Rollergirls (TV series)
(Redirected from The Roller Girls)
| Rollergirls | |
|---|---|
| Created by | James Komack |
| Directed by | James Komack Burt Brinckerhoff Gary Shimokawa |
| Starring | Terry Kiser Rhonda Bates Candy Ann Brown Joanna Cassidy Marcy 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 | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | James Komack |
| Producers | Stan Cutler George Tricker Neil Rosen |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | The Komack Company |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | April 24 – May 10, 1978 |
Rollergirls is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from April 24, 1978 to May 10, 1978.[1]
Premise[edit]
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[edit]
- 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[edit]
| Season # | Episode # | Title | Plot/Notes | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Battle of the Sexes" | A five-woman roller skating team, the Pittsburgh Pitts, sets out to strike a rock 'em, sock 'em blow for womanhood in a race with an all-male team | April 24, 1978 |
| 1 | 2 | "Come to Me, My Melancholy Mongo" | Her teammates secretly arrange for lonely, dateless Mongo to have a night of romance with the team's owner-coach. | May 1, 1978 |
| 1 | 3 | "The Birth of the Pitts" | 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. | May 3, 1978 |
| 1 | 4 | "One of Our Players Is Missing" | 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. | May 10, 1978 |
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