Rocky Road (TV series)

*Rocky Road*
Rocky Road
Created by	Arthur Annecharico
Directed by	Russ Petranto; Lee Lochhead; Norman Abbott; Dick Harwood; Franklin Melton; Mel Ferber; Bonnie Franklin
Starring	Maylo McCaslin; Desiree Boschetti; Georg Olden; Lilly Moon; Marcianne Warman
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	71 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	Arthur Annecharico
Producers	Patricia Fass Palmer; Gene Abravaya
Production locations	Hollywood Center Studios, Los Angeles
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	The Arthur Company; TBS Productions
Release
Original network	Superstation WTBS
Original release	September 3, 1984 –; March 13, 1987

Rocky Road is an American situation comedy that was originally broadcast on the Superstation WTBS cable network from September 3, 1984 to March 13, 1987. Produced by Arthur Annecharico, the series follows three young siblings who run a beach-front ice cream parlor, and aired Monday nights as part of WTBS' line-up of original "family programming", which also included Down to Earth and Safe at Home. During its three-season run, the series underwent several cast changes and starred Maylo McCaslin, Desiree Boschetti, Georg Olden, Lilly Moon, and Marcianne Warman.[1][2][3][4][5]

Premise

Main cast for season 3 of Rocky Road

The series centers on the three young Stuart siblings who live and work in a Pismo Beach boardwalk ice cream parlor that they inherit from their recently deceased parents. The Stuart kids – Jessica, the 22-year-old eldest and legal guardian of her two younger siblings; Robbie, the 17-year-old middle sibling and self-appointed "idea man"; and Cindi, the 12-year-old youngest sibling – somehow find a way keep the struggling ice cream parlor afloat with the help (and interference) of their neighbors on the beach.[2][3][5]

Jessica struggles to keep the family together while balancing a life of her own. Robbie is a typical teenager whose "bright ideas" have a tendency to backfire. And Cindi consistently finds adventures amidst a world of eccentric adults. Suzie Quartermain, the boardwalk's young lifeguard, is a fun-loving "party girl" whose antics always keep things interesting. Sandy Bradshaw, the boardwalk's police officer, is a bumbling young rookie who often finds himself in some mix-up. Lucas Buchanan, who owns the boardwalk's bait shop, watches over the Stuart kids and reminisces about the escapades of his younger days, before eventually selling the bait shop to retired Marine officer, Frank Wilson, Sr. and his teenage son, Frank, Jr.[2][3][5]

Characters

Jessica Stuart (Maylo McCaslin, season 1; Desiree Boschetti, seasons 2–3)
Robbie Stuart (Georg Olden)
Cindi Stuart (Lilly Moon, season 1; Marcianne Warman, seasons 2–3)
Suzie Quartermain (Kelly Ann Conn)
Sandy Bradshaw (Jim Menza, seasons 1–2)
Lucas Buchanan (Lewis Arquette, seasons 1–2)
Frank Wilson, Sr. (Fred Morsell, season 3)
Frank Wilson, Jr. (Joey Green, season 3)[2][4][5]

Production

Rocky Road was created by Arthur Annecharico and was produced by his production company The Arthur Company for TBS. An attempt at producing sitcoms on a budget, each episode of Rocky Road was estimated to cost $100,000 to produce, approximately ¼ the cost of network sitcoms of the time. The series was filmed at Hollywood Center Studios in Los Angeles, California and premiered in its 7:05 pm time-slot on September 3, 1984 as part of TBS's Monday night line-up of its original shows Down to Earth (airing at 6:05 pm) and Safe at Home (airing at 6:35 pm) which, at the time, were both also produced by The Arthur Company.[1][2][3]

The theme song was penned and performed by melodic rocker Guthrie Govan.[6]

Episodes

Season 1 (1984)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
1	1	"Miss Boardwalk"	Unknown	Unknown	September 3, 1984 (1984-09-03)	001
2	2	"Handcuffed"	Unknown	Unknown	September 10, 1984 (1984-09-10)	002
3	3	"The Great American Kiss Off"	Unknown	Unknown	September 17, 1984 (1984-09-17)	003
4	4	"Buried Treasure"	Unknown	Unknown	September 24, 1984 (1984-09-24)	004
5	5	"The Formula"	Unknown	Unknown	October 1, 1984 (1984-10-01)	005
6	6	"Knives Near the Water"	Unknown	Unknown	October 8, 1984 (1984-10-08)	006
7	7	"Sister Was a Centerfold"	Unknown	Unknown	October 15, 1984 (1984-10-15)	007
8	8	"Spellbound"	Unknown	Unknown	October 22, 1984 (1984-10-22)	008
9	9	"Curse"	Unknown	Unknown	October 29, 1984 (1984-10-29)	009
10	10	"The Critic"	Unknown	Unknown	November 5, 1984 (1984-11-05)	010
11	11	"Trading Spaces"	Unknown	Unknown	November 12, 1984 (1984-11-12)	011
12	12	"You Make Me Feel So Young"	Unknown	Unknown	November 19, 1984 (1984-11-19)	012
13	13	"Boardwalk Melody"	Unknown	Unknown	November 26, 1984 (1984-11-26)	013

Season 2 (1985–86)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
14	1	"My Guy"	Unknown	Unknown	September 2, 1985 (1985-09-02)	014
15	2	"The Creature That Ate the Boardwalk"	Unknown	Unknown	September 9, 1985 (1985-09-09)	015
16	3	"Sandy, She Wrote"	Unknown	Unknown	September 16, 1985 (1985-09-16)	016
17	4	"Suzie Claus Is Coming to Town"	Unknown	Unknown	September 23, 1985 (1985-09-23)	022
18	5	"B. My Love"	Unknown	Unknown	September 30, 1985 (1985-09-30)	019
19	6	"The Exterminators"	Unknown	Unknown	October 7, 1985 (1985-10-07)	017
20	7	"The Buck Stops Here"	Unknown	Unknown	October 14, 1985 (1985-10-14)	023
21	8	"Bully for You"	Unknown	Unknown	October 21, 1985 (1985-10-21)	018
22	9	"Big Sister Blues"	Unknown	Unknown	October 28, 1985 (1985-10-28)	020
23	10	"Mr. October"	Unknown	Unknown	November 4, 1985 (1985-11-04)	021
24	11	"Partners"	Unknown	Unknown	November 11, 1985 (1985-11-11)	024
25	12	"The Big Two-three"	Unknown	Unknown	November 18, 1985 (1985-11-18)	025
26	13	"Buchanan and Son"	Unknown	Unknown	November 25, 1985 (1985-11-25)	026
27	14	"Tonsils"	Unknown	Unknown	December 2, 1985 (1985-12-02)	027
28	15	"A Robbie Production"	Unknown	Unknown	December 9, 1985 (1985-12-09)	028
29	16	"Hurricane"	Unknown	Unknown	December 16, 1985 (1985-12-16)	029
30	17	"Two Tickets for Bruce"	Unknown	Unknown	December 23, 1985 (1985-12-23)	030
31	18	"The Oddest Couple"	Russ Petranto	Rob Ulin	December 30, 1985 (1985-12-30)	036
32	19	"The Wrong Mr. Right"	Unknown	Unknown	January 6, 1986 (1986-01-06)	037
33	20	"Real Men Eat Quiche"	Unknown	Unknown	January 13, 1986 (1986-01-13)	032
34	21	"Jessica's Old Flame"	Russ Petranto	Ted Bergman	January 20, 1986 (1986-01-20)	034
35	22	"Bicycle Thief"	Unknown	Unknown	January 27, 1986 (1986-01-27)	038
36	23	"Dueling Dads"	Norman Abbott	Danny Morris & Robert Gosnell	February 3, 1986 (1986-02-03)	031
37	24	"Lucas' Nephew"	Unknown	Unknown	February 10, 1986 (1986-02-10)	035
38	25	"Big Brother Is Watching"	Unknown	Unknown	February 17, 1986 (1986-02-17)	039
39	26	"Jessica's Vacation"	Unknown	Unknown	February 24, 1986 (1986-02-24)	041
40	27	"Robbie's Inheritance"	Unknown	Unknown	March 3, 1986 (1986-03-03)	033
41	28	"Misfortune Cookie"	Unknown	Unknown	March 10, 1986 (1986-03-10)	042
42	29	"Jess, You Is My Mother Now"	Unknown	Unknown	March 17, 1986 (1986-03-17)	040

Season 3 (1986–87)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
43	1	"Junior High School Confidential"	Unknown	Unknown	September 5, 1986 (1986-09-05)	048
44	2	"Fair Weather Friends"	Unknown	Unknown	September 12, 1986 (1986-09-12)	050
45	3	"Suzie Moves In"	Unknown	Unknown	September 19, 1986 (1986-09-19)	058
46	4	"Rockin' Robbie"	Unknown	Unknown	September 26, 1986 (1986-09-26)	055
47	5	"Bringing Up Baby"	Unknown	Unknown	October 3, 1986 (1986-10-03)	044
48	6	"A Horse Is a Horse"	Unknown	Unknown	October 10, 1986 (1986-10-10)	049
49	7	"Fear of Flying"	Unknown	Unknown	October 17, 1986 (1986-10-17)	051
50	8	"Davey Jones' Locket"	Unknown	Unknown	October 31, 1986 (1986-10-31)	054
51	9	"Jessica's College Roommate"	Unknown	Unknown	November 6, 1986 (1986-11-06)	043
52	10	"Junk Food Junkie"	Unknown	Unknown	November 11, 1986 (1986-11-11)	046
53	11	"Brain Bowl"	Unknown	Unknown	November 12, 1986 (1986-11-12)	047
54	12	"The New Lucas"	Unknown	Unknown	November 19, 1986 (1986-11-19)	052
55	13	"Love for Sale"	Unknown	Unknown	November 20, 1986 (1986-11-20)	053
56	14	"Cindi's Identity Crisis"	Unknown	Unknown	November 24, 1986 (1986-11-24)	056
57	15	"Boardwalk Blues"	Unknown	Unknown	November 26, 1986 (1986-11-26)	057
58	16	"Credit Crunch"	Unknown	Unknown	December 5, 1986 (1986-12-05)	059
59	17	"Frank Wilson & Son"	Unknown	Unknown	December 19, 1986 (1986-12-19)	060
60	18	"Why Frank Senior Can't Read"	Unknown	Unknown	December 26, 1986 (1986-12-26)	061
61	19	"Green Eyed Monster"	Unknown	Unknown	January 2, 1987 (1987-01-02)	062
62	20	"To Go or Not to Go"	Unknown	Unknown	January 9, 1987 (1987-01-09)	063
63	21	"The Return of Jerry"	Unknown	Unknown	January 16, 1987 (1987-01-16)	064
64	22	"Moscow on the Boardwalk"	Unknown	Unknown	January 23, 1987 (1987-01-23)	065
65	23	"Stuart's Folly"	Unknown	Unknown	January 30, 1987 (1987-01-30)	066
66	24	"Terms of Agreement"	Unknown	Unknown	February 6, 1987 (1987-02-06)	067
67	25	"Witness for the Persecution"	Unknown	Unknown	February 13, 1987 (1987-02-13)	069
68	26	"Drinking Buddies"	Unknown	Unknown	February 20, 1987 (1987-02-20)	070
69	27	"Food for Thought"	Unknown	Unknown	February 27, 1987 (1987-02-27)	071
70	28	"Bye, Bye, Jerry"	Unknown	Unknown	March 6, 1987 (1987-03-06)	072
71	29	"True Colors"	Unknown	Unknown	March 13, 1987 (1987-03-13)	075

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Nominee	Category	Result	Ref.
1986	Young Artist Award	Georg Olden	Best Young Actor in a Cable Series or Special	Nominated	[7]
1987	Young Artist Award	Rocky Road	Best Cable Series	Nominated	[8]
	Young Artist Award	Georg Olden	Best Young Actor in a Cable Series or Special	Nominated
	Young Artist Award	Devon Odessa	Best Young Actress in a Cable Series or Special	Nominated

References

"Author Co. makes cable comedies". The Madison Courier. Associated Press. June 4, 1985.
John Carman (September 2, 1985). "Latest comedy has 'Rocky Road' to hoe on WTBS". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Charles Witbeck (August 29, 1986). "High quality TV seeks out low costs". The Times-News.
George Fergus. "'Rocky Road' – a titles and airdates guide". EpGuides.com. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
"Life's a thrill for 'Gorgeous Georg' Olden". Teen Idols Mania!. July 1986. p. 56. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
"Guthrie Govan talks perfect practice, unimportant solos and the new Aristocrats album". 17 July 2019.
"8th Annual Youth In Film Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on April 3, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
"9th Annual Youth In Film Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2012.

External links

Rocky Road at IMDb
Rocky Road at RetroJunk.com

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[The_Madison_Courier-1] "Author Co. makes cable comedies". The Madison Courier. Associated Press. June 4, 1985.

[The_Atlanta_Journal-2] John Carman (September 2, 1985). "Latest comedy has 'Rocky Road' to hoe on WTBS". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

[The_Times-News-3] Charles Witbeck (August 29, 1986). "High quality TV seeks out low costs". The Times-News.

[EpGuides.com-4] George Fergus. "'Rocky Road' – a titles and airdates guide". EpGuides.com. Retrieved March 16, 2012.

[Teen_Idols_Mania!-5] "Life's a thrill for 'Gorgeous Georg' Olden". Teen Idols Mania!. July 1986. p. 56. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)

[6] "Guthrie Govan talks perfect practice, unimportant solos and the new Aristocrats album". 17 July 2019.

[Young_Artist_Awards_1-7] "8th Annual Youth In Film Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on April 3, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2012.

[Young_Artist_Awards_2-8] "9th Annual Youth In Film Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2012.