Roc

2021
4.6
7 reviews
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Roc: The Complete Series episodes (24)

1 Pilot
8/25/91
Roc (CHARLES S. DUTTON) tries to give his wife, Eleanor (ELLA JOYCE), the perfect birthday gift on his garbageman's wages, but runs into trouble when his father and brother try to help.
2 Son of Another Gun
9/1/91
On his deathbed, Andrew's (CARL GORDON) best friend Frankie (FRED PINKARD) confesses that he once had sex with Andrew's wife and could be the father of either Roc (CHARLES S. DUTTON) or Joey (ROCKY CARROLL).
3 Let's Tryste Again
9/8/91
Roc (CHARLES S. DUTTON) and Eleanor (ELLA JOYCE) decide to spend a romantic night at a hotel, but romance is the farthest thing from Roc's mind ... and body.
4 For He's Not a Jolly Good Fellow
9/15/91
Roc (CHARLES S. DUTTON) throws a retirement party for a fellow garbageman but ends up alone.
5 Musician, Heal Thyself
9/22/91
Instead of paying Joey's (ROCKY CARROLL) gambling debts, Roc (CHARLES S. DUTTON) gets Joey a job at the sanitation plant so that he can learn about financial responsibility.
6 Hearts and Diamonds
10/6/91
Roc (CHARLES S. DUTTON) is jealous when one of Eleanor's (ELLA JOYCE) patients gives her flowers, a diamond necklace and a marriage proposal.
7 How to Succeed at Garbage
10/13/91
When he accepts a promotion as Crew Supervisor, Roc (CHARLES S. DUTTON) hopes it will lead to an even bigger promotion--until he's ordered to fire one of his best friends.
8 Can't Help that Loving Man
10/20/91
Andrew's (CARL GORDON) reunion with his younger brother, Russell (RICHARD ROUNDTREE), throws the Emerson household into chaos when Russell announces that he plans to marry his Caucasian homosexual lover.
9 He's Gotta Have It
10/27/91
When Joey (ROCKY CARROLL) meets Eleanor's (ELLA JOYCE) friend Nadine (OLIVIA BROWN), they find themselves passionately attracted to each other even though they have nothing in common.
10 A Home, A Loan
11/10/91
Roc (CHARLES S. DUTTON) and Eleanor (ELLA JOYCE) want a new house, but they don't have the money. At a bank foreclosure auction, they find their "dream house" -- and meet the elderly woman who's losing it.
11 Requiem for a Garbage Man
11/17/91
When an Army reunion renews an old boxing rivalry, Roc (CHARLES DUTTON) and George (DAN MARTIN) get back into the boxing ring only to realize their boxing days were over long, long ago.
12 Rock-A-Bye Baby, Part 1
11/24/91
After trying for months to conceive a child, Roc (CHARLES S. DUTTON) and Eleanor (ELLA JOYCE) see a doctor to find out whether one of them is having a medical problem.
13 Rock-A-Bye Baby, Part 2
12/1/91
When doctors suggest that a low sperm count is the reason for Roc's (CHARLES S. DUTTON) and Eleanor's (ELLA JOYCE) inability to conceive a child, Roc's masculinity is insulted.
14 Daddy's Girl
12/15/91
The Emersons are shocked when Andrew (CARL GORDON) announces his engagement to Celia Miller (KAREN BANKHEAD), a beautiful woman almost young enough to be his granddaughter.
15 What's Up, Roc?
1/5/92
While attending a family wedding, Eleanor's (ELLA JOYCE) mother, Margaret (ROSALIND CASH), insists that Roc (CHARLES S. DUTTON) not embarrass the family by talking about his real profession and pretend to be a successful doctor.
16 No Notes is Good Notes
1/12/92
Joey (ROCKY CARROLL) is hired to give trumpet lessons to some of the local children, but spends all of his time betting on horses. Meanwhile, his brother, Roc (CHARLES S. DUTTON), has volunteered Joey's students to play in a musical recital at the church.
17 The Stan Who Came to Dinner
1/19/92
Roc (CHARLES S. DUTTON) innocently offers marital advice to his boss, Stan (GEORGE WENDT), who then ends up staying with the Emersons after an argument with his wife.
18 Roc Strikes Out
2/16/92
When the garbagemen's union goes out on strike, Roc (CHARLES S. DUTTON) accepts a job as a hospital orderly, but refuses to take orders from the head nurse, his wife, Eleanor (ELLA JOYCE).
19 The Hand that Rocs the Cradle
2/9/92
When Joey (ROCKY CARROLL), Andrew (CARL GORDON) and Roc (CHARLES S. DUTTON) offer a meal to a pregnant homeless woman, she suddenly goes into labor in the middle of their kitchen.
20 A Piece of the Roc
2/23/92
When Roc (CHARLES S. DUTTON) is assigned to train Angela (TISHA CAMPBELL), a beautiful new sanitation worker, no one believes his story that she's trying to seduce him every minute they're alone.
22 The Lady Killer
3/15/92
When Andrew's (CARL GORDON) lover dies after a passionate evening, he's afraid his wife has cursed him from beyond the grave. So when Roc (CHARLES S. DUTTON) and Eleanor (ELLA JOYCE) introduce him to an attractive nurse, Helen (MARGARET AVERY), Andrew refuses to get involved.
23 Rock According to Roc
4/26/92
Joey (ROCKY CARROLL) wins The Fly Guys, a rock 'n' roll group, as payment on a bet. Roc (CHARLES S. DUTTON) becomes the group's new manager.
24 All That Jazz
4/5/92
Joey (ROCKY CARROLL) learns a harsh lesson about surviving in the world of show business when he's hired as a trumpet player for the famous Les McCann Band.
25 The Roc that Dreams are Made Of
5/3/92
When Eleanor (ELLA JOYCE) awakens from a bad dream, Roc (CHARLES S. DUTTON), Joey (ROCKY CARROLL) and Andrew (CARL GORDON) try to calm her fears by confessing their own worst nightmares.

About this show

“Everything in creation is destined to become garbage.” So says hard-working, penny-pinching Roc Emerson (Charles S. Dutton), whose day job is collecting East Baltimore’s garbage. His sassy, sexy wife, Eleanor (Ella Joyce), is a night-shift nurse at the local hospital. So instead of spending his free time with the woman of his dreams, Roc must tolerate the quirks of his opinionated live-in father, Andrew (Carl Gordon), and Roc’s slick younger brother, Joey (Rocky Carroll). The Complete Series follows the struggles of a working-class family determined to make a better life out of leftovers. Genuinely warm and authentically funny, this ’90s sitcom about a big-dreaming, big-loving family features a tony ensemble cast and was originated by Stan Daniels, who co-created “Taxi” and was one of the producers of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.”

Ratings and reviews

4.6
7 reviews
Terry Likens
October 4, 2021
This may be on of my favorite must see class black sitcoms. The cast is beyond exceptional...the storylines are as real as it gets too delivered in a sitcom. Shame on Fox for cancelling this series. And as for watching all seasons check em out on Amazon. They are on Bet+ or buy whole seasons I'd rather buy thru Google but it isn't available
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Leslie Jones
February 15, 2022
Great show. Old school comedy and a very talented cast. Hilarious comedy. I miss shows like this.
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Joshua Sutton
July 14, 2021
Roc is a 90s classic. Needs to be released on dvd. I'd buy the whole series
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