Bobby Troup

Loring "Red" Nichols is a cornet-playing country boy who goes to New York in the 1920s full of musical ambition and principles. He forms the "Five Pennies" which features his wife, Bobbie, as vocalist. At the peak of his fame, Red and Bobbie's daughter, Dorothy, develops polio. Red quits the music business to move to Los Angeles. As Dorothy learns of her father's musical past, he is persuaded to open a small nightclub which is failing until some noted names from his past come to help out. (imdb)

The white folk of Jamaica are afraid that calypso music will replace "bop" (which in this film, is not a form of jazz, but describes rhythm & blues and rock n' roll). A performance by mento master Lord Flea and his band shows that "calypso" is a formidable threat to "bop". (imdb)

Joe Friday and Bill Gannon track down the killer of two models

Middle-aged middle-manager Jim Fry, with the same company for fifteen years, is in a comfortable rut. But life becomes less predictable when he doesn't receive an invitation to an important luncheon being held by the new company president. Convinced that he's about to lose his job, Jim begins to mull over his limited prospects when his wife confirms that she's pregnant. (imdb)

The crew of Los Angeles County Fire Dept. Station 51, particularly the paramedic team, and Rampart Hospital respond to emergencies in their operating area. (imdb)