Reno 911! 

An irreverent look at what goes on behind-the-scenes in Reno, Nevada's Sheriff's Department.

Creators:

Robert Ben Garant, Kerri Kenney, Thomas Lennon

Stars:

Thomas Lennon, Cedric Yarbrough, Robert Ben Garant

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Thomas Lennon	...	Lieutenant Jim Dangle / ... 100 episodes, 2003-2020
Cedric Yarbrough	...	Deputy S. Jones / ... 100 episodes, 2003-2020
Robert Ben Garant	...	Deputy Travis Junior / ... 100 episodes, 2003-2020
Kerri Kenney	...	Deputy Trudy Wiegel / ... 100 episodes, 2003-2020
Niecy Nash	...	Deputy Raineesha Williams / ... 99 episodes, 2003-2020
Wendi McLendon-Covey	...	Deputy Clementine Johnson / ... 85 episodes, 2003-2020
Carlos Alazraqui	...	Deputy James Garcia / ... 84 episodes, 2003-2020
Mary Birdsong	...	Deputy Cherisha Kimball / ... 52 episodes, 2004-2020

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:

female police officer | pixelated nudity | deputy | law enforcement satire | gay character | 

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Taglines:

Don't Let the Badge Fool You!

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

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 Lieutenant Jim Dangle character.

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Goofs

In the episode where Jones is expected to lose his left ball, the gang plays around with their new bomb robot. When Jim starts to talk you hear him but his mouth is not moving.

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Quotes

[Garcia locked himself in a morgue freezer on a bet]
Agent Cowen: Hey, get out of that freezer, sir. That's for dead people, not living idiots.

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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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Alternate Versions

Season 1 on DVD is censored while all the other seasons are uncensored.

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Connections

Referenced in Gilmore Girls: Friday Night's Alright for Fighting (2006)

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

Hilarious

This quickly became one of my favorite shows. The similarity to "Cops" is humorous. The realistic actions and reactions to situations is so far from what you'd expect that all you can do is laugh as they make a farse of law enforcement. Watch this show, again and again. It's too funny not to. Don't listen to those who watched it for 15 minutes and gave up.

Details

Official Sites:

Comedy Central Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

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:

Artists First, Comedy Central, Jersey Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min 297 min (Entire season 1) 342 min (Entire season 2) 279 min (Entire season 3) 301 min (Entire season 4) 321 min (Entire season 6) 342 min (Entire season 5) 89 min (Entire season 7)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1