"The Future of Law Enforcement" | |
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Series RoboCop: The Series Season 1, Episode 1 | |
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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" 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 |
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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 |
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Cliff DeYoung | Cray Z. Mollardo |
John Rubinstein | Chip Chayken |
With[]
Actor | Role |
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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[]
- This episode includes a flashback sequence of when Clarence Boddicker and his gang fatally shot Alex Murphy in the RoboCop feature film. Actors Kurtwood Smith, Paul McCrane, Ray Wise and Calvin Jung all appear as archival footage from the film.
Quotes[]
- RoboCop: I have to go. Somewhere there is a crime happening.
See also[]
External Links[]
- "The Future of Law Enforcement (Part 1)" at IMDB
- "The Future of Law Enforcement (Part 1)" at Trakt TV
- "The Future of Law Enforcement (Part 1)" at the TV IV
- "The Future of Law Enforcement (Part 1)" at Themoviedb.org
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"The Future of Law Enforcement (Part 1)" • "The Future of Law Enforcement (Part 2)" • "Prime Suspect" • "Trouble in Delta City" • "Officer Missing" • "What Money Can't Buy" • "Ghosts of War" • "Zone Five" Main characters
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