Rollergirls is an American sitcom that was not picked up to series, with its four produced episodes burned off over a 17 day period on NBC, from April 24 to May 10, 1978.
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 Lampert 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
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