Rollergirls (TV series)

Rollergirls is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from April 24, 1978 to May 10, 1978.

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 (1978-04-24) – May 10, 1978 (1978-05-10)

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

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

External links

• The Roller Girls at IMDb