Roundhouse (TV series)
{{short description|American television series}}
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{{Infobox television
| image = Roundhouselogo.png
| creator = {{Plainlist|
- Buddy Sheffield
- Rita Sheffield Hester
}}
| developer = {{Plainlist|
- Rita Sheffield Hester
- Buddy Sheffield
- Benny Hester
}}
| writer = {{Plainlist|
- Bernie Ancheta
- Becky Hartman-Edwards
- Sheila R. Lawrence
- Nancy Neufeld Callaway
- Buddy Sheffield
- Rita Sheffield
}}
| director = {{Plainlist|
- Rita Sheffield
- Ron Andreassen
- Bruce Gowers
- Gary Halvorson
- Paul Hoen
- Linda Mendoza
- Dennis Rosenblatt
}}
| theme_music_composer = {{Plainlist|
- Benny Hester
- Buddy Sheffield
}}
| opentheme =
| endtheme =
| composer = {{Plainlist|
- Benny Hester
- Eric Hester
- Frank Musker
- James Raymond
- Marty Walsh
}}
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 4
| num_episodes = 52
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
- Rita Sheffield Hester
- Buddy Sheffield
- Benny Hester
}}
| location = {{Plainlist|
- Nickelodeon Studios (Season 1)
CBS Studio Center (Season 2-4)
}}
| runtime = 22–24 minutes
| company = Rebel Entertainment
| first_aired = {{Start date|1992|8|15}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1995}}
| channel = Nickelodeon
}}
Roundhouse is an American comedy-variety television series that aired on Nickelodeon from 1992 through 1995.{{cite web |url=http://www.aoltv.com/2009/04/15/reprise-the-theme-song-roll-the-credits-and-for-the-love-of-go/ |website=The Huffington Post |date=April 15, 2009 |title= Reprise the theme song, roll the credits, and for the love of God, revive Roundhouse! - VIDEO |archive-url= https://archive.today/20130204215846/http://www.aoltv.com/2009/04/15/reprise-the-theme-song-roll-the-credits-and-for-the-love-of-go/ |archive-date=2013-02-04 |url-status=dead}} The series was recorded before a live audience on a minimal set and incorporated sketch comedy, dance sequences, and musical performances.{{Cite web |last=Glazer |first=Eliot |date=2024-03-12 |title=Justice for Roundhouse! |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/roundhouse-streaming-90s-nickelodeon.html |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=Vulture |language=en}}
Background
Roundhouse debuted as a part of the original SNICK lineup on Nickelodeon in 1992 and continued airing on the network through the end of 1995.{{Cite web |last=Klickstein |first=Mathew |date=2012-04-30 |title=Down at the 'Roundhouse' |url=https://www.vulture.com/2012/04/down-at-the-roundhouse.html |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=Vulture |language=en}}
Each episode revolved around the Anyfamily and their problems in daily life. The half-hour show, taped in front of a visible live audience, was broken up into sketches, dance sequences, and musical performances by both cast members and the house band. After everything is resolved story-wise, a cast member (or everyone in the final episode) would yell the words "Reprise the Theme Song and Roll the Credits"; the cast then sang the opening theme a cappella and closed the show with a dance number.
Cast
- Bryan Anthony (Season 4)
- Alfred Carr Jr.
- Jennifer Cihi (Season 3)
- John Crane
- Mark David
- Shawn Daywalt
- Ivan Dudynsky
- Micki Duran
- Amy Ehrlich (Season 3)
- Seymour Willis Green
- Crystal Lewis (Season 1)
- Dominic Lucero (Seasons 1–4)
- Shawn Muñoz (Season 3)
- David Nicoll (Season 4)
- Natalie Nucci
- Natasha Pearce (Season 4)
- Julene Renee-Preciado (as "Julene Renee")
- David Sidoni
- Lisa Vale (Seasons 2 and 4)
Roundhouse band
- Jack Kelly – drums
- John Pena – bass guitar
- James Raymond – keyboards
- Marty Walsh – guitar
- Will MacGregor – bass guitar (season 3)
- Abe Laboriel Jr. – drums (season 4)
- Tom Lilly – bass guitar (season 4)
- Oskar Cartaya – bass guitar (season 4)
Episodes
=Season 1 (1992)=
- You Can’t Fire Your Family
- New Kid in Town
- Last One Picked
- School Daze
- First Date
- Crushes/Idealism
- TV on Trial
- Meat Market
- The Clock Strikes Back
- Conflict
- Lifestyles
- The School Play
- What If?
=Season 2 (1993)=
- The Game of Popularity
- Environment
- Pets
- Step Family Feud
- In Trouble
- Independence
- Fears
- Best Friends
- And Baby Makes Three
- Summertime Blues
- Technobabble
=Season 3 (1994)=
- Happy Holidays
- Women vs. Men
- Gang Violence
- Jealousy
- Talent
- Rock Stars
- Greed
- Prejudice
- Generation Gap
- Puberty
- Privacy
- Self-Esteem
- The Joke's on You
- Running Away
- Lies
=Season 4 (1995)=
- The Big Quake
- Summer Camp
- Change
- Nobody's Perfect (Live Episode)
- Dropout
- The History of the Anyfamily - Part 1
- The History of the Anyfamily - Part 2
- Justice
- Superstitions
- Stress and Success
- Obsession
- War & Peace
- Endings
Awards and nominations
Home media
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0103530|title=Roundhouse}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20000608214857/http://roundhouse.tvheaven.com/rheps.html Episode guide]
- [http://www.easychair-exp.com/ Easychair Expressway], a fan website
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Category:1992 American television series debuts
Category:1996 American television series endings
Category:1990s American children's comedy television series
Category:1990s American musical comedy television series
Category:1990s American sketch comedy television series
Category:1990s American variety television series
Category:1990s Nickelodeon original programming
Category:American children's musical television series
Category:Children's sketch comedy