The Rousters
| The Rousters | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Action Drama Tongue-in-cheek humor |
| Created by | Stephen J. Cannell |
| Starring | Hoyt Axton Chad Everett Timothy Gibbs Mimi Rogers Maxine Stuart Jim Varney |
| Opening theme | "Tough Enough" performed by Ronnie Milsap |
| Composers | Mike Post Stephen Geyer |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Stephen J. Cannell |
| Editor | John Elias |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Stephen J. Cannell Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | October 1, 1983 (1983年10月1日) – July 21, 1984 (1984年7月21日) |
The Rousters is an American adventure drama television series about a group of modern-day bounty hunters who are descendants of legendary lawman Wyatt Earp. It aired on NBC from October 1, 1983, until July 21, 1984. Despite advertising claims that this series would "sink The Love Boat " in the ratings, it was canceled in mid-season after only 6 of its 13 episodes had aired, with the remaining shows being burned off during the summer of 1984.
Premise
[edit ]Wyatt Earp III (Chad Everett) works as a bouncer for the traveling Sladetown Carnival, run by "Cactus Jack" Slade (Hoyt Axton). Wyatt doesn't care for his embarrassing name or the legacy it represents, but his shotgun-toting mother Amanda (Maxine Stuart) wants to carry on the "family tradition" of keeping law and order through bounty hunting.
Wyatt's brother Evan (Jim Varney) has a penchant for con artistry and bungled repair-work; this character is mostly comic relief. Slade's lion-taming daughter Ellen (Mimi Rogers) is dating Wyatt and tutoring his teenage son Michael (Timothy Gibbs).
Cast
[edit ]- Chad Everett as Wyatt Earp III
- Maxine Stuart as Amanda Earp
- Hoyt Axton as "Cactus Jack" Slade
- Mimi Rogers as Ellen Slade
- Jim Varney as Evan Earp
- Timothy Gibbs as Michael Earp
Episodes
[edit ]| No | Title | Directed by: | Written by: | Original air date | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Marshal of Sladetown" | E.W. Swackhamer | Stephen J. Cannell | October 1, 1983 (1983年10月1日) | 3000 |
| 2 | "The Carnival That Ate Sladetown" | Joseph Pevney | Stephen J. Cannell | October 15, 1983 (1983年10月15日) | 3101 |
| 3 | "Finders Keepers" | Dennis Donnelly | Mark Jones | October 22, 1983 (1983年10月22日) | 3102 |
| 4 | "A Picture's Worth a Thousand Dollars" | Arnold Laven | Babs Greyhosky | October 29, 1983 (1983年10月29日) | 3103 |
| 5 | "Eye Witness Blues" | Ron Satlof | Babs Greyhosky | December 20, 1983 (1983年12月20日) | 3112 |
| 6 | "Everybody Loves a Clown" | Guy Magar | Frank Lupo | December 27, 1983 (1983年12月27日) | 3104 |
| 7 | "Never Trust a Crystal Ball" | Barry Crane | Terrence McDonnell | June 9, 1984 (1984年6月9日) | 3105 |
| 8 | "Two and a Half Days of the Condor" | Bruce Kessler | Mark Jones & Babs Greyhosky | June 16, 1984 (1984年6月16日) | 3108 |
| 9 | "Slade vs. Slade" | Guy Magar | Babs Greyhosky | June 23, 1984 (1984年6月23日) | 3106 |
| 10 | "Snake Eyes" | Sigmund Neufeld Jr. | Mark Jones | June 30, 1984 (1984年6月30日) | 3110 |
| 11 | "Cold Streak" | Georg Stanford Brown | Jim Carlson & Terrence McDonnell | July 7, 1984 (1984年7月7日) | 3107 |
| 12 | "This Town Ain't Big Enough for the Twelve of Us" | Guy Magar | Mark Jones | July 14, 1984 (1984年7月14日) | 3111 |
| 13 | "Wyatt Earp to the Rescue" | Arnold Laven | Jeff Ray | July 21, 1984 (1984年7月21日) | 3109 |