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American TV series or program
| On the Rocks
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| Genre
| Sitcom
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| Based on
| Porridge
by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais
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| Starring
| Rick Hurst
Tom Poston
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| Composer
| Jerry Fielding
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| Country of origin
| United States
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| Original language
| English
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| No.
of seasons
| 1
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| No.
of episodes
| 23
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| Running time
| 30 minutes
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| Production company
| John Rich Productions
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| Network
| ABC
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| Release
| September 11, 1975
(
1975-09-11
)
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May 17, 1976
(
1976-05-17
)
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On the Rocks
is an American television
sitcom
that aired on
ABC
from September 11, 1975 to May 17, 1976. Originally telecast after
Barney Miller
, ABC promoted the two shows with the tagline "Funny cops, and funny robbers". It is based on the British series
Porridge
.
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Premise
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The series centered on the inmates of Alamesa Minimum Security prison. The main setting was usually the cell block containing Hector Fuentes, Lester DeMott, and Nicky Palik.
Cast
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Episodes
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| Nº
|
Title
|
Air date
|
| 1
| "Old Fish, New Fish"
| September 11, 1975
(
1975-09-11
)
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| 2
| "To Catch a Thief"
| September 18, 1975
(
1975-09-18
)
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| 3
| "The Wagers of Sin"
| September 25, 1975
(
1975-09-25
)
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| 4
| "The Legacy"
| October 2, 1975
(
1975-10-02
)
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| 5
| "Mr. Lonelyhearts"
| October 9, 1975
(
1975-10-09
)
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| 6
| "Champion"
| October 16, 1975
(
1975-10-16
)
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| 7
| "Peace and Quiet"
| October 23, 1975
(
1975-10-23
)
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| 8
| "Dear John"
| October 30, 1975
(
1975-10-30
)
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| 9
| "Sullivan's Finest Hour"
| November 13, 1975
(
1975-11-13
)
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| 10
| "Homesick Blues"
| November 20, 1975
(
1975-11-20
)
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| 11
| "The Great Escape"
| November 27, 1975
(
1975-11-27
)
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| 12
| "The High and the Mighty: Part 1"
| December 4, 1975
(
1975-12-04
)
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| 13
| "The High and the Mighty: Part 2"
| December 11, 1975
(
1975-12-11
)
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| 14
| "Friendly Persuasion"
| December 18, 1975
(
1975-12-18
)
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| 15
| "The Underground Movement: Part 1"
| January 8, 1976
(
1976-01-08
)
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| 16
| "The Underground Movement: Part 2"
| January 12, 1976
(
1976-01-12
)
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| 17
| "A Test of Character"
| January 19, 1976
(
1976-01-19
)
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| 18
| "Testing, Testing"
| January 26, 1976
(
1976-01-26
)
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| 19
| "Free and Clear"
| February 9, 1976
(
1976-02-09
)
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| 20
| "High Noon"
| February 16, 1976
(
1976-02-16
)
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| 21
| "The Desperate Hours"
| February 23, 1976
(
1976-02-23
)
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| 22
| "I'll Never Forget What's Her Name"
| March 29, 1976
(
1976-03-29
)
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23
24
| "Retrospective: Parts 1 & 2"
| May 17, 1976
(
1976-05-17
)
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