The Roller Girls

The Roller Girls (on-screen title: Rollergirls) is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from April 24, 1978 to May 10, 1978.[1]

The Roller Girls
Created byJames Komack
Directed byJames Komack
Burt Brinckerhoff
Gary Shimokawa
StarringTerry Kiser
Rhonda Bates
Candy Ann Brown
Joanna Cassidy
Marcy Hanson
Marilyn Tokuda
Music byTony Asher
John Bahler
Kevin Clark
Opening theme"Roller Girls" performed by Shari Saba
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producerJames Komack
ProducersStan Cutler
George Tricker
Neil Rosen
Running time30 minutes
Production companyThe Komack Company
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseApril 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

Episodes

Season #Episode #TitlePlot/NotesOriginal air date
11"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 teamApril 24, 1978
12"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
13"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
14"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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