Reno 911! (2003–2009)

An irreverent look at what goes on behind-the-scenes in the city of Reno's police department.

Creators:

Robert Ben Garant, Kerri Kenney, Thomas Lennon

Stars:

Cedric Yarbrough, Niecy Nash, Robert Ben Garant

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Cedric Yarbrough	...	Deputy S. Jones (88 episodes, 2003-2009)
Niecy Nash	...	Deputy Raineesha Williams (88 episodes, 2003-2009)
Robert Ben Garant	...	Deputy Travis Junior (88 episodes, 2003-2009)
Thomas Lennon	...	Lieutenant Jim Dangle (88 episodes, 2003-2009)
Kerri Kenney	...	Deputy Trudy Wiegel (88 episodes, 2003-2009)
Carlos Alazraqui	...	Deputy James Garcia (73 episodes, 2003-2008)
Wendi McLendon-Covey	...	Deputy Clementine Johnson (73 episodes, 2003-2008)
Mary Birdsong	...	Deputy Cherisha Kimball (42 episodes, 2004-2008)

Storyline

The lives of seven incompetent Reno sheriff's deputies are detailed in this "Cops" style parody. Among the colorful characters are Lt. Jim Dangle, the short shorts-wearing, flamboyantly gay supervisor; Deputy James Garcia, who makes police brutality an art form; Deputy Trudy Wiegel, the manic depressive, socially awkward officer; Deputy Clementine Johnson, the skanky former magician's assistant; Deputy Travis Junior, the redneck who is never seen without his kevlar vest and sunglasses; Deputy S. Jones, the semi-competent ladies' man; and Deputy Raineesha Williams, the bootylicious black cop with an attitude.

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Plot Keywords:

deputy | police station | dominatrix | gay interest | pixilated nudity | 

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Taglines:

To protect. To serve. To hell with that.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Comedy Central

Country:

USA

Language:

German Japanese Mandarin Spanish English

Release Date:

23 July 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ugly Americans

Filming Locations:

Carson, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$325,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jersey Films, Principato-Young Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min 22 min (88 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The main actors frequently appear on the show as other characters with their faces blurred. -Kerri Kenney: Jackie the Prostitute -Niecy Nash: T.T. -Carlos Alazraqui: Chief Carl and -Robert Ben Garant: Mime, The Streaker. Wendi McLendon-Covey is the only actor to not have her face blurred as another character. She plays the Water Heater Lady.

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Goofs

A few minutes before Deputy Johnson is proposed to, you are able to see a shadow of a cameraman on the closed door on the right of the screen. However, this sort of thing occurs in many episodes and isn't a goof since the characters know they are being filmed and occasionally even speak directly to the camera operators.

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Quotes

Lt. Jim Dangle: [talking about Garcia's ex-wife] The part I don't understand is that there's a woman who would...
Deputy S. Jones: Do that.
Lt. Jim Dangle: Make the sex act with him.
Deputy S. Jones: The effort, yeah.
Lt. Jim Dangle: And not even the effort. Even be present.

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Crazy Credits

Selected episodes of the series have fake "next week" episodes which shows whats going to be on next weeks episode, but it's not really on the next episode.

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Connections

Referenced in Gilmore Girls: So... Good Talk (2005)

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Soundtracks

"Reno 911! theme"
Craig Wedren
Original Music by Stepehen Phillips and Tim P.

User Reviews

Beware!

This show is a laugh riot, It follows the exploits of a group of Sheriff's deputies on they're beats and on calls. like a parody of "Cops" this show has it all. drunk hicks and stoned losers. If you like this show I highly recommend you go to the video store and rent "Broken lizard's Super Troopers" it's like Reno 911! on the big screen.