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Season 1 – Cop Rock

Play trailer Season 1 – Cop Rock Sep 1990 Crime Drama Musical Play Trailer Watchlist
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Police officers fight drugs, racism and murder in Los Angeles.
Cop Rock — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Cop Rock's ambition to innovate the police procedural is admirable, but the contrast of grit and glam proves too jarring with unmemorable music throwing the series' more promising dramatic beats askew.

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Newsweek Staff Newsweek 05/22/2019
Imagine cops inhaling jelly donuts, then bursting into arias. Bochco's chutzpah is appreciated, but c'mon. Go to Full Review Nathan Rabin AV Club 05/22/2019
The television equivalent of a tuna salad and chocolate ice cream sandwich; the ingredients might be tasty and palatable on their own, but combine them in violent disregard of the laws of nature and you end up with something singularly disgusting. Go to Full Review Sam Adams Slate 05/22/2019
It's easy to pinpoint where Cop Rock went wrong. Its songs... are rarely memorable, except for the wrong reasons, and they tend to stall the plot rather than advance it. Go to Full Review Chris Hicks Deseret News (Salt Lake City) 05/23/2019
Well, it's not unwatchable but it's certainly an unsettling failed experiment that unsuccessfully mixes violence, tragedy, goofball comedy and soap opera with songs that range from sentimental to raucous. Go to Full Review Scott D. Pierce Deseret News (Salt Lake City) 05/23/2019
Several of the numbers are so jarring in their context that it's almost ludicrous. You don't know whether to laugh or simply watch in stunned amazement. Go to Full Review Jennifer Nixon Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 05/23/2019
Gritty cop dramas can be good. Musicals can be good. But, at least in this case, the two genres mix about as well as chocolate and pot roast. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Barbara Bosson

Mayor Louise Plank

Ronny Cox

Chief Roger Kendrick

Larry Joshua

Capt. John Hollander

Peter Onorati

Det. Vincent LaRusso

David Gianopoulos

Officer Andy Campo

Anne Bobby

Officer Vicki Quinn

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 26, 1990 Pilot A drug dealer kills Rose's partner, incensing LaRusso; a drug-addict mother loses her baby. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 3, 1990 Ill-Gotten Gaines Gaines becomes Rose's new partner; Hollander pressures LaRusso's colleagues. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 10, 1990 Happy Mudder's Day To get LaRusso, Hollander steps up pressure on Potts; the mayor undergoes cosmetic surgery to get re-elected. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 17, 1990 A Three-Corpse Meal LaRusso is sent to jail for murder; Officers Quinn and Campo go under cover to catch the baby-sellers. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 24, 1990 The Cocaine Mutiny Gaines and Rose bust executive cocaine users; LaRusso attends a swank fund-raiser; McIntyre falls for a stalked actress. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 31, 1990 Oil of Ol'Lay Quinn has a bad day, personally and professionally; Gaines tries to help a homeless person; Kendrick romances Plank. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 7, 1990 Cop-a-Feeliac LaRusso's speech makes him look like a hero; Ruskin's jealousy borders on violence; Potts is accused of betraying the force. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 21, 1990 Potts Don't Fail Me Now Potts will not testify against LaRusso; Ruskin clashes again with Campo; a cop suggests that Rose is not a fit partner for a white man. Details Episode 9 Aired Dec 5, 1990 Marital Blitz Quinn asks Capt. Hollander for a new partner and gets more than she planned; Ruskin and Potts take the stand as LaRusso goes on trial. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 12, 1990 No Noose Is a Good Noose LaRusso takes the stand, then makes a bizarre request of his lawyer; Campo gets an attractive new partner; Ruskin drops a bombshell. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 26, 1990 Bang the Potts Slowly LaRusso rejoins the squad and asks Potts to be his partner again; a rapist terrorizes a college campus. Details

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Season Info

Network
ABC
Genre
Crime, Drama, Musical
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 26, 1990