"Reno 911!" (2003) TV series 2003-2009

Creators:

Robert Ben Garant
Kerri Kenney
Thomas Lennon
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | unknown

Release Date:

23 July 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

They Might Not Be The Best...But They're The Best We Got.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Deputy | Police Station | Dominatrix | Gay Interest | Pixilated Nudity

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

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)

Series Directed by
Michael Patrick Jann		(41 episodes, 2003-2007)
Robert Ben Garant		(15 episodes, 2005-2009)
Thomas Lennon		(3 episodes, 2006-2009)
Brad Abrams		(2 episodes, 2005-2006)

Series Writing credits
Robert Ben Garant		(88 episodes, 2003-2009)
Kerri Kenney		(88 episodes, 2003-2009)
Thomas Lennon		(88 episodes, 2003-2009)
David Lincoln		(16 episodes, 2008)

Series Produced by
Danny DeVito	....	executive producer (88 episodes, 2003-2009)
Robert Ben Garant	....	executive producer (88 episodes, 2003-2009)
Kerri Kenney	....	executive producer (88 episodes, 2003-2009)
Thomas Lennon	....	executive producer (88 episodes, 2003-2009)
Michael Patrick Jann	....	consulting producer (58 episodes, 2004-2009)
Sandi Yi-Trimble	....	producer / co-producer / ... (54 episodes, 2005-2009)
Peter Principato	....	co-executive producer (26 episodes, 2004-2009)
Mark Nasser	....	associate producer (14 episodes, 2003)
John Landgraf	....	executive producer (13 episodes, 2004-2009)
Michael Shamberg	....	executive producer (13 episodes, 2004-2009)
Stacey Sher	....	executive producer (13 episodes, 2004-2009)
Paul Young	....	co-executive producer (13 episodes, 2004-2009)
Penny Adams	....	producer / co-executive producer / ... (11 episodes, 2006-2009)
Karen Thornton	....	associate producer (10 episodes, 2006-2009)
Faye K. Cottrell	....	associate producer (2 episodes, 2004)
Stephen C. Grossman	....	producer (2 episodes, 2004)
Ellie Hannibal	....	co-producer (2 episodes, 2004)
David Lincoln	....	co-producer (2 episodes, 2009)

Series Original Music by
Stephen Phillips		(11 episodes, 2004-2009)
Tim P.		(10 episodes, 2004-2008)

Series Cinematography by
Joe Kessler		(84 episodes, 2003-2009)

Series Film Editing by
Christian Hoffman		(43 episodes, 2004-2009)
Ben Daughtrey		(8 episodes, 2003)
Ivan Victor		(7 episodes, 2008)
Debra F. Simone		(5 episodes, 2004)
John Refoua		(4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Justin Donaldson		(3 episodes, 2009)
Laronda Morris		(unknown episodes)
Mark Stepp		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Sasha Adkinson		(14 episodes, 2009)
Julie Ashton		(10 episodes, 2004-2008)

Series Production Design by
Colin D. Irwin		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Robert W. Joseph		(15 episodes, 2009)

Series Set Decoration by
Jill Sprayregen Henkel		(14 episodes, 2004-2005)
Amy Vuckovich		(12 episodes, 2006-2007)
Robin Royce		(8 episodes, 2006-2008)

Series Costume Design by
Mary Ann Bozek		(10 episodes, 2004-2008)

Series Makeup Department
Courtney Carell	....	makeup department head / makeup supervisor (55 episodes, 2003-2007)
Shauna Giesbrecht	....	makeup department head / makeup supervisor (32 episodes, 2004-2009)
Gina Bonacquisti	....	hair supervisor (24 episodes, 2006-2009)
Laine Trzinski	....	key hair stylist / department head hair stylist / ... (16 episodes, 2008-2009)
Leo Corey Castellano	....	key makeup artist (15 episodes, 2009)
Colette Slattery	....	hair stylist supervisor (2 episodes, 2004)
Silvina Knight	....	key makeup artist (2 episodes, 2007-2009)
Tony Gardner	....	special makeup designer (2 episodes, 2008-2009)

Series Production Management
Jim Sharp	....	executive in charge of production (15 episodes, 2009)
Penny Adams	....	unit production manager (11 episodes, 2003-2009)
David Menteer	....	unit production manager (2 episodes, 2004)
Giampaolo Debole	....	unit production manager (unknown episodes)
Sandi Yi-Trimble	....	production manager (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
James Alan Hensz	....	first assistant director (25 episodes, 2008-2009)
David Berke	....	second second assistant director / second assistant director (22 episodes, 2004-2007)
Dave Halls	....	second assistant director (16 episodes, 2008)
Grace Liu	....	second second assistant director (15 episodes, 2008)
Brad Abrams	....	first assistant director (13 episodes, 2003-2009)
Giselle Gurza	....	second assistant director / first assistant director (10 episodes, 2004-2009)
Eugene Davis	....	additional assistant director (5 episodes, 2009)
Keri Bruno	....	second second assistant director (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
Heather Grierson	....	second assistant director (2 episodes, 2009)
Steve Hart	....	second unit director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Steven Miller	....	set dresser / props (29 episodes, 2004-2005)
Joshua Meltzer	....	property master (23 episodes, 2003-2007)
Chuck Coffman	....	leadman / set dresser (17 episodes, 2003-2008)
Taylor Vaughan	....	props (16 episodes, 2008)
Deborah Toms	....	lead person (14 episodes, 2004-2005)
Steven R. Miller	....	props (14 episodes, 2006-2007)
John Warner	....	leadman (14 episodes, 2009)
Dan Haberkorn	....	graphic designer (13 episodes, 2005)
Lanie Mimikakis	....	assistant props (13 episodes, 2005)
Joseph Fedo	....	swing gang boss (12 episodes, 2005)
Guillaume DeLouche	....	property master (12 episodes, 2008)
Allison Gross	....	on-set dresser (11 episodes, 2009)
Stacy L. Henning	....	on-set dresser (7 episodes, 2005)
Brian McStotts	....	set dresser (7 episodes, 2006-2007)
Justine Wu	....	on-set dresser (2 episodes, 2007)
Lynn Sharrot	....	first assistant props (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Dennis C. Salcedo	....	sound mixer (43 episodes, 2005-2008)
Sean Byrnes	....	sound utility (30 episodes, 2006-2008)
William F. MacPherson	....	sound mixer (16 episodes, 2004)
Brady Schwartz	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Wouter van Herwerden	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Neil Smith	....	special effects / special effects coordinator (10 episodes, 2003-2009)
James Fredburg	....	special effects (2 episodes, 2004)
Ian O'Connor	....	pyrotechnician (2 episodes, 2008)
Eddie Surkin	....	special effects (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Joe Russo	....	visual effects (13 episodes, 2005)

Series Stunts
Steve Hart	....	stunt coordinator (88 episodes, 2003-2009)
Steve Stafford	....	helicopter stunt pilot (16 episodes, 2004)
Norman Mora	....	stunt performer (2 episodes, 2006-2009)
Hubie Kerns Jr.	....	stunts (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
Lisa Dempsey	....	stunt performer (2 episodes, 2008-2009)
Alex Daniels	....	stunt performer (2 episodes, 2008)
Jeff Danoff	....	stunt performer (unknown episodes)
Dina L. Margolin	....	stunt performer (unknown episodes)
Pat Romano	....	stunt rigger (unknown episodes)
Michele Waitman	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Ethan Phillips	....	gaffer / camera operator (43 episodes, 2003-2005)
Kirk F. Smith II	....	assistant camera (17 episodes, 2008-2009)
Nicholas Franchot	....	grip (16 episodes, 2004)
Ryan Bradley	....	best boy (15 episodes, 2009)
Jason Puliti	....	lighting technician (11 episodes, 2008)
Kelly Price	....	grip (6 episodes, 2008)
Dee Nichols	....	camera operator (4 episodes, 2008-2009)
Alan Gitlin	....	digital imaging technician (unknown episodes, 2005)
Jeff Andrus	....	key grip (unknown episodes)
Michael Avallon	....	generator operator (unknown episodes)
Dominic Bartolone	....	camera utility (unknown episodes)
Aaron Bowen	....	camera utility (unknown episodes)
Bernard Cistrunk	....	best boy / electrician (unknown episodes)
Janos Csoma	....	gaffer (unknown episodes)
John Rogers	....	camera operator: Reno (unknown episodes)
Deron Tse	....	additional best boy grip (unknown episodes)
Justin Wells	....	camera utility (unknown episodes)
Stefan Wilking	....	gaffer (unknown episodes)

Series Animation Department
Ben Ceccarelli	....	animator (1 episode, 2005)

Series Casting Department
Sasha Adkinson	....	extras casting (18 episodes, 2007-2008)
Stacey Tenenbaum	....	casting assistant (16 episodes, 2008)
Amanda McCann	....	casting associate (12 episodes, 2008)
Toni Magon	....	casting associate (7 episodes, 2006-2007)
Judy Cook	....	casting associate (3 episodes, 2009)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Laura N. Flores	....	costumer (27 episodes, 2005-2007)
Anthony T. Lukins	....	key costumer (14 episodes, 2003)
Alex Bates	....	costume supervisor (2 episodes, 2005-2008)

Series Editorial Department
Roger F. Powell	....	post-production coordinator / assistant editor (38 episodes, 2005-2009)
Bill Admans	....	on-line editor (26 episodes, 2003-2004)
Gigi Rivkin	....	assistant editor (16 episodes, 2004)
Liza Cardinale	....	assistant editor (16 episodes, 2008)
Richard A. Dominicus	....	assistant editor (16 episodes, 2008)
Damien Smith	....	first assistant editor (15 episodes, 2009)
Evan Ahlgren	....	assistant editor (13 episodes, 2009)
Christian Hoffman	....	supervising editor (9 episodes, 2009)
Sara Glembocki	....	assistant editor (7 episodes, 2005-2007)
Cortney Carrillo	....	assistant editor (7 episodes, 2006-2007)
David Kuther	....	promo editor (4 episodes, 2005-2006)
Keith Dabney	....	assistant editor (2 episodes, 2004)
Lenny Duge	....	post-production duplication (unknown episodes)
Jason Pauley	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Craig Wedren	....	composer: theme music / composer: main title theme (73 episodes, 2003-2008)
Ryanne Kim	....	music and media licensing (7 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jed Smith	....	composer: additional cues (2 episodes, 2003-2004)

Series Transportation Department
Irv Press	....	driver (27 episodes, 2005-2007)
Michael Avallon	....	driver (16 episodes, 2003-2009)
Richard Denson	....	driver (14 episodes, 2003)
Frank Mejerski	....	transportation coordinator (10 episodes, 2003-2009)
Dennis Lape	....	driver (6 episodes, 2003-2009)
Jay Wylie	....	transportation coordinator (2 episodes, 2004)
Joey Freitas	....	transportation captain (unknown episodes)
Billy Kane	....	transportation co-captain (unknown episodes)
Robert Rowland	....	driver (unknown episodes)
Jerry Smith	....	transportation captain (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Tano Tropia	....	location manager (57 episodes, 2003-2007)
Susan A. Sullivan	....	script supervisor (32 episodes, 2003-2009)
Grace Hall	....	production coordinator / assistant production coordinator / ... (31 episodes, 2003-2009)
Gina Mauro	....	clearance coordinator (31 episodes, 2007-2009)
Bill O'Donnell	....	production coordinator / production secretary (27 episodes, 2005-2007)
Jason Carro	....	production assistant (25 episodes, 2005-2007)
JP Sarro	....	production assistant (21 episodes, 2005-2007)
Andrea McGee	....	production assistant (17 episodes, 2007-2008)
Steve Stafford	....	aerial coordinator (16 episodes, 2004)
Dennis Curlett Jr.	....	production assistant (16 episodes, 2008)
Angela McDowell	....	production assistant (15 episodes, 2009)
Chad Silver	....	production accountant (13 episodes, 2003)
Andrew Dumas	....	digital utility (13 episodes, 2005)
Joseph B. Cho	....	production accountant (13 episodes, 2008)
Elissa Cohn	....	assistant production coordinator (9 episodes, 2009)
David Lincoln	....	assistant to executive producer / story editor (8 episodes, 2003-2008)
Cosmos Kiindarius	....	production assistant (7 episodes, 2005)
Allie Bruni	....	production coordinator (7 episodes, 2006-2007)
Mike Hoover	....	production accountant (7 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jay Mason	....	script supervisor (7 episodes, 2006-2007)
Brooke Spector	....	production accountant (7 episodes, 2006-2007)
Aaron Jay Kenny	....	assistant to production accountant (6 episodes, 2007-2008)
Synthia Learned	....	script supervisor (2 episodes, 2004)
Jackie Morris	....	production coordinator (2 episodes, 2004)
Anthony J. Saenz	....	location manager (2 episodes, 2008-2009)
Michael C. Watkins	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes, 2003)
Alex Apple	....	key assistant location manager (unknown episodes)
Jay Blasco	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Tracy L. Moody	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Jersey Films
• Principato-Young Entertainment (co-executive production)

Distributors

• Comedy Central (2008-) (Hungary) (TV) (season 2-)
• Comedy Central (2007-) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Cool TV (2005-2006) (Hungary) (TV) (season 1)
• MGM Television (2007) (USA) (TV)
• Paramount Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Alterian (make-up effects by)

Other Companies

• 2C Media  marketing and promotion (syndication)
• Act One Script Clearance  script research
• Alternative Rentals  camera equipment provided by
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Filmtools  expendables
• Hollywood Caterers  catering
• Movie Movers  trailers
• Runway  post-production

Also Known As:

Runtime:

22 min (88 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

German | Japanese | Mandarin | Spanish | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:M (some episodes) | Singapore:M18 | USA:TV-14 | Hungary:18 | Australia:MA (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

Carson, California, USA

Company:

Jersey Films

Trivia:

The police station scenes are filmed in a real working police substation in Carson, California. According to Thomas Lennon, some female employees of the station complained to their superiors about the short shorts that he wears as his Lt. Dangle character.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as 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.

Quotes:

Deputy Travis Junior:I actually wanted to be in the FBI for about 20 minutes after I saw that movie with Jodie Foster and that guy who eats people in his basement, but I was really stoned at the time. And to be honest with you, for about 20 minutes, I also thought about making a dress out of people.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "I Love the New Millennium: 2003 (#1.4)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Reno 911! theme

Glad Comedy Central believes in this

A feeling of pride wells in me when I think of this show. I recall when this show premiered in the Summer of 2003. I've watched a lot of Comedy Central over the years,and I've sen a lot of shows come and go on that channel,some good,some not-so-good. Outside of Chappelle Show(which imploded under CC's unreasonable production demands after just threes successful seasons),Win Ben Stein's Money(which was quietly shelved)and The Man Show(which disassembled itself after five seasons),the network has retained few shows it has rolled out since 1996,the year the Daily Show was launched. But this show has survived,and the quality of the product bears it out.

A film crew follows the round-the-clock gongs on of seven Reno,Nevada Sheriff's deputies: Lt.Dangle(Thomas Lennon),Deputies Jones(Cedric Yarborough),GArcia(Carlos Alozraqui,spelling?),Johnson(Wendi McLendon-Covey),Junior(Ben Garant),Weigel(Kerri Kinney-Silver) and YAtes(?)(Mary Birdsong),a la the FOX TV institutional hit "Cops". Of course,nearly all of these deps have little good sense about them,and all seem to have increasing difficulty conducting their jobs as enforcers of the law with each episode. Naturally,one hopes that the REAL Reno police is not nearly this incompetent.

The improv talents of each actor is SUPERB,and the camera-work and seamless "documentation" of the events unfolding make this comedy that one has to stay acutely attuned to. For me,that is the sign of a strong comedy that's willing to allow gags and plot lines to hang back and let the viewer come TO it,rather than vice-versa. And as per my previous favorable critiques of comedies,one of the more favorable qualities of it is this show's lack of a laugh track,which would be absolute poison to it(even more so than some more "conventional" sitcoms),anyway.

With this show most recently going to the big screen--and the jury's out on if I want to see Reno 911!:Miami--I feel pretty good about this show's status on CC(perhaps wrongly so). Still,with four seasons in the books,I'm glad CC invested in this hilarious,smart show.