Welcome to Episode 04 of “Let’s Watch Cop Rock,” an 11-episode podcast discussing that classic police procedural rock musical soap opera crime drama Cop Rock, 11 episodes of which aired on ABC during the fall of 1990.
Over the course of this podcast as a whole, we discuss the events of the show, our reactions to the music, and the ways this program worked, or didn’t work, and why some of it still seems very relevant today. Sometimes we get political. Sometimes we crack up uncontrollably. Sometimes we tell unbelievable but entirely true stories of our own lives’ intersections with crime or law enforcement or both. Every episode we play Good Cop, Bad Cop, or Innocent Bystander? AND, take note of what Officer Orifice says around minute 35, regarding his soundtrack compilation, appearing soon on YouTube! Check his Twitter, @OfficerOrifice, for more information!
To briefly recap: LaRusso’s been arrested – or, as Officer Orifice puts it, “banged up” – for murder; Randy Newman looks like he’s suffering some sort of distress during the opening theme song; Father-Husband has prostatitis and a number of other problems; Krystal Ashtray’s mother sold her baby for probably significantly less than the agreed upon price a couple of weeks ago; the Chief of Police is a delusional and violent misogynist we’re supposed to see as a loveable oaf;
If you’re curious to watch the Chicken Lady sketch we reference obliquely in the first few seconds of the episode proper, check this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHOFmHMTN5k
If you’re curious about some of the British desserts – or, as he says, “puddings” – referenced by Officer Orifice, you’re on your own.
Watch the fourth episode of Cop Rock before listening. Trust me, it’ll make a lot more sense that way. You can get Cop Rock on Amazon or direct from Shout Factory. There are links for each in the show notes. I want to mention again, we are in no way associated with the production of the television program Cop Rock, nor do any of us have any association with Shout Factory’s production and distribution of the DVD version. We gain nothing financially from your purchase of Cop Rock. What we gather instead is the joy of spreading to others something we love.
You can find Officer Orifice on Twitter as @OfficerOrifice. I’m there too as @CopRocker.
Our theme music is “The Crime” by reiswerk, with full attribution in the show notes. Stick around at the end for a peek at what happened the very first time we tried to say our names. And now… Let’s Watch Cop Rock!
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Cop-Rock-Complete-Ronny-Cox/dp/B01BHCPQXA
Shout Factory: https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/cop-rock-the-complete-series
The Crime by reiswerk (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/Reiswerk/55464 Ft: Anchor
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