Picket Fences

1992 - 1996 NR 2h 00m 7.8

An aging Sheriff tries to keep the peace in Rome, Wisconsin, a small town plagued by bizarre and violent crimes.

Picket Fences deals with life in a small town - in this case the town of Rome, Wisconsin; it centers around the Brock Family. Jimmy Brock is the Sheriff of the town and likes to think he's the center of attention. His wife Jill is the town doctor; they have three children: Kimberly, 18, Matthew, 13 and Zachary, 10. A lot happens in this small town from bizarre murders to rape, assault, drunk driving, kidnapping & spontaneous human combustion. It seems that all the crimes that have occurred in the whole of the United States have at one point or another happened in Rome and they have to deal with it in their own quirky way.

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Episodes:

Episode 1 Pilot

1. Pilot

Aired: Sep 18, 1992

In the small town of Rome, Wisconsin, the daily life of the quiet townspeople...

Episode 2 The Green Bay Chopper

2. The Green Bay Chopper

Aired: Sep 25, 1992

At a school show-and-tell exhibit, a student brings in a detached human hand,...

Episode 4 The Autumn of Rome

4. The Autumn of Rome

Aired: Oct 16, 1992

The Mayor investigates a crooked citizen and crashes with his car just before...

Episode 5 Frank the Potato Man

5. Frank the Potato Man

Aired: Oct 23, 1992

The 'Serial Bather' strikes again, leaving a plastic duck in the bathtub. Sus...

Episode 6 Remembering Rosemary

6. Remembering Rosemary

Aired: Oct 25, 1992

On Halloween, the only witness to a 10-year-old suicide case breaks her silen...

Episode 7 The Contenders

7. The Contenders

Aired: Oct 29, 1992

Jill declares herself a candidate for mayor when Pugen ignores the Rome Woman...

Episode 8 Sacred Hearts

8. Sacred Hearts

Aired: Nov 5, 1992

A woman who is terminally ill dies at the nursing home with an orange in her ...

Episode 9 Thanksgiving

9. Thanksgiving

Aired: Nov 12, 1992

As Sheriff Brock and his family plan a big thanksgiving dinner, Jill has to d...

Episode 10 The Snake Lady

10. The Snake Lady

Aired: Dec 3, 1992

A woman is found dead after an apparent suicide, and suspicion falls on both ...

Episode 11 Pageantry

11. Pageantry

Aired: Dec 10, 1992

When a local rabbi takes the entire public school to court for presenting a C...

Episode 12 High Tidings

12. High Tidings

Aired: Dec 17, 1992

The Christmas chaos of the year only begins when the family returns unexpecte...

Episode 13 Frog Man

13. Frog Man

Aired: Jan 7, 1993

The Frogman strikes again with a fake bomb, and apparently shoots at Kenny in...

Episode 14 Bad Moons Rising

14. Bad Moons Rising

Aired: Jan 14, 1993

Sheriff Brock and the rest of the town is in a uproar after a middle-aged wom...

Episode 15 Nuclear Meltdowns

15. Nuclear Meltdowns

Aired: Jan 21, 1993

Kimberly tells her parents that she believes that her girlfriend, Jody, has b...

Episode 16 The Body Politic

16. The Body Politic

Aired: Feb 4, 1993

Jill and Sheriff Brock find themselves on opposite sides when it's revealed t...

Episode 17 Be My Valentine

17. Be My Valentine

Aired: Feb 11, 1993

Sheriff Brock is shot with an arrow in his buttock. Maxine suspects the seria...

Episode 18 Fetal Attraction

18. Fetal Attraction

Aired: Mar 31, 1993

A citizen gets worse from Parkinson's disease, and the whole town gets engage...

Episode 19 Sightings

19. Sightings

Aired: Apr 8, 1993

The local doctor/corner, Carter Pike, finds himself the center of controversy...

Episode 20 Rights of Passage

20. Rights of Passage

Aired: Apr 15, 1993

Sheriff Brock and Mayor Pugen find themselves facing a group of angry Native ...

Episode 21 Sugar and Spice

21. Sugar and Spice

Aired: Apr 29, 1993

Kimberly develops serious questions about her sexuality after she and another...

Episode 22 The Lullaby League

22. The Lullaby League

Aired: May 6, 1993

Jill finds herself in conflict with an aging blues singer with liver cirrhosi...

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Info about Picket Fences

Current Status: Ended

Network: CBS

Genres: Drama, Crime, Family, Mystery, Romance