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"The Future of Law Enforcement"
Series RoboCop: The Series
Season 1, Episode 1
Air date March 14th, 1994
Writers Michael Miner; Edward Neumeier
Director Paul Lynch
Producers Brian K. Ross; Kevin Gillis; J. Miles Dale; Stephen Downing; John Sheppard
Starring Richard Eden; Yvette Nipar; Blu Mankuma; Andrea Roth; David Gardner; Sarah Campbell
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"The Future of Law Enforcement (Part 2)"

"The Future of Law Enforcement" is the first episode of season one of the RoboCop live-action television series. It was directed by Paul Lynch with a script written by franchise co-creators Michael Miner and Edward Neumeier. It first aired on CTV in Canada on Monday, March 14th, 1994.

Cast[]

Starring[]

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
Cliff DeYoung Cray Z. Mollardo
John Rubinstein Chip Chayken

With[]

Actor Role
Ed Sahely Charlie Lippencott
Jennifer Griffin Nancy Murphy
Peter Costigan Jimmy Murphy
Dan Duran Bo Harlan
Erica Ehm Rocky Crenshaw
Jennifer Dale Fanny LaMour
James Kidnie "Pudface" Morgan
Chris Kennedy Big Dog
Patrick McKenna Umberto Ortega
Chris Bondy Fraker
Jim Millington Mayor Friendly
Neil Crone Coroner
Vic Cummings Charles Coffey
Henry Gomez Old Hank
Michael Donaghue Warden
Jonathan Scarfe Dogtown boy #1
Jordan Hughes Young Jimmy Murphy

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.
  • This is the first episode of the series. This is the first appearance of all characters outside of Alex Murphy.
  • Both this episode and "The Future of Law Enforcement (Part 2)" aired back-to-back on the same evening. Some databases may classify it as a single pilot episode.
  • The events of this episode originated from an unused script intended for RoboCop 2.
  • Actors Cliff De Young and John Rubinstein are given "Special Guest Star" credits in this episode.
  • Actor Cliff De Young, who plays Doctor Cray Z. Mollardo, is credited as Cliff DeYoung in this episode.
  • Actress Jenn Griffin, who plays Nancy Murphy, is credited as Jennifer Griffin in this episode. She is not to be confused with fellow actress Jennifer Griffin.
  • Actor Christopher Bondy, who plays Fraker, is credited as Chris Bondy in this episode.
  • Actor James Millington, who plays Mayor Friendly, is credited as Jim Millington in this episode.
  • The type of weapon that "Pudface" Morgan unleashes on RoboCop is a Cobra Assault Cannon.

Allusions[]

Quotes[]

  • RoboCop: I have to go. Somewhere there is a crime happening.

See also[]

External Links[]


The Future of Law Enforcement
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