Picket Fences (1992)

In the quaint town of Rome, Wisconsin, nestled just far enough from Green Bay to allow the roar of Sunday football games to echo faintly, the veneer of small-town normalcy is delightfully marred by the peculiar. Picket Fences paints a vivid picture of this town, where the mundane is intertwined with the absurd, creating an intriguing tapestry of life that is anything but ordinary. Embodying the spirit of this unique town is the Brock family. Sheriff Jimmy Brock, played by Tom Skerritt, is a man who enjoys being at the epicenter of the town's oddities. His wife, Jill, brilliantly portrayed by Kathy Baker, is the town's medical practitioner. Their children, Kimberly, Matthew, and Zachary, further enrich this eccentric family tableau. Life in Rome is a medley of the usual, but it unfolds in the most unusual ways. Home invasions aren't out of the ordinary, but the invader's penchant for leaving behind soiled bathwater, women's lingerie, and a rubber duck certainly is. And where else would you find potatoes and household appliances turned into lethal weapons? Or a mayor who's serving a term for bank robbery right from her office? The town's criminal tapestry is as vast as it is bizarre, encompassing everything from spontaneous human combustion to kidnapping, and from assault to unthinkable murders. It's as if every crime that's ever occurred in the vast expanses of America has somehow found its way to Rome, demanding the town's quirky inhabitants to deal with these in their own distinctive way. In the midst of this chaos and charm is the Brock family and a wonderfully bewildered supporting cast, who navigate the unpredictable ebb and flow of Rome's day-to-day life. Picket Fences invites you into this extraordinary small town, where the unusual is the norm, and every day is a new journey into the wonderfully absurd.

Picket Fences is a comedy show featuring Tom Skerritt and created by David E. Kelley.

Picket Fences is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video.

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