Home > Rita Rocks > Season 1 « TV Series Page Rita Rocks: Season 1 (2008 - 2009) SEASON: Season 1 Season 1 Season 2 Episode List All Critics | Top Critics TOMATOMETER 43% Average Rating: 4.85/10 Season Reviews: 7 Fresh: 3 Rotten: 4 Critics Consensus: No consensus yet. 0% Average Rating: 1.7/10 Season Reviews: 3 Fresh: 0 Rotten: 3 Critics Consensus: No consensus yet. Critic Consensus: No consensus yet. AUDIENCE SCORE 0% liked it Average Rating: 0/5 User Ratings: 0 ADD YOUR RATING - NOT INTERESTED + WANT TO SEE Share on Facebook Post Want to See Not Interested Add Rating My Rating × Want to See Not Interested Post Share on Facebook Episodes 1 Pilot Air date: Oct 20, 2008 After Rita gets passed up for a promotion at work, she starts to question who she is and starts a garage band to capture the spirit of her younger days. More 2 Lies, Lies, Lies, Yeah-ah Air date: Oct 21, 2008 Rita skips out on Shannon's karate lesson to jam with the band and lies to Shannon about it. When Hallie exposes the truth, Rita tries to make it up to Shannon by buying her a dog. Meanwhile, Kip is determined to stay in the band against Hallie's wishes. More 3 You Gotta Have Friends Air date: Oct 22, 2008 Good intentions go awry when Rita helps out with Patty's love life. Elsewhere, Rita and Jay are not enthused by Hallie and Kip's plan to get tattoos. More 4 Flirting With Disaster Air date: Oct 23, 2008 Jay gets jealous when Rita and Patty take a trip to the guitar shop and meet two young musicians who invite them to watch their band perform. More 5 Nobody Does It Better Air date: Oct 28, 2008 After Jay makes a surprise dinner that gets rave reviews from the kids, Rita starts to feel unappreciated. More 6 Mother's Little Helper Air date: Oct 24, 2008 When the sitter cancels, Rita and Jay worry they will have to cancel their plans for a weekend-getaway. Rita leaves Hallie in charge of the house while she and Jay are away, but sets up a surveillance camera system first. More 7 Take This Job and Shove It Air date: Nov 11, 2008 Rita and Jay's money lessons fail to capture Hallie's attention once she gains a job herself. Hallie doesn't see any need to go to college until she observes how Rita's job affects her life. More 8 The Crying Game Air date: Nov 18, 2008 Jay's friends make fun of him after Rita reveals his soft side. Shannon gets the help of Kip and Hallie on her school film project. More 9 Under Pressure Air date: Nov 25, 2008 Hallie considers having sex with Kip after her friends constantly pressure her into doing so. When Rita finds out, she tries to advise Hallie in the right direction. Shannon invites Jay to Career Day at her school. More 10 Got No Time Air date: Dec 2, 2008 When Rita is called for jury duty and Jay, after much of Rita's nagging, joins a committee that turns out to be just an excuse for dads to watch sports, they enjoy how relaxing their new responsibilities are and realize they need to make free time a pri More Show More Episodes Rita Rocks: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (19) Tv Season Info Suburban life as a mother of two is hardly what Rita ( Nicole Sullivan ) imagined for herself in her younger years as a musician, so she reignites her passion and starts a garage band with her neighbor, adding yet another activity to her already hectic schedule, and giving her two daughters something new to make fun of. Genre: Network: Lifetime Premiere Date: Oct 20, 2008 Creators: Stan Zimmerman, James Berg Exec. Producers: Stan Zimmerman, James Berg, Jeffrey Hodes, Nastaran Dibai Cast Nicole Sullivan as Rita Clemens Richard Ruccolo as Jay Clemens Richard R. Ruccolo as Jay Clemens Kelly Gould as Shannon Clemens Natalie Dreyfuss as Hallie Clemens Tisha Campbell-Martin as Patty Ian Gomez as Owen Raviv Ullman as Kip Jessie Pavelka Lauren Bowles as Audrey Deborah Gibson as Cindy Melissa Peterman as mother Brooklyn McLinn as Roger Tony Danza Mimi Kennedy as Aunt Mavis Stephen Tobolowsky Craig Gellis as Grungy Counter Guy Show More Cast Episodes 1 Pilot Air date: Oct 20, 2008 After Rita gets passed up for a promotion at work, she starts to question who she is and starts a garage band to capture the spirit of her younger days. More 2 Lies, Lies, Lies, Yeah-ah Air date: Oct 21, 2008 Rita skips out on Shannon's karate lesson to jam with the band and lies to Shannon about it. When Hallie exposes the truth, Rita tries to make it up to Shannon by buying her a dog. Meanwhile, Kip is determined to stay in the band against Hallie's wishes. More 3 You Gotta Have Friends Air date: Oct 22, 2008 Good intentions go awry when Rita helps out with Patty's love life. Elsewhere, Rita and Jay are not enthused by Hallie and Kip's plan to get tattoos. More 4 Flirting With Disaster Air date: Oct 23, 2008 Jay gets jealous when Rita and Patty take a trip to the guitar shop and meet two young musicians who invite them to watch their band perform. More 5 Nobody Does It Better Air date: Oct 28, 2008 After Jay makes a surprise dinner that gets rave reviews from the kids, Rita starts to feel unappreciated. More 6 Mother's Little Helper Air date: Oct 24, 2008 When the sitter cancels, Rita and Jay worry they will have to cancel their plans for a weekend-getaway. Rita leaves Hallie in charge of the house while she and Jay are away, but sets up a surveillance camera system first. More 7 Take This Job and Shove It Air date: Nov 11, 2008 Rita and Jay's money lessons fail to capture Hallie's attention once she gains a job herself. Hallie doesn't see any need to go to college until she observes how Rita's job affects her life. More 8 The Crying Game Air date: Nov 18, 2008 Jay's friends make fun of him after Rita reveals his soft side. Shannon gets the help of Kip and Hallie on her school film project. More 9 Under Pressure Air date: Nov 25, 2008 Hallie considers having sex with Kip after her friends constantly pressure her into doing so. When Rita finds out, she tries to advise Hallie in the right direction. Shannon invites Jay to Career Day at her school. More 10 Got No Time Air date: Dec 2, 2008 When Rita is called for jury duty and Jay, after much of Rita's nagging, joins a committee that turns out to be just an excuse for dads to watch sports, they enjoy how relaxing their new responsibilities are and realize they need to make free time a pri More Show More Episodes Critic Reviews for Rita Rocks Season 1 All Critics (7) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (4) Sullivan tries awfully hard to make a go of Rita Rocks in times when the once dominant sitcom genre is gasping for air time on both broadcast and cable networks. Gasp, no wonder. Oct 20, 2008 | Rating: D | Full Review… Ed Bark Uncle Barky Top Critic [Nicole Sullivan] is underserved by the material, and she works too hard to make it seem funny. Oct 20, 2008 | Full Review… Matthew Gilbert Boston Globe Top Critic We can forgive [Sullivan] this seeming incongruity because she's so darn funny in whatever she does. Apr 26, 2010 | Full Review… Chris Ball Cleveland Plain Dealer It looks and sounds a lot like a lot of really bad broadcast network sitcoms. Oct 20, 2008 | Full Review… Scott D. Pierce Deseret News (Salt Lake City) Rita Rocks' subject matter certainly isn't groundbreaking, but it's still a highly enjoyable comedy about the implications of being a responsible adult. Oct 20, 2008 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… Emily Ashby Common Sense Media I can't help but root for a mom trying to carve out a little time in a busy suburban life to feed her own muse. Apr 26, 2010 | Full Review… Sean Axmaker Seanax.com Rita Rocks is not awful by any means, just awfully familiar. Oct 20, 2008 | Full Review… Robert Lloyd Los Angeles Times Top Critic View All Critic Reviews (7) Audience Reviews for Rita Rocks: Season 1 There are no featured audience reviews yet. Click the link below to see what others say about Rita Rocks: Season 1! 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