Public Morals (1996 TV series)

Public Morals
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Steven Bochco Jay Tarses
Starring	Peter Gerety Donal Logue Bill Brochtrup Julianne Christie Jana Marie Hupp Joseph Latimore Justin Louis Larry Romano
Composer(s)	Ben Decter Mike Post
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13 (12 unaired) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Steven Bochco Jay Tarses
Producer(s)	Dayna Flanagan Stephen C. Grossman
Location(s)	Los Angeles, California[1]
Running time	22–24 minutes
Production company(s)	Steven Bochco Productions 20th Century Fox Television
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	October 30, 1996
Chronology
Related shows	NYPD Blue

Public Morals is an American sitcom that aired on the CBS network in October 1996. Created and executive produced by Steven Bochco and Jay Tarses, the series was poorly received and was canceled after airing only one episode.^[2]

Synopsis

The show is based around a group of detectives and others in a city's vice squad. Among the actors who appear in the series are Peter Gerety and Donal Logue. Bill Brochtrup's character John Irvin, an administrative assistant, had been imported into the show from the drama NYPD Blue, and would return to NYPD Blue after the cancellation of Public Morals. Both Public Morals and NYPD Blue were produced by Steven Bochco.^[3]

Cast

• Peter Gerety as Lieutenant Neil Fogarty
• Donal Logue as Detective Ken Schuler
• Bill Brochtrup as John Irvin
• Julianne Christie as Detective Corinne O'Boyle
• Jana Marie Hupp as Sergeant Val Vandergoodt
• Joseph Latimore as Officer Darnell "Shag" Ruggs
• Justin Louis as Detective Mickey Crawford
• Larry Romano as Detective Richie Biondi

Reception

The original pilot episode of Public Morals was scrapped because critics and some CBS affiliates believed the language was too vulgar. However, the episode that did air was also poorly received. Critics argued that the characters were one-dimensional and that some of the humor involved racial stereotypes.^[4][5]

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"The Blue Cover"	Don Scardino	Jay Tarses	October 30, 1996
2	"The Yellow Cover"	Don Scardino	Lisa Albert	TBA
3	"The Aqua Cover"	Don Scardino	Matt Tarses	TBA
4	"The Red Cover"	Don Scardino	Beth Fieger Falkenstein	TBA
5	"The White Cover"	Andy Ackerman	Steven Bochco & Jay Tarses	TBA
6	"The Green Cover"	Don Scardino	Richard Dresser	TBA
7	"The Purple Cover"	Don Scardino	Dan Greenberger	TBA
8	"The Orange Cover"	Don Scardino	Alan R. Cohen & Alan Freedland	TBA
9	"The Shrimp Cover"	Don Scardino	Richard Dresser	TBA
10	"The Cornflower Cover"	John Ferraro	Lisa Albert	TBA
11	"The Goldenrod Cover"	John Ferraro	Matt Tarses	TBA
12	"The Camel Cover"	John Ferraro	Lisa Albert & Marc Flanagan	TBA
13	"The Tuna Cover"	Jay Tarses	Richard Dresser	TBA

References

1. Gerard, Jeremy (November 4, 1996). "Review: ‘Public Morals Cbs, Wed. Oct. 30, 9:30 p.m.’". Variety. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
2. Brian Stelter. "Canceled After a Single Episode: TV’s One-Show Wonders". New York Times. April 18, 2008. Retrieved on November 11, 2008.
3. "True-blue actor has little time to mourn 'Morals'". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. December 1 1996. E2.
4. Allan Johnson. "Boorish Bochco: Stereotypical 'Public Morals' is nothing to laugh at". Chicago Tribune. November 6, 1996. p. 3.
5. Tom Shales. "'Morals' not so much a comedy as a crime". San Diego Union-Tribune. November 7, 1996. E3.

External links

• Public Morals at the Internet Movie Database
• Public Morals at TV.com
• Public Morals at epguides.com