As of July 2026, Roc Season 1 aired in 1991 with 25 episodes. Full episode guide and where to watch below.

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Roc Season 1

1991 25 Episodes Drama · Comedy ⭐ 8/10

If you are after a comedy that actually makes you laugh out loud, Roc Season 1 is available on streaming right now. A compact run that never overstays its welcome. An 8/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Charles S. Dutton is the obvious draw, but the whole ensemble earns its laughs. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, Roc Season 1 earns its spot. The jokes in Roc Season 1 land because the characters underneath them are worth caring about. Season 1 of Roc includes 25 episodes. It aired from March 1991 to May 1992. This season stars Charles S. Charles S. Dutton and Ella Joyce lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1991. The real test of any comedy is whether it is still funny once you know all the jokes, and Roc Season 1 holds up on rewatch in a way that separates it from one-off curiosities. The hit rate here is high enough that skipping ahead never feels like an option.

Roc Season 1 is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. The complete run is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Charles S. Dutton sets the tone, but the supporting cast is where a lot of the best moments come from. A reliable pick for any night you want quality comedy without the homework.

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🎬 Roc Season 1 — Episode Guide

After a hard day's work collecting garbage, Roc Emerson looks forward to relaxing at home with his family. Instead he argues with his live-in father, Andrew, and finds his wife, Elanor, leaving for her job as a nurse at the local hospital. Worse, his younger brother, Joey, whom Roc hasn't seen for f...

Son of Another Gun

While Roc and Joey attend a baseball game, their father, visits Franke, an old friend who is dying at a local hospital, To ease his guilt, Frankie confesses that he once had sex with Andrew's wife and may have fathered one of Andrew's sons. Outraged and furious, Andrew demands to know which son, but...

Let's Tryst Again

Roc encounters trouble when he arranges a romantic evening with Eleanor.

For He's Not a Jolly Good Fellow

When Roc learns that Leon, a veteran garbage collector, is being forced to retire, Roc tries to comfort the old man. Thinking years of being alone and unappreciated have made Leon bitter, Roc decides to give Leon a retirement party to show how many friends he really has. Roc's father is hurt by the ...

Musician, Heal Thyself

When unemployed trumpet player Joey can't pay his gambling debts, he begs his older brother for a thousand-dollar loan. Roc refuses to come to the rescue, even though Joey promises to change. As a test, Roc gets Joey a legitimate job with the sanitation department, and promises to pay the debt if Jo...

Hearts and Diamonds

Jealous when one of Eleanor's patients gives her flowers and a diamond necklace, Roc agrees to let him propose to test Eleanor's love. She is furious that he could think she would leave him for a wealthy man. They reaffirm their love, and Roc promises to get Eleanor nice things ""someday.""

Can't Help Loving That Man

Andrew's reunion with his younger brother Russell throws the Emerson household into chaos when Russell announces that he plans to marry his gay Caucasian lover. Andrew, Roc, and Joey are overwhelmed by the sudden change in the man they thought they knew; Eleanor complicates things further by offerin...

How to Succeed at Garbage

Roc is promoted to Crew Supervisor, a big step on his way toward an executive position. While Eleanor, looks forward to the extra money every week, Roc's brother and father look forward to spending it on risky investments.

He's Gotta Have It

When nurse Eleanor invites co-worker Nadine Randall home for dinner, an immediate love-hate relationship develops between Nadine and Eleanor's unemployed brother-in-law, Joey. After only a few minutes of conversation, they agree that they hate each other's personalities, but can't resist the overpow...

Requiem for a Garbage Man

While Roc looks forward to a reunion with several of his old army buddies, Andrew aims to enjoy a Sixties party at the community center. As Andrew unpacks his clothes from the 1960's and reminisces about the civil rights movement, Roc recalls the good old days with his friends in the army.

Arguing the Emersons need a larger home, Joey suggests that they attend a bank auction that is selling homes with defaulted mortgages at bargain prices.

Rock-A-Bye Baby (1)

After nurse Eleanor helps to deliver twin babies at the hospital, she once again wants to discuss the subject of children with her husband, Roc. Roc has insisted for years that they don't have the time or money to raise a child. Roc's father , Andrew, and brother, Joey, favor the idea of children. A...

Rock-A-Bye Baby (2)

After suffering the embarrassment of submitting a sperm sample to Dr. Martin, Roc learns that while his sperm count is healthy, they aren't ""swimming properly."" Dr. Martin recommends medication and weekly tests to rejuvenate the sperm. Roc is angry at himself, feeling he is a disappointment to Ele...

Roc and Joey are shocked when their elderly father, Andrew, meets a beautiful young woman named Celia Miller at the neighborhood tavern. Not only does Andrew have sex with Celia at a nearby motel, he escorts her home and announces their engagement to her parents.

Roc and Eleanor prepare to go to Washington D.C. for the weddig of Eleanor's cousin. Before the wedding, Eleanor's mother, Margaret Carter, arrives ar the Emerson'ts unexpectedly. Margaret is a social climber who criticizes Roc about his profession, and about his unambitious father, retired railroad...

No Notes Is Good Notes

Reverend Hill suggests that Joey Emerson, an unemployed musician, give trumpet lessons to some of the congregation's children. Roc immediately commits his lazy live-in brother to the job, hoping finally to see some money for rent. During the ""lessons,"" Joey makes telephone calls, bets on horse rac...

The Stan Who Came to Dinner

Roc 's boss Stan had a brief sexual encounter with a woman at a sanitation convention. Now Stan's wife Connie has thrown him out of the house. Roc gives Stan some honest advice and invites him home for dinner. But over the next few weeks, Stan asks Roc for too much emotional support and imposes on t...

Roc Strikes Out

Roc hopes his union's decision to strike against the city will only last a few days. When the strike enters week three and Roc has spent his small allotment from the union's emergency fund, he takes a job as a hospital orderly, working under the supervision of his wife, Eleanor.

The Hand That Rocs the Cradle

When Joey, Andrew and Roc offer a meal to a pregnant homeless woman, Linda, who suddenly goes into labor in the middle of their kitchen. Linda's husband, Donald, confides in Roc, worrying that as a homeless man he can't care for his family. But Donald's fears are groundless, the baby is stillborn. D...

A Piece of the Roc

Roc is proud to be chosen by his boss, Mr. Samuels, to supervise a new sanitation trainee. But when he discovers that the new garbageman is a beautiful woman, Angela Kimbro, Roc worries that he'll be too distracted by her looks to work. Angela quickly proves that she's as strong as any male sanitati...

🎭 Cast of Roc Season 1

Charles S. Dutton

Charles S. Dutton

Ella Joyce

Eleanor Emerson

Rocky Carroll

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