The BEST episodes of Rita Rocks
Every episode of Rita Rocks ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Rita Rocks!
In "Rita Rocks," Nicole Sullivan stars as Rita Clemens, an overworked wife and mother in the middle of a full-blown identity crisis — which includes trying to maintain romance with her husband Jay (Richard Ruccolo), juggling the demands of her nine-year-old daughter, Shannon (Kelly Gould), and disciplining her defiant teenage daughter Hallie (Natalie Dreyfuss) and her ever-present boyfriend Kip (Raviv Ullman). After being passed over for a promotion at work, Rita is at her wit’s end. In search of "youthful" Rita, she dusts off her old guitar and forms a garage band with her nosy postal carrier Patty (Tisha Campbell-Martin) and unemployed neighbor Owen (guest star Ian Gomez), in the hopes of putting that spark back in her life.
#1 - Take This Job and Shove It
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/11/2008
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.
#2 - I Write the Songs
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/16/2008
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 a fire in her and she tries to write some tunes of her own. She has a hard time, but finds inspiration through Jay when he reminds her of letters she once wrote to him.
#3 - The Girl Is Mine
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/5/2009
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 video-game rivalry.
#4 - Anchors Aweigh
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/9/2009
Rita worries about traveling to attend a work seminar because of Jay and her mother's constant bickering at home. With Rita away, the situation worsens when the two realize the garage door was left open and Rita's guitar has disappeared. Swoosie Kurtz guest stars.
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#5 - Mother's Little Helper
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/2008
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 a surveillance camera system first.
#6 - Pilot
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/20/2008
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.
#7 - You Gotta Have Friends
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/22/2008
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.
#8 - Nobody Does It Better
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/28/2008
After Jay makes a surprise dinner that gets rave reviews from the kids, Rita starts to feel unappreciated.
#10 - A Change is Gonna Come
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/5/2009
In the second-season opener, Rita takes Hallie to the doctor to discuss birth-control options. But Rita's in for a shock when she discovers she's pregnant.
#11 - Mother and Child Reunion
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/9/2009
Rita's judgmental mother (Swoosie Kurtz) comes for a visit, throwing Rita into a whirlwind of housecleaning and junk-food hiding. But when her mom arrives with a new relaxed attitude, Rita suspects something's amiss.
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Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/16/2009
Rita and Jay both plan special Valentine's Day celebrations, in the hopes that there is still some spark left in their relationship.
#13 - Get Off Off Of My Cloud
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/2/2009
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 to play at the company's annual party. Shannon finds a way to get Hallie to do all of her chores and make a profit off of her too.
#14 - Under Pressure
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/25/2008
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 her school.
#15 - I Can't Make You Love Me
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/26/2009
After discovering that Jay's aunt doesn't like her, Rita sets out to make a good impression when she visits.
#17 - Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 11/30/2009
Rita and Patty secretly submit an application for Kip to a performing-arts school and he's offered an audition. But Hallie is upset to learn it is a boarding school and blames her mother for trying to keep her away from Kip.
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Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 11/30/2009
Rita's insecurities about her pregnant body heighten when she meets Jay's pretty new colleague Stephanie (Christine Lakin). Stephanie later reveals to Rita that Jay's been confiding in her about his new-baby fears. Meanwhile, old feelings resurface for Hallie and Kip.
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Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 11/16/2009
Jay sees Rita's mother (Swoosie Kurtz) flirting with a man who isn't her husband. Meanwhile, Kip offers to teach Rita's neighborhood nemesis Jasper how to play the drums as a way to make money for college.
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Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/17/2009
Hallie and Kip try to be friends after their breakup. Meanwhile, Rita and Jay befriend the parents of Shannon's classmate Brianna, but are caught in the middle when Shannon decides to end her friendship with the girl.
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Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/10/2009
Hallie attends a college party without permission after Patty's son encourages her to pursue higher education. Meanwhile, bad feelings between Rita and Patty result in a lousy audition for the band, but the two come together to search for Hallie.
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Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/3/2009
Budding designer Hallie's work motivates Rita to plan a fashion-show fund-raiser, but Rita has second thoughts when she sees the dress Hallie creates for her. Meanwhile, Jay takes his role as cup-stacking coach for Shannon too far.
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