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

User Rating:

8.2/10   

Creators:

Robert Ben Garant
Kerri Kenney
Thomas Lennon

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

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:

City Name In Title | Mock Documentary | Pixilated Nudity | Sitcom | Bleeped Dialogue

Awards:

1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Nov. 8	4:00 AM	CW	Digging With the Murderer	#6.9
Sun. Nov. 8	4:30 AM	CW	Dangle's Murder Mystery	#6.4

Cast

Cedric Yarbrough	...	Deputy S. Jones / ... (86 episodes, 2003-2009)
Niecy Nash	...	Deputy Raineesha Williams / ... (86 episodes, 2003-2009)
Robert Ben Garant	...	Deputy Travis Junior / ... (86 episodes, 2003-2009)
Thomas Lennon	...	Lieutenant Jim Dangle / ... (86 episodes, 2003-2009)
Kerri Kenney	...	Deputy Trudy Wiegel / ... (86 episodes, 2003-2009)
Carlos Alazraqui	...	Deputy James Garcia / ... (71 episodes, 2003-2008)
Wendi McLendon-Covey	...	Deputy Clementine Johnson / ... (71 episodes, 2003-2008)
Mary Birdsong	...	Deputy Cherisha Kimball / ... (40 episodes, 2004-2008)

Runtime:

22 min (88 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

German | Japanese | Mandarin | Spanish | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:M18 | USA:TV-14 | Hungary:18 | Australia:M

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:

Factual errors: In the episode where Lt. Dangle and another guy get drunk in Dangle's squad car, the man asks "What gun is that? Is that a Glock?" Lt. Dangle replies "Yes, it's a Glock 9mm." His gun is in fact a Beretta 92fs, not a Glock.

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.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Gilmore Girls: Friday Night's Alright for Fighting (#6.13)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Reno 911! theme

Everything you could hope for.

This show is one of those that delivers what it says it going to. It promises a comedy version of COPS and that is what you get. They make fun of every COPS scenario and more.

One of the first lines is, "Okay, would it be appropriate to sa-say, "Whi-which nnigger took the last doughnut?" In response to the use of the word "nigger" in the station area and I almost p***ed my pants. The show just got better and better.

The promos for this show where perfect: Showed just enough of the funny stuff to make you want to watch it, but kept enough secret to surprise you. And the slogan, "From the network that has no business giving you a cop show." It was perfect.

With I'm with Busey and this as new shows on Comedy Central they really have a good thing going. Perhaps this is a redeeming year for them... who knows.

8/10... as close to perfect as Comedy Central ever got since South Park.