Cop Rock 

The musical adventures of a police force.

Creators:

Steven Bochco, William M. Finkelstein

Stars:

Anne Bobby, Barbara Bosson, David Gianopoulos

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 3 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Anne Bobby	...	Officer Vicki Quinn 11 episodes, 1990
Barbara Bosson	...	Mayor Louise Plank 11 episodes, 1990
David Gianopoulos	...	Officer Andy Campo 11 episodes, 1990
Larry Joshua	...	Capt. John Hollander 11 episodes, 1990
James McDaniel	...	Officer Franklin Rose 11 episodes, 1990
Ron McLarty	...	Det. Lt. Ralph Ruskin 11 episodes, 1990
Mick Murray	...	Det. Joseph Gaines 11 episodes, 1990
Peter Onorati	...	Det. Vincent LaRusso 11 episodes, 1990
Ronny Cox	...	Chief Roger Kendrick 11 episodes, 1990
Vondie Curtis-Hall	...	Cmdr. Warren Osborne 10 episodes, 1990
Paul McCrane	...	Det. Bob McIntire 9 episodes, 1990
Teri Austin	...	Trish Vaughn 9 episodes, 1990
Jeffrey Alan Chandler	...	Ray Rodbart 9 episodes, 1990
Tony A. Angelo	...	Cop 9 episodes, 1990
Dennis Lipscomb	...	Sidney Weitz 8 episodes, 1990
William Thomas Jr.	...	Det. William Donald Potts / ... 7 episodes, 1990

Storyline

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 may have been the only series to have been based on a Broadway musical format.

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Plot Keywords:

drugs | police | police procedural | arrest | lament | 

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Genres:

Drama | Musical

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 September 1990 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Grantsville, Utah, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Steven Bochco Productions,20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min (11 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In a May 2009 poll conducted by The O'Reilly Factor (1996), Bill O'Reilly revealed that this short-lived series was voted the 5th worst TV show in broadcast history. Ahead of it were The Gong Show (1976), Friends (1994), "The Jerry Springer Show" (1991)_, and My Mother the Car (1965).

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Connections

Referenced in Mystery Science Theater 3000: War of the Colossal Beast (1991)

User Reviews

cop rock

if ever there was a show that went whimsical on you, it was this one. one gets in the mood to watch another Steven b. "real" cop show and wham! a full blown Broadway musical production begins and the giggling starts and then on to the guffaw and the laughing won't stop! it is a joy that won't let you stop smiling. i have most of these episodes on vcr tape...i am missing 2 of the last ones. if anyone has them, i would like to get a copy, please? every time i have a friend over and i put this on...it starts "as what the heck is this?" and goes on to "i've never seen this before, when was it on?" and finally, "how come it went off the air? this is great!" i guess some of us just see the world with just a tilt of the funny bone and can enjoy life a little on the slanted side of humor! kasvstar