Roc - Roc Strikes Out - Season 1 Episode 19 - 2/16/92
On strike, Roc joins Eleanor working at the hospital, but working for her has him coming apart. 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.
Charles Dutton plays a married garbage man who proves by his actions and his altruistic ways that though he collects refuse for a job, his life and relationships total more than mere garbage.Roc Emerson, a city garbage collector, balances the pressures of work with the everyday crises of family life in an effort to do what he thinks is best for his wife and kids. Most of the episodes were fairly typical sitcom storylines, but occasionally more serious topics, such as racism, were dealt with.
Charles S. Dutton – Charles "Roc" Emerson, a garbage collector
Ella Joyce - Eleanor Carter Emerson, a night-shift nurse at Harbor Hospital (Wing C)
Rocky Carrol - Andrew Joseph "Joey" Emerson Jr., Roc's freeloading, trumpet-playing brother
Carl Gordon – Andrew Joseph "Pop" Emerson Sr., Roc's widowed father, a retired railroad porter
Garrett Morris - Wiz (Season 1)
Clifton Powell - Andre Thompson
Heavy D - Calvin Hendricks (Seasons 2–3)
Tone Lōc - Ronnie Paxton (Seasons 2–3; 7 episodes)
Jamie Foxx – Crazy George (Seasons 2–3; 9 episodes)
Richard Roundtree - Russel Emerson
Opening theme
"God Bless the Child" performed by Jerry Lawson
(episodes 1–39)
"Live Your Life Today" performed by En Vogue
(episodes 40–72)
