"Rita Rocks" Season 2: Episode 15. Air Date: 11/16/09. Marilyn (guest star Swoosie Kurtz) offers to look after the girls while Rita and Jay go away for a relaxing weekend.
"Rita Rocks" Season 2: Episode 14. Air Date: 11/16/09. Marilyn guilt trips her way into helping Patty plan Rita's baby shower. When it comes time to make arrangements, Marilyn and Patty can't seem to agree on a single idea.
"Rita Rocks" Season 2: Episode 13. Air Date: 11/09/09. Jay and Rita's mother just can't seem to get along, but when their bickering makes Rita think twice about going on her business trip, the two promise they can get along for a few days.
"Rita Rocks" Season 2: Episode 12. Air Date: 11/09/09. A stressed out Rita scrubs down the house and hides all the junk food to prepare for a visit from Marilyn (guest star Swoosie Kurtz), Rita's overly judgmental mother.
Rita wants her son to be a musician but also advises him that he shouldn't pursue something just to impress someone else. To illustrate her point she tells him a childhood story about wanting to be a gymnast, in this "Rita Rocks" webisode.
In this "Rita Rocks" webisode, Rita prepares for her judgmental mother's visit by hiding all the junk food in the house in separate baggies. She wants her son-to-be to know that she will always love him unconditionally.
Rita's mom has a reputation for being controlling and judgemental, so when she comes to visit and is surprisingly pleasant, it messes with Rita's mind. In this "Rita Rocks" mashup, we see their new mother-daughter dynamic at work.
Rita (Nicole Sullivan) has a tendency to stick her nose into other people's business. Check out this "Rita Rocks" mashup that showcases some of her best meddling moments.
Rita's mom has some explaining to do when they come home to find her with a strange man in a bathrobe, in this scene from Episode 14 of "Rita Rocks" Season 2.
When Rita returns early from her trip it sends everyone into a tailspin, as they try to hide the fact that her guitar is missing, in this scene from Episode 12 of "Rita Rocks" Season 2.
Get to know the characters on “Rita Rocks.” Rita entices her postal carrier, Patty (Tisha Campbell-Martin), to join her in her garage for weekly jam sessions.
Get to know the characters on “Rita Rocks.” Rita is none too pleased when she catches teen daughter Hallie (Natalie Dreyfuss) looking at a scandalous picture of herself on her boyfriend Kip’s cell phone.
Get to know the characters on “Rita Rocks.” After a meltdown with her husband, Jay (Richard Ruccolo), Rita’s antidote is to carve out a couple of hours a week for herself.