MacGruder and Loud

MacGruder and Loud

1985
MacGruder and Loud
MacGruder and Loud

MacGruder and Loud

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MacGruder and Loud is an American crime drama from Aaron Spelling Productions that aired on ABC in 1985. The series stars John Getz and Kathryn Harrold as married police officers Malcolm MacGruder and Jenny Loud in a Los Angeles Police Department-styled police agency. They fought a battle every day to keep it a closely guarded secret from their boss, Sgt. Hanson. Malcolm and Jenny lived in a duplex-type apartment complex where there was a secret door behind the grandfather clock in her apartment, where Malcolm could sneak in and enjoy her company. This was one of the few failures from Aaron Spelling's production company in its history, since it was picked by ABC to debut right after the Super Bowl in 1985 and was heavily promoted during the game. The promotion resulted in high ratings at first, but following a quick decline, the series was cancelled three months into its run, after ranking 40th out of 104 programs that aired that season with an average 15.76 household rating, according to TVTango.com. Because of the frequent commercials during the Super Bowl, the following night Johnny Carson ask rhetorically during his monologue on The Tonight Show: "Did you see that new show, 'Frequent and Loud'?"

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Seasons & Episodes

1
EP14  Tarnished Blues
Apr. 30,1985
Tarnished Blues

Jenny is shot and Malcolm is out for revenge.

EP13  Act Of War
Apr. 23,1985
Act Of War

Naomi looks to Jenny when her daughters boy friend is killed in a gang war.

EP12  The Very Scary Man
Apr. 16,1985
The Very Scary Man

Jenny defies regulations by useing her off time to pursue a child molestor.

EP11  The Price Of Junk
Apr. 09,1985
The Price Of Junk

A meddlesome reporter may get the scoop on Jennys marriage when Malcolm is is kidnapped by killers.

EP10  For Better Or For Worse
Mar. 26,1985
For Better Or For Worse

Jenny and Malcolm get a chilling glimpse of marriage gone bad when a meanicing man stalks his ex-wife.

EP9  Step Over Man
Mar. 19,1985
Step Over Man

A Burglar repeatedly outwits Jenny and Malcolm, prompting their colleagues to question their competence.

EP8  Sanctuary
Mar. 12,1985
Sanctuary

Jenny and Malcolm go after the killer of a woman murdered while seeking sanctuary at a church.

EP7  Under Special Circumstances
Mar. 05,1985
Under Special Circumstances

Jenny poses as a hooker to snare Drug Dealers.

EP6  Cop Killer
Feb. 26,1985
Cop Killer

Malcolm mistakes a young deaf boy for an exclusive cop killer and shoots him.

EP5  On The Wire
Feb. 12,1985
On The Wire

Malcolm feels dealt out of his marriage when Jenny dates a mobster in the course of a gambling investigation.

EP4  Odds Favor Death
Feb. 05,1985
Odds Favor Death

Jennie and Malcolm discover one of their colleagues is linked with a notorious bookie.

EP3  Inside Man
Jan. 29,1985
Inside Man

A murde case reunites Malcolm and an old school chum, now turned crook and a target for hit men.

EP2  The Violation
Jan. 22,1985
The Violation

Jenny gets a lesson i n dealing with sexual assult, when she is attacked after just teaching a rape pervention class.

EP1  Pilot
Jan. 21,1985
Pilot

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Synopsis

MacGruder and Loud is an American crime drama from Aaron Spelling Productions that aired on ABC in 1985. The series stars John Getz and Kathryn Harrold as married police officers Malcolm MacGruder and Jenny Loud in a Los Angeles Police Department-styled police agency. They fought a battle every day to keep it a closely guarded secret from their boss, Sgt. Hanson. Malcolm and Jenny lived in a duplex-type apartment complex where there was a secret door behind the grandfather clock in her apartment, where Malcolm could sneak in and enjoy her company. This was one of the few failures from Aaron Spelling's production company in its history, since it was picked by ABC to debut right after the Super Bowl in 1985 and was heavily promoted during the game. The promotion resulted in high ratings at first, but following a quick decline, the series was cancelled three months into its run, after ranking 40th out of 104 programs that aired that season with an average 15.76 household rating, according to TVTango.com. Because of the frequent commercials during the Super Bowl, the following night Johnny Carson ask rhetorically during his monologue on The Tonight Show: "Did you see that new show, 'Frequent and Loud'?"

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Cast

Kathryn Harrold , John Getz , Robert Desiderio

Director

Aaron Spelling

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Reviews

JZvezda This was a good show. I think. I was young and I watched a lot of crap back then. Anyway...ABC had high hopes for this show, the pilot achieved the coveted post-Super Bowl time-slot in 85. After the big game, millions of Americans who were either too drunk or too lazy to change the channel, watched this. Then ABC promptly moved the MacGruder & Loud playing piece from Boardwalk to Baltic Avenue, giving it a cushy new home Monday nights at 10:00 PM EST. Graveyard slot.Everybody knows that in those days there were 2 types of shows that weren't going stand a creamsicle's chance in hell of surviving:1) Any sitcom that aired immediately following "Facts Of Life"2) Any ABC series that aired Monday nights at 10:00 PM ESTNice knowing ya' Malcolm & Jenny!The show itself was watchable. I think. In that "Hart To Hart"/"Remington Steele" sort of way. MacGruder and Loud weren't detectives though, they were ordinary beat-cops. They didn't fight crime in stylin' J.C. Penney leisure-wear, no detective-salary fashions for them... no, they served and protected in (get this) plain ole wash-n-wear police uniforms! Imagine. The bad guys were always interesting. I think. And the chase-scenes were always quasi-thrilling. But the real reason 3 people in America kept tuning in was Malcolm & Jenny's secret marriage. To fool their nosy precinct captain (he of many impromptu home-visits) they lived in side-by-side apartments. With a secret passageway between the two that was hidden by a *bookcase!* YES! The only thing missing was Alfred and the bat-poles!Such fun this show was. I think. I was young and I watched a lot of crap back then.