Jailhouse Rock

Season 3, Episode 7, Aired
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Because the high school was vandalized, Officer Kirk imposes a curfew. Richie suggests that they demonstrate against the curfew, get arrested, and fight it in the courts. While Richie, Potsie, and Ralph are in the restroom at Arnold's discussing their plans, the lights go out, and they discover they are locked inside after Arnold closes up for the night.moreless
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  • Hard-nosed local cop, Officer Kirk, imposes a curfew on teenagers after the high school is vandalized.

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    By Lady_Lancaster, Nov 02, 2011 Report Abuse
    Officer Kirk is the kind of cop who should be running a school for young offenders, or perhaps working as a prison guard in a maximum security facility because there is simply no bending of the rules where he is concerned.

    When Jefferson High suffers some minor damage due to vandals, Officer Kirk decides to place all teenagers on a ten o' clock curfew to fix the problem. Needless to say, Richie and his pals are NOT pleased and plan to band together to demonstrate against the unfairness of the rule. This seems like a very good idea until they accidently get locked inside Arnold's diner on the night of their protest.

    Pretty mediocre and very predictable episode. Not one of my favorites.moreless

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  • Officer Kirk introduces a 10 p.m. curfew after some kids broke a window at the school. Richie and his friends plan to demonstrate against the the strict curfew but things don't go according to plan...moreless

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    By Jay-Spacedust, Aug 09, 2010 Report Abuse
    This episode is a bit hard to review, because on Five US (United Kingdom) it was edited for time even more heavily that usual, so a lot of the pacing and jokes were gone! But out of what was left... this is a good episode, the first to feature Ed Peck as Officer Kirk. He would pop up in the series occasionally to try and lay down some draconian law, giving Richie and co. something to protest against.

    Richie, Potsie and Ralph don't get locked in Arnold's until quite late in the episode, and even then not for that long - they could have probably made a bit more of it, but what there is is good. The Police cell scenes are the best of the episode, and as is often the case, Marion has some of the best lines.moreless

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    • The kids all plan to see the army train that carried Elvis Presley to New York. However, this event occurred in September 1958, whereas the season is clearly set in 1956-1957. Fifteen episodes earlier, Richie worked on the 1956 presidential campaign of Adlai Stevenson. Edit

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    • Ed Peck makes his first appearance as Officer Kirk in this episode. Edit

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    • Richie: Arnold locked us in. Ralph: Doesn't he check the bathroom? Richie: He doesn't clean them. Why should he check them? Edit
    • Ralph: I get very paranoid when I'm in locked spaces! One time, when I was little, I got locked in a bathroom. I flushed a bottle with a note in it down the toilet. Edit

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    • Jailhouse Rock The title comes from Elvis Presley's famous song and movie of the same name. Edit

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