Rock 'N' America

Rock 'N' America was an American sketch comedy and music video show.[6][2]

Rock 'N' America
GenreComedy, music video
Written byRick Ducommun[1]
Phil Kellard
Frazer Smith
StarringRick Ducommun[2]
Frazer Smith[3]
Russ Parr[4]
Fee Waybill
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersMark Levinson[1]
Bob Hart[1]
Bob Cambridge[1]
Tony Quin[1]
Paul Block[5]
Release
Original release1984 (1984)

In most markets that syndicated the program, it was usually aired Friday or Saturday evenings, usually at midnight or later. During Smith's run as host, much of the show's humor revolved around cheese logs and other stereotypes parodying the 1980's club lounge scene. One of the comedy bits featured Smith anchoring a fake newscast, in the style of Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update segment, using the sobriquet "Walter Cheeselog".

The series opening credits theme song was "(You Can Still) Rock in America" by Night Ranger.

In the middle of the series run, the original series host Rick Ducommun was replaced by Frazer Smith. The opening and ending credit music changed also, using a portion of the song Automatic Sighs (falsely credited as "Automatic Signs" during the end credits) by the band Strange Advance off their album Worlds Away.[7]

References
  1. "Rick Ducommun". The New York Times.
  2. "Rock 'N' America". TV Guide.
  3. "Frazer Smith". The New York Times.
  4. "Russ Parr". The New York Times.
  5. "Rock 'N' America Details". The New York Times.
  6. "Rock 'N' America". The New York Times.
  7. "Rock-N-America (1984) - Soundtracks - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
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