaRusso is sent to jail for murder; Officers Quinn and Campo go under cover to catch the baby-sellers.
Episode 5
The Cocaine Mutiny
Wed, Oct 24, 1990
Gaines and Rose bust executive cocaine users; LaRusso attends a swank fund-raiser; McIntyre falls for a stalked actress.
Episode 6
Oli of Ol' Lay
Wed, Oct 31, 1990
Quinn has a bad day, personally and professionally; Gaines tries to help a homeless person; Kendrick romances Plank.
Episode 7
Cop-a-Felliac
Wed, Nov 7, 1990
LaRusso's speech makes him look like a hero; Ruskin's jealousy borders on violence; Potts is accused of betraying the force.
Episode 8
Potts Don't Fail Me Now
Wed, Nov 21, 1990
Potts will not testify against LaRusso; Ruskin clashes again with Campo; a cop suggests that Rose is not a fit partner for a white man.
Episode 9
Marital Blitz
Wed, Dec 5, 1990
Quinn asks Capt. Hollander for a new partner and gets more than she planned; Ruskin and Potts take the stand as LaRusso goes on trial.
Episode 10
No Noose Is Good Noose
Wed, Dec 12, 1990 60 mins
LaRusso takes the stand, then makes a bizarre request of his lawyer; Campo gets an attractive new partner; Ruskin drops a bombshell.
Episode 11
Bang the Potts Slowly
Wed, Dec 26, 1990
LaRusso rejoins the squad and asks Potts to be his partner again; a rapist terrorizes a college campus.