ROC: NIGHTMARE ON EMERSON STREET (TV)

Summary

One in this series of situation comedies about a working-class garbage man, Roc Emerson, who is struggling with his wife, father, and brother to achieve the American dream. In this episode, drug dealers move across the street from the Emersons, and Roc is determined to get them out of the neighborhood. The Emersons hold a neighborhood meeting, and Roc tries to enlist everyone's help to fight the drug dealers through peaceful demonstrations. At the meeting, a man named Ronnie (special appearance by Tone Loc) suggests another solution: fighting violence with violence. Later, the drug dealers decide to meet with their new, trouble-making neighbors. Commercials deleted.

("Roc" was telecast live during its second season, from 1992 to 1993, making it the first sitcom to be telecast live on a regular basis since 1959. This episode from the first season was not telecast live.)

Details

• NETWORK: FOX
• DATE: March 29, 1992 8:00 PM
• RUNNING TIME: 0:22:48
• COLOR/B&W: Color
• CATALOG ID: T:28172
• GENRE: Comedy
• SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy; African-American Collection - Comedy
• SERIES RUN: Fox - TV series, 1991-1994
• COMMERCIALS: N/A

CREDITS

• Vic Kaplan … Executive Producer
• Brian Pollack … Executive Producer
• Mert Rich … Executive Producer
• Jeffrey Duteil … Producer
• Leo J. Clarke … Associate Producer
• Stan Daniels … Created by
• Stan Lathan … Director
• Rob Bragin … Writer, Teleplay by
• Alan Daniels … Writer, Teleplay by
• Dennis Pollack … Writer, Teleplay by
• Russell Sherman … Writer, Story by
• Fred Thaler … Theme Music by
• Charles S. Dutton … Cast, Roc Emerson
• Ella Joyce … Cast, Eleanor Emerson
• Rocky Carroll … Cast, Joey Emerson
• Carl Gordon … Cast, Andrew Emerson
• Tone Loc … Cast, Ronnie, Special appearance by
• Obaka Adedunyo … Cast, Eddie
• Rhetta Greene … Cast, Neighbor lady
• Clifton Powell … Cast, Andre