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Overview

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'?"

  1. Aaron Spelling

    Creator

Series Cast

  1. Kathryn Harrold as Jenny Loud

    Kathryn Harrold

    Jenny Loud

    14 Episodes

  2. John Getz as Malcom MacGruder

    John Getz

    Malcom MacGruder

    14 Episodes

  3. Robert Desiderio as Lynch

    Robert Desiderio

    Lynch

    14 Episodes

  4. Willard E. Pugh as Bobby

    Willard E. Pugh

    Bobby

    14 Episodes

  5. Richard Hatch as Danny

    Richard Hatch

    Danny

    1 Episode

  6. Boyd Gaines as Ellis

    Boyd Gaines

    Ellis

    1 Episode

  7. David Groh as Bass

    David Groh

    Bass

    1 Episode

  8. Tom Villard as Floyd

    Tom Villard

    Floyd

    1 Episode

  9. Ron Perlman as Attorney

    Ron Perlman

    Attorney

    1 Episode

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Last Season

Season 1

1985 • 14 Episodes

Season 1 of MacGruder and Loud premiered on January 21, 1985.

Tarnished Blues

(1x14, April 30, 1985) Season Finale

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MacGruder and Loud

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Status Ended

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Type Scripted

Original Language English

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