MacGruder and Loud 39 years old

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'?"

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Cast

Name Character
John Getz He was 38 , now 77 years old
Ben Murphy He was 42 , now 82 years old
Ron Perlman He was 34 , now 74 years old
Rick Rossovich He was 27 , now 66 years old
William Russ He was 34 , now 73 years old
Wings Hauser He was 37 , now 76 years old
Soleil Moon Frye She was 8 , now 47 years old as Kathy
Barry Primus He was 46 , now 86 years old
Marta DuBois She was 32 , now 71 years old
Kathryn Harrold She was 34 , now 73 years old
Richard Hatch He was 39 , 71 years old when he died
Julie Cobb She was 37 , now 76 years old
Richard Lynch He was 44 , 72 years old when he died
Tom Villard He was 31 , 40 years old when he died
Valentin de Vargas He was 49 , 78 years old when he died
Richard Venture He was 61 , 94 years old when he died
Rebecca Balding She was 29 , now 68 years old
Dennis Franz He was 40 , now 79 years old
Victor Campos He was 50 , now 89 years old
Ted Ross He was 50 , 68 years old when he died
David Groh He was 45 , 68 years old when he died
Lane Smith He was 48 , 69 years old when he died
Charlie Hill He was 33 , 62 years old when he died
Boyd Gaines He was 31 , now 70 years old
Rusty Cundieff He was 24 , now 63 years old as Perry

Crew

Name Job title
Stan Lathan Directing He was 39 , now 78 years old Director
Richard Compton Directing He was 46 , 69 years old when he died Director
Aaron Spelling Production He was 61 , 83 years old when he died Producer
James L. Conway Directing He was 34 , now 73 years old Director
MacGruder and Loud (39 years)

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  • First Air Date: 1985-01-21
  • Runtime: [60] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 14