The Roller Girls
| The Roller Girls | |
|---|---|
| Created by | James Komack |
| Directed by |
James Komack Burt Brinckerhoff Gary Shimokawa |
| Starring |
Terry Kiser Rhonda Bates Candy Ann Brown Joanna Cassidy Mary Hanson Marilyn Tokuda |
| Music by |
Tony Asher John Bahler Kevin Clark |
| Opening theme | "Roller Girls" performed by Shari Saba |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | James Komack |
| Producer(s) |
Stan Cutler George Tricker Neil Rosen |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | The Komack Company |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | April 24 – May 10, 1978 |
The Roller Girls is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from April 24, 1978 to May 10, 1978.[1]
Premise
The series features the exploits of a fictional all-female roller derby team, the Pittsburgh Pitts, owned and managed by Don Mitchell (Terry Kiser).
Cast
- Terry Kiser as Don Mitchell
- Rhonda Bates as Mongo Sue Lambert
- Candy Ann Brown J.B Johnson
- Joanna Cassidy as Selma 'Books' Cassidy
- Marcy Hanson as Honey Bee Novak
- Marilyn Tokuda as Shana 'Pipeline' Akira
- James Murtaugh as Howie Devine
Episodes
| Nº | Episode title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Battle of the Sexes" | April 24, 1978 |
| A five-woman roller staking team, the Pittsburgh Pitts, sets out to strike a rock 'em, sock 'em blow for womanhood in a race with an all-male team. | ||
| 2 | "Come to Me, My Melancholy Mongo" | May 1, 1978 |
| Her teammates secretly arrange for lonely, dateless Mongo to have a night of romance with the team's owner-coach. | ||
| 3 | "The Birth of the Pitts" | May 3, 1978 |
| A half-time pep talk by their owner-coach prods members of the Pittsburgh Pitts to reflect on how they met and became a unit. | ||
| 4 | "One of Our Players Is Missing" | May 10, 1978 |
| Honey Bee is angry when she is traded to the Rhode Island Hens team whose owner is threatening to foreclose the mortgage on the Pitts rink. | ||
References
- ↑ The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 1009. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.
External links
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