"Reno 911!" (2003)TV series 2003-????

Creators:

Robert Ben Garant
Kerri Kenney
Thomas Lennon

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

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:

Phone Number In Title | Bleeped Dialogue | Mock Documentary | Pixilated Nudity | Number In Title

Awards:

1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 26	11:30 PM	WGNSAT
Sun. July 27	12:00 AM	WGNSAT

Cast

Cedric Yarbrough	...	Deputy S. Jones / ... (69 episodes, 2003-2008)
Niecy Nash	...	Deputy Raineesha Williams / ... (69 episodes, 2003-2008)
Robert Ben Garant	...	Deputy Travis Junior / ... (69 episodes, 2003-2008)
Thomas Lennon	...	Lieutenant Jim Dangle / ... (69 episodes, 2003-2008)
Carlos Alazraqui	...	Deputy James Garcia / ... (69 episodes, 2003-2008)
Wendi McLendon-Covey	...	Deputy Clementine Johnson / ... (69 episodes, 2003-2008)
Kerri Kenney	...	Deputy Trudy Wiegel / ... (69 episodes, 2003-2008)
Mary Birdsong	...	Deputy Cherisha Kimball / ... (38 episodes, 2004-2008)

Country:

USA

Language:

German | Japanese | Mandarin | Spanish | English

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

Carson, California, USA

Company:

Jersey Films

Trivia:

One of the apartment buildings seen in Season 2 was torn down shortly after filming was finished in Carson.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The police radio that we hear in the background is LAPD radio transmissions, not Reno Sheriffs Department transmissions.

Quotes:

[talking to a junior high class]
Deputy Trudy Wiegel: Now, I don't care if you wear mini-skirts. I don't care if you wear Dungarees. I don't care if you're good at basketball, I don't care if you're fun to be around. But you can rest assured that every one of you, at some point, is going to be raped.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Ten (2007)

A funny original series on Comedy Central?

I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it.

As much as 'Cops' just begs for a parody, I'm surprised it took this long for somebody to come up with one. Maybe it's because 'Cops' is kind of a parody of itself; it's so pitifully funny on its own merits that it's hard to spoof.

I read that the show doesn't really follow a tight script; they set up the situation and let the performers ad-lib it. Maybe THAT's why it's actually funny: No Comedy Central 'writers' ruining it.

I don't know how long this show will last - funny as it is, it doesn't seem like the kind of thing that's going to go very far - but I've enjoyed every episode, so far (the Scavenger Hunt and trying to break the microwave oven are my favorites).

Funny. Comedy Central. Original.

For once, that's not an oxymoronic concept.