| "Prime Suspect" | |
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| Series RoboCop: The Series Season 1, Episode 3 | |
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| Air date | March 21st, 1994 |
| Writers | Lincoln Kibbee |
| Director | Paul Shapiro |
| Producers | Brian K. Ross; Kevin Gillis; J. Miles Dale; Stephen Downing; John Sheppard |
| Starring | Richard Eden; Yvette Nipar; Blu Mankuma; Sarah Campbell; Andrea Roth; David Gardner |
| Episode guide | |
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"Prime Suspect" is the third episode of season one of the RoboCop live-action television series. It was directed by Paul Shapiro with a script written by Lincoln Kibbee. It first aired on CTV in Canada on Monday, March 21st, 1994.
Cast[]
Starring[]
Note: Listings marked with a (†) symbol indicate cast members who are credited in this episode, but their character does not make an appearance.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Richard Eden | RoboCop, Alex Murphy |
| Yvette Nipar | Lisa Madigan |
| Blu Mankuma | Stanley Parks |
| Andrea Roth | Diana Powers |
| David Gardner | OCP Chairman † |
| Sarah Campbell | Gadget |
Guest Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Richard Comar | Mister Smith |
| Richard Paul | Reverend Bob Taker |
With[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Ed Sahely | Charlie Lippencott |
| Jennifer Griffin | Nancy Murphy |
| Chris Wiggins | Doctor Roger Yung |
| Dan Duran | Bo Harlan |
| Erica Ehm | Rocky Crenshaw |
| Debra McGrath | Bambi Taker |
| Richard Waugh | Edward Foster |
| Jim Millington | Mayor Friendly |
| Jordan Hughes | Young Jimmy Murphy |
| Hrant Alianak | Stitch Molotov |
| Sam Malkin | Driver |
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Alex Murphy, aka RoboCop, and all related concepts were created by director Paul Verhoeven and writer Ed Neumeier based on a story concept by Michael Miner. The original film series consisted of three theatrically released feature films, plus a remake film in 2014. There have also been two animated spin-off series, as well as two-live action series.
- Actress Jenn Griffin is credited as Jennifer Griffin in this episode.
- Actor James Millington, who plays Mayor Friendly, is credited as Jim Millington in this episode.
- This is the final writing work for Lincoln Kibbee. Kibbee died in a drowning incident in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico on August 9th, 1995 at the age of 42.
Allusions[]
- Plot elements from this episode are loosely based on the RoboCop: Prime Suspect comic book limited series, which was published by Dark Horse Comics and ran for four issues from October, 1992 to January, 1993.
- Reverend Bob Taker and wife Bambi Taker are lampoons of real-life televangelists Jim Bakker and Tammy Faye Bakker, who hosted the television program The PTL Club. In the late 1980s, Jim Bakker became a controversial figure for allegedly committing various accounting fraud felonies and even accusations of rape.
- Midway through the episode, Alex Murphy passes a sign that reads "Delorean/Utilities/Sub-Station". This is named for John DeLorean who manufactured the DMC DeLorean sports car in the early 1980s. A DeLorean was retrofitted as a time machine in the Back to the Future film series.
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See also[]
External Links[]
- "Prime Suspect" at IMDB
- "Prime Suspect" at Trakt TV
- "Prime Suspect" at the TV IV
- "Prime Suspect" at the TV Database
- "Prime Suspect" at Themoviedb.org
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