"Picket Fences" (1992) TV series 1992-1996

User Rating:

8.1/10   

Creator:

David E. Kelley
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

18 September 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

An aging sheriff tries to keep the peace in a small town plagued by bizarre and violent crimes.

Plot Keywords:

Small Town | Sheriff | Doctor | Murder | Coroner

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 27 wins & 39 nominations

Cast

Tom Skerritt	...	Sheriff Jimmy Brock (87 episodes, 1992-1996)
Kathy Baker	...	Dr. Jill Brock (87 episodes, 1992-1996)
Costas Mandylor	...	Kenny Lacos (87 episodes, 1992-1996)
Lauren Holly	...	Maxine Stewart (87 episodes, 1992-1996)
Holly Marie Combs	...	Kimberly Brock (87 episodes, 1992-1996)
Justin Shenkarow	...	Matthew Brock (87 episodes, 1992-1996)
Adam Wylie	...	Zachary Brock (87 episodes, 1992-1996)
Fyvush Finkel	...	Douglas Wambaugh / ... (86 episodes, 1992-1996)
Ray Walston	...	Judge Henry Bone / ... (80 episodes, 1992-1996)
Kelly Connell	...	Carter Pike (73 episodes, 1992-1996)
Zelda Rubinstein	...	Ginny Weedon / ... (44 episodes, 1992-1994)
Don Cheadle	...	D.A. John Littleton / ... (38 episodes, 1993-1995)

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Series Directed by
Michael Pressman		(9 episodes, 1992-1995)
Mel Damski		(8 episodes, 1992-1996)
Michael Schultz		(7 episodes, 1992-1995)
Lou Antonio		(6 episodes, 1993-1996)
Ron Lagomarsino		(4 episodes, 1992-1994)
Alan Myerson		(4 episodes, 1993-1994)
David Hugh Jones		(4 episodes, 1994-1996)
James Frawley		(4 episodes, 1994-1995)
Jeremy Kagan		(3 episodes, 1992-1995)
Oz Scott		(3 episodes, 1992-1995)
Tom Skerritt		(3 episodes, 1994-1996)
Arvin Brown		(3 episodes, 1995-1996)
Dennis Dugan		(2 episodes, 1994-1995)
Bethany Rooney		(2 episodes, 1994-1995)
Lorraine Senna		(2 episodes, 1994-1995)
Bill D'Elia		(2 episodes, 1994)
Joe Napolitano		(2 episodes, 1995-1996)

Series Writing credits
David E. Kelley		(86 episodes, 1992-1996)
Dawn Prestwich		(3 episodes, 1995-1996)
Nicole Yorkin		(3 episodes, 1995-1996)
David Assael		(unknown episodes)
Ann Donahue		(unknown episodes)
Larry Moskowitz		(unknown episodes)
Michael Nankin		(unknown episodes)
Mark B. Perry		(unknown episodes)
Ursula Wendel		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Jonathan Pontell	....	producer / co-producer / ... (88 episodes, 1992-1996)
Alice West	....	senior producer / co-executive producer / ... (88 episodes, 1992-1996)
Robert Breech	....	producer (87 episodes, 1992-1996)
Michael Pressman	....	co-executive producer / executive producer (87 episodes, 1992-1996)
Steve Robin	....	associate producer / co-producer (75 episodes, 1992-1996)
David E. Kelley	....	executive producer (66 episodes, 1992-1995)
Jack Philbrick	....	coordinating producer (66 episodes, 1993-1996)
Ann Donahue	....	producer / supervising producer (44 episodes, 1993-1995)
Geoffrey Neigher	....	co-producer / producer (44 episodes, 1993-1995)
Nick Harding	....	supervising producer (22 episodes, 1995-1996)
Ellen Herman	....	producer (22 episodes, 1995-1996)
Jeff Melvoin	....	executive producer (22 episodes, 1995-1996)
Dawn Prestwich	....	co-producer (22 episodes, 1995-1996)
John Wirth	....	supervising producer (22 episodes, 1995-1996)
Nicole Yorkin	....	co-producer (22 episodes, 1995-1996)
Tracy Fetterolf	....	associate producer (21 episodes, 1995-1996)
Mark B. Perry	....	producer (18 episodes, 1992-1993)
Michael Nankin	....	supervising producer (9 episodes, 1995)
Mel Damski	....	senior producer (4 episodes, 1996)

Series Original Music by
Stewart Levin		(88 episodes, 1992-1996)

Series Cinematography by
Dennis Smith		(78 episodes, 1992-1996)
Tim Suhrstedt		(7 episodes, 1992)
Rexford L. Metz		(2 episodes, 1996)

Series Film Editing by
Lori Jane Coleman		(29 episodes, 1992-1996)
Ed Rothkowitz		(28 episodes, 1992-1996)
Daniel A. Valverde		(15 episodes, 1994-1996)
John Heath		(14 episodes, 1992-1994)

Series Casting by
Richard Pagano		(71 episodes, 1992-1996)
Debi Manwiller		(66 episodes, 1992-1995)
Sharon Bialy		(50 episodes, 1992-1994)
Craig Campobasso		(14 episodes, 1995-1996)

Series Production Design by
Jeffrey L. Goldstein		(88 episodes, 1992-1996)

Series Set Decoration by
Cheryal Kearney		(2 episodes, 1992)

Series Makeup Department
Don Lynch	....	hair stylist (5 episodes, 1992-1994)
Caren Dahy	....	makeup artist (3 episodes, 1992)
Leigh Mitchell	....	makeup artist (3 episodes, 1992)
Carol Pershing	....	hair stylist (2 episodes, 1992)

Series Production Management
Jack Philbrick	....	unit production manager (87 episodes, 1992-1996)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Allen DiGioia	....	first assistant director (44 episodes, 1992-1996)
Danny Irom	....	first assistant director / second assistant director (44 episodes, 1993-1996)
Elena Santaballa	....	key second assistant director / second second assistant director (37 episodes, 1994-1996)
Glen Sanford	....	key second assistant director / second assistant director (20 episodes, 1992-1993)
Martha M. Elcan	....	first assistant director (18 episodes, 1992-1994)
Nina Halvorsson	....	key second assistant director (9 episodes, 1994)
Joanne Keene Hall	....	second second assistant director (5 episodes, 1993)
Robert P. Cohen	....	first assistant director (3 episodes, 1992)
Sandra Holden	....	second second assistant director (2 episodes, 1992)
John Isabeau	....	key second assistant director / second assistant director (2 episodes, 1992)

Series Art Department
Douglas M. Keenan	....	property master (88 episodes, 1992-1996)
John G. Heath Jr.	....	construction coordinator (3 episodes, 1992)
Pamela Klamer	....	set designer (3 episodes, 1992)
Patrick Salamunovich	....	lead person (2 episodes, 1992)

Series Sound Department
David Rawlinson	....	supervising sound editor (86 episodes, 1992-1996)
Robert Appere	....	sound re-recording mixer (3 episodes, 1992)
Dan Hiland	....	sound re-recording mixer (3 episodes, 1992)
Gary D. Rogers	....	sound re-recording mixer (3 episodes, 1992)
David Schneiderman	....	production sound mixer (2 episodes, 1992)

Series Stunts
Ernie F. Orsatti	....	stunt coordinator (4 episodes, 1992-1993)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Jason Garcia	....	additional second assistant camera (47 episodes, 1993-1996)
Shunil Borpujari	....	key grip (5 episodes, 1992-1994)
Bob Field	....	gaffer (2 episodes, 1992)
Dennis Smith	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 1992)

Series Animation Department
Jim Boulden	....	animatronics and puppets creator (2 episodes, 1992-1993)

Series Casting Department
Susan Booker	....	casting assistant (1 episode, 1992)
Howard Garrett Weilbacker	....	casting assistant (1 episode, 1992)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Shelly Levine	....	costume supervisor: men (87 episodes, 1992-1996)
Loree Parral	....	costume supervisor: women (6 episodes, 1992-1994)

Series Editorial Department
Lisa Vinnecour	....	post-production assistant (7 episodes, 1996)
Tracy Fetterolf	....	post-production coordinator (3 episodes, 1995)
Maureen Murphy	....	post-production assistant (2 episodes, 1992)

Series Music Department
Blake Martin Moulin	....	assistant music editor (11 episodes, 1992-1993)
Michael Dittrick	....	music editor (3 episodes, 1993-1994)
Roy Prendergast	....	music editor (2 episodes, 1992)

Series Transportation Department
Joe Meylor	....	transportation captain (44 episodes, 1992-1994)
James Nordberg	....	driver generator operator (34 episodes, 1995-1996)
Gina August	....	driver (32 episodes, 1993-1994)
Wayne Morris	....	transportation coordinator (3 episodes, 1992)

Series Other crew
Orin Kennedy	....	location manager (87 episodes, 1992-1996)
Rob Osterberg	....	assistant production coordinator / assistant coordinator / ... (87 episodes, 1992-1996)
Patrice Messina	....	script coordinator (66 episodes, 1992-1995)
Susie Schelling	....	medical technical advisor / technical medical advisor (65 episodes, 1992-1995)
David E. Kelley	....	executive consultant (22 episodes, 1995-1996)
Larry Moskowitz	....	story editor (17 episodes, 1993-1994)
Bill Pugin	....	on-set interpreter (15 episodes, 1992-1996)
Nick Harding	....	creative consultant (14 episodes, 1994-1995)
Lawrence Meyers	....	story editor (13 episodes, 1995-1996)
Richard Kramer	....	creative consultant (8 episodes, 1995)
David Mills	....	story editor (6 episodes, 1994-1995)
Jules Mann-Stewart	....	script supervisor (6 episodes, 1995-1996)
Roseann M. Bonora-Keris	....	assistant: David E. Kelley (3 episodes, 1992)
Kenneth Gilbert	....	script supervisor (3 episodes, 1992)
Kim Hamberg	....	production coordinator (3 episodes, 1993-1994)
Erik Bork	....	assistant to producers (2 episodes, 1992)
Alicia De Santis	....	assistant: Michael Pressman (2 episodes, 1992)
Heidi Geisler	....	assistant to producers (2 episodes, 1992)
Susan Moore	....	assistant to producers (2 episodes, 1992)
Jay Shapira	....	technical medical advisor (2 episodes, 1992)
Donna Short	....	production coordinator (2 episodes, 1992)
Donella Coffey	....	assistant to producers (2 episodes, 1995-1996)

Production Companies

• 20th Century Fox Television
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)
• David E. Kelley Productions
• Nina Saxon Film Design

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1992-1996) (USA) (TV)
• TV3 (1999-????) (Estonia) (TV)

Special Effects

• Animal Makers
• Makeup Effects Laboratories

Other Companies

• Inter Video  24 frame video services
• Micdi Productions  music editorial
• Movie Movers  cast trailers

Runtime:

60 min (87 episodes) | 120 min (1 Episode)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Quotes:

Maxine: We were bad cops, Kenny, and all the applause in the world won't change that.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Boy Meets World: Pickett Fences (#7.9)" (1999)

A TV series in a class of it's own

Television here in Denmark are currently making a re-run, bringing back fond memories. It is by far the best TV-series I can remember. The plot is filled with interesting twists and presenting a moral dilemma with views both pro- and con. It forced you to consider questions of many importans nature such as child abuse, biggatry, active death help, problems with your kids, ex-parents and what have you. I use to watch it with my 10 year son (who loved Wambauch by the way) and discussing the contect afterwards. Not many TV-series will provide such material. The episode with the sheriff's boy dreaming of Maxine in sexy underwear and a Gameboy - and the something "explodes" is a very fine example of a young man's first "wet dream" and a good starting point for a father/son conversation. - A league of it's own and not what you would expect from an american production.