Rita Rocks
TV ShowCanceled

Rita Rocks

5.6 / 10
2008
2 seasons
40 episodes
Comedy

Rita Rocks is a Lifetime original sitcom that ran from October 20, 2008 to December 7, 2009. It is the network's first original comedy in over a decade. The series debuted alongside re-runs of Reba as part of a new comedy hour for Tuesday nights, which later changed to Monday nights. The show stars Nicole Sullivan as Rita, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Richard Ruccolo, Raviv Ullman, and Kelly Gould. On January 11, 2010, Lifetime cancelled the series after two seasons due to low ratings.

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Seasons

  • Pilot

    1.Pilot

    20-10-200830m

    After Rita gets passed up for a promotion at work, she starts to question who she is and starts a garage band to capture the spirit of her younger days.

  • Lies, Lies, Lies, Yeah-ah

    2.Lies, Lies, Lies, Yeah-ah

    21-10-200830m

    Rita skips out on Shannon's karate lesson to jam with the band and lies to Shannon about it. When Hallie exposes the truth, Rita tries to make it up to Shannon by buying her a dog....

  • You Gotta Have Friends

    3.You Gotta Have Friends

    22-10-200830m

    Rita tries to help out Patty with her love life, but with no avail. Elsewhere, Rita and Jay become angry when Hallie and Kip plan to get tattoos.

  • Flirting With Disaster

    4.Flirting With Disaster

    23-10-200830m

    Jay gets jealous when Rita and Patty take a trip to the guitar shop and meet two young musicians who invite them to watch their band perform.

  • Mother's Little Helper

    5.Mother's Little Helper

    24-10-200830m

    When the sitter cancels, Rita and Jay worry they will have to cancel their plans for a weekend-getaway. Rita leaves Hallie in charge of the house while she and Jay are away, but se...

  • Nobody Does It Better

    6.Nobody Does It Better

    28-10-200830m

    After Jay makes a surprise dinner that gets rave reviews from the kids, Rita starts to feel unappreciated.

  • Take This Job and Shove It

    7.Take This Job and Shove It

    11-11-200830m

    Rita and Jay's money lessons fail to capture Hallie's attention once she gains a job herself. Hallie doesn't see any need to go to college until she observes how Rita's job affects...

  • The Crying Game

    8.The Crying Game

    18-11-200830m

    Jay's friends make fun of him after Rita reveals his soft side. Shannon gets the help of Kip and Hallie on her school film project.

  • Under Pressure

    9.Under Pressure

    25-11-200830m

    Hallie considers having sex with Kip after her friends constantly pressure her into doing so. When Rita finds out, she tries to advise Hallie in the right direction. Shannon invite...

  • Got No Time

    10.Got No Time

    02-12-200830m

    When Rita is called for jury duty and Jay, after much of Rita's nagging, joins a committee that turns out to be just an excuse for dads to watch sports, they enjoy how relaxing the...

  • Love On The Rocks

    11.Love On The Rocks

    09-12-200830m

    When Owen spends more time practicing with the band than searching for a job, his wife kicks him out of the house. Rita and Jay invite him to stay at their house for a while, and O...

  • I Write the Songs

    12.I Write the Songs

    16-12-200830m

    Hearing that Kip is performing with another band comes as a relief to Rita and Patty, who thought that he was cheating on Hallie. When Rita hears the songs the new band writes, it...

  • The Girl Is Mine

    13.The Girl Is Mine

    05-01-200930m

    When Rita comes down with a cold, Patty helps out around the house. But when Patty starts forming a special bond with Shannon, Rita gets jealous. Kip and Jay become closer after th...

  • Ep 14

    14.Old Friends

    12-01-200930m

    Rita and a former band mate, whom she holds a grudge against, are reunited via Facebook. Also on Facebook, Hallie and Kip compete to see who can make the most friends

  • It's My Party

    15.It's My Party

    19-01-200930m

    Hallie loses her parent's trust when she sneaks out of the house to a college party. Rita is not sure how to respond to Patty's request to let her personal trainer join the band, a...

  • I Can't Make You Love Me

    16.I Can't Make You Love Me

    26-01-200930m

    After discovering that Jay's aunt doesn't like her, Rita sets out to make a good impression when she visits.

  • Get Off Off Of My Cloud

    17.Get Off Off Of My Cloud

    02-02-200930m

    Rita and Jay have dinner with Jay's new client Sam, who reveals his secret desire of having a garage band. When Rita tells him that she has a band with her friends, he invites them...

  • Killer Queen

    18.Killer Queen

    09-02-200930m

    After Rita finds out someone has been bullying Shannon at school, she competes with the bully's mother at a school fund-raiser. Hallie buys a used car that makes Jay reminisce abou...

  • Ep 19

    19.What's Love Got To Do With It

    16-02-200930m

    Rita and Jay both plan special Valentine's Day celebrations, in the hopes that there is still some spark left in their relationship.

  • We Can Work It Out

    20.We Can Work It Out

    23-02-200930m

    Rita gets a promotion at work and makes the tough decision that she will have to quit the band to keep up with her hectic schedule. But when Jay and the girls start noticing that R...

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