S01E01 Pilot
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.
Rita Rocks
S01E08: The Crying Game
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.
Overview
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.
Episodes
S01E02 Lies, Lies, Lies, Yeah-ah
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...
S01E03 You Gotta Have Friends
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.
S01E04 Flirting With Disaster
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.
S01E05 Mother's Little Helper
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 sets up...
S01E06 Nobody Does It Better
After Jay makes a surprise dinner that gets rave reviews from the kids, Rita starts to feel unappreciated.
S01E07 Take This Job and Shove It
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 her life.
S01E08 The Crying Game
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.
S01E09 Under Pressure
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 invites Jay to Career Day at...
S01E10 Got No Time
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 their...
S01E11 Love On The Rocks
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,...
S01E12 I Write the Songs
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 ignites...
S01E13 The Girl Is Mine
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 they have a...
S01E14 Old Friends
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
S01E15 It's My Party
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, and...
S01E16 I Can't Make You Love Me
After discovering that Jay's aunt doesn't like her, Rita sets out to make a good impression when she visits.
S01E17 Get Off Off Of My Cloud
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...
S01E18 Killer Queen
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 about the old days.
S01E19 What's Love Got To Do With It
Rita and Jay both plan special Valentine's Day celebrations, in the hopes that there is still some spark left in their relationship.
S01E20 We Can Work It Out
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...
Cast
Ricky Ullman
Kip
Nicole Sullivan
Rita Clemens
Richard Ruccolo
Jay Clemens
Tisha Campbell
Patty Mannix
Kelly Gould
Shannon Clemens
Ian Gomez
Owen
Natalie Dreyfuss
Hallie Clemens
