Double Rush episode guide
by Dennis Kytasaari
dtd 16 Mar 95


airing Jan 1995 - ??? 19??  8+ eps


regulars:
Robert Pastorelli as Johnny Verona
David Arquette as Hunter
Corinne Bohrer as Zoe Fuller
Adam Goldberg as Leo
D.L. Hughley as Marlon
Phil Leeds as "The Kid"
Sam Lloyd as Barkley


      Robert Pastorelli left the character of Eldin Bernecky on Murphy Brown in
the 94-95 television season to strike out on his own. The series, Double Rush,
premiered in January of 1995. The series was co-created by Murphy Brown's
creator, Diane English.


1st Season 1995  CBS  30 min  stereo  closed-captioned


_001. The Episode Formerly Known as Prince { Richard Portnow [ Ed Foley ] }

      Johnny Verona gets a chance to sell his bicycle messenger service, but
turns it down when he finds out his people won't be included with the deal, the
same thing that kept him from being a big rock star. A competition is held
against Foley's company to secure a contract with a new advertising company;
meanwhile, an unemployed Harvard graduate stops by the office to get a proposal
delivered and winds up getting a job biking and keeping the books.

      b: 4 Jan 95  w: Stephen Nathan & Diane English  d: Michael Lembeck

_002. I Left My Socks in San Antonio { Dennis Rodman [ himself ] }

      Johnny has a bet on the Spurs beating the Knicks and sends Hunter to
deliver Dennis Rodman's socks to the Garden, but he brings the gym bag back to
the office instead. Zoe tries to organize the office and throw the socks away,
so Barkley makes fake ones.

      b: 11 Jan 95  w: Michael Curtis & Gregory Malins  d: Michael Lembeck

_003. Comings and Goings { Suzie Plakson [ Meg Tynan ], Harley Venton, Pierre
Epstein, Linda Carlson, Jim Jansen, Doug Ballard, Andrew Craig }

      When a small profit of $500 is discovered, Johnny wants to buy a $250
chair and a competition is held, $250 dollars to whomever makes the most runs.
Marlon delivers precious gems to wealthy white people; Leo must talk a CBS TV
comedy executive out of committing suicide; Zoe must deliver sperm to an
ovulating wife; however, Hunter hits a pedestrian, whom hangs out at the Blue
Shamrock, and threat of a lawsuit may put the profit in jeopardy.

      b: 18 Jan 95  w: Jim Herzfeld  d: Michael Lembeck

      NOTE: Suzie Plakson crossed over from another Shukovsky / English
production, Love & War. In the closing credit sequence, Leo is seen giving the
CBS program executives advice on their lineup; he asks what happened to Eldin on
Murphy Brown.

_004. They Shoot Guns, Don't They? { Susan Krebs, Skip O'Brien }

      The gang pressures Johnny to get a gun after Double Rush is robbed. The
gun is used once but not for the second robbery.

      b: 25 Jan 95  w: Russ Woody  d: Michael Lembeck

_005. Johnny and the Pacemakers { Mark Blankfield, Billy Vera, Rick Marotta, Don
Lake, Ric Casorla, Stephanie Dicker }

      Johnny reunites with his old band and their gig goes great. Later, when he
wants to experience everything that he missed out on, he finds time has caught
up with them all.

      b: 1 Feb 95  w: Stephen Nathan  d: Michael Lembeck

_006. Snowings and Goings { Michael Lembeck [ Angus Black ], Erica Yohn, Mark L.
Taylor, Jim Chiros, Radmar Agana Jao }

      In the midst of a blizzard, Leo and Zoe wind up in the back seat of a car
together, "the Kid" fills in as a talk show guest, Hunter is trapped by an
elderly woman whom thinks he is her son and Johnny must lookout for a rock star,
whose bound to miss his gig.

      b: 6 Mar 95  w: Jim Herzfeld  d: Michael Lembeck

      NOTE: This episode was broadcast on a Monday night.

_007. The Show We Wrote the Day We Found Out We Were Going on Opposite Roseanne
{ Nicky Katt, Patrick Fischler, Vic Polizos }

      Leo loses a big account, so Johnny fires him. Leo finds a new job with a
couple of "wiseguys" he once served time with.

      b: 8 Mar 95  w: Michael Curtis & Gregory S. Malins  d: Michael Lembeck

_008. Lower East Side Story { Richard Portnow, Sarah Melson [ Kate Foley ] }

      Though Double Rush wages war against Ed Foley's courier company, Hunter
begins dating Ed's daughter.

      b: 15 Mar 95  w: Caryn Lucas  d: Michael Lembeck

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