Diane English
Director
Double Rush (1995)
Season 1
Double Rush is an American CBS television comedy that lasted only one season in 1995. Robert Pastorelli played Johnny Verona, manager of a bicycle delivery service in New York City. Verona must keep his business on its feet in the face of competition from the increased use of fax machines and the internet. The show premiered 4 January 1995 and ended with the twelfth episode on 12 April of that year. The reason for its cancellation might be because of the title of the seventh episode 'The Show We Wrote the Day We Found Out We Were Going on Opposite Roseanne'. Apparently, "even the most smart-mouthed, wise-cracking New York working stiffs couldn't compete with Roseanne for ratings."
Released Jan. 4, 1995
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Comedy
Keywords: tmdb.new-york-city, tmdb.bicycle-courier, tmdb.sitcom, imdb.sitcom, imdb.sitcom-comedy, imdb.laugh-track
Production Companies: Warner Bros. Television, Shukovsky English Entertainment
Network: CBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - The Episode Formerly Known as Prince
Johnny Verona gets a chance to sell his bicycle messenger service, but turns it down when he finds out his people won't be included with the deal, the same thing that kept him from being a big rock star. A competition is held against Foley's company to secure a contract with a new advertising company; meanwhile, an unemployed Harvard graduate stops by the office to get a proposal delivered and winds up getting a job biking and keeping the books.
Jan. 4, 1995, midnight
S1E2 - I Left My Socks in San Antonio
Johnny has a bet on the Spurs beating the Knicks and sends Hunter to deliver Dennis Rodman's socks to the Garden, but he brings the gym bag back to the office instead. Zoe tries to organize the office and throw the socks away, so Barkley makes fake ones.
Jan. 11, 1995, midnight
S1E3 - Comings and Goings
When a small profit of $500 is discovered, Johnny wants to buy a $250 chair and a competition is held, $250 dollars to whomever makes the most runs. Marlon delivers precious gems to wealthy white people; Leo must talk a CBS TV comedy executive out of committing suicide; Zoe must deliver sperm to an ovulating wife; however, Hunter hits a pedestrian, whom hangs out at the Blue Shamrock, and threat of a lawsuit may put the profit in jeopardy.
Jan. 18, 1995, midnight
S1E4 - They Shoot Guns, Don't They?
The gang pressures Johnny to get a gun after Double Rush is robbed. The gun is used once but not for the second robbery.
Jan. 25, 1995, midnight
S1E5 - Johnny and the Pacemakers
Johnny reunites with his old band and their gig goes great. Later, when he wants to experience everything that he missed out on, he finds time has caught up with them all.
Feb. 1, 1995, midnight
S1E6 - Snowings and Goings
In the midst of a blizzard, Leo and Zoe wind up in the back seat of a car together, ""the Kid"" fills in as a talk show guest, Hunter is trapped by an elderly woman whom thinks he is her son and Johnny must lookout for a rock star, whose bound to miss his gig.
March 6, 1995, midnight
S1E7 - The Show We Wrote The Day We Found Out We Were Going On Opposite Roseanne
Leo loses a big account, so Johnny fires him. Leo finds a new job with a couple of ""wiseguys"" he once served time with.
March 8, 1995, midnight
S1E8 - Lower East Side Story
Though Double Rush wages war against Ed Foley's courier company, Hunter begins dating Ed's daughter.
March 15, 1995, midnight
S1E9 - Hell's Angel
A guy who Johnny grew up with was ""nothing but trouble""; however, now he is a priest, but things haven't really changed, when he bounces a bad check.
March 22, 1995, midnight
S1E10 - Love Letters
Hunter's back and forth rush delivery of ""love"" letters between a young couple, affects the rest of the staff.
March 29, 1995, midnight
S1E11 - Slamming Into a Car Isn't Good
Brubeck tries to find out about the mysterious Barkley. Marlon wins the debate about who should get a rush job, but is hospitalized after hitting a cab. The gang spends some time at the hospital trying to find him.
April 5, 1995, midnight
S1E12 - The Documentary
PBS comes to Double Rush for part of their documentary on bicycle messengers. During the shoot a big account is lost and Johnny must decide who to let go.
April 12, 1995, midnight
S1E13 - Crimes and Mrs. DeMotto
No synopsis available.
Network: CBS
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 390 min.
Released: Jan. 4, 1995
Last Air Date: April 12, 1995, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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