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Roll Out

Roll Out

In an attempt to cash-in on the success of M*A*S*H, this rarely funny sitcom was stuck into the line-up. Loosely based upon the film "Red Ball Express"(1952) and set during WWII, Roll Out attempted to comment on race relations the way M*A*S*H was commenting on Vietnam.

Genres: Comedy

Premiered: 1973-10-05

Runtime: 30 mins

Status: Ended

Rating: N/A/10

Network: CBS

Main Cast

Stu GilliamStu Gilliam
as Cpl. 'Sweet' Williams
Hilly HicksHilly Hicks
as PFC Jed Brooks
Mel StewartMel Stewart
as Sgt. B.J. Bryant
Val BisoglioVal Bisoglio
as Capt. Rocco Calvelli
Ed Begley Jr.Ed Begley Jr.
as Lt. Robert W. Chapman
Garrett MorrisGarrett Morris
as Wheels

Episode Guide

Season 1

  • Episode 1: Pilot
    Aired: Oct 5, 1973

    We meet the men of the "Red Ball Express" a mostly black Army transportation unit based in WWII France. In the debut episode we see how Sweet honors a fellow driver's his last wish by organizing a New Orleans-style funeral.

  • Episode 2: Sunday, Sweet Sunday
    Aired: Oct 12, 1973

    No summary available.

  • Episode 3: Dark Victory
    Aired: Oct 19, 1973

    No summary available.

  • Episode 4: Strange Bedfellows
    Aired: Oct 26, 1973

    No summary available.

  • Episode 5: Dear Rocco
    Aired: Nov 2, 1973

    No summary available.

  • Episode 6: Sweet Millions
    Aired: Nov 16, 1973

    No summary available.

  • Episode 7: Members of the Wedding
    Aired: Nov 23, 1973

    No summary available.

  • Episode 8: The Paper Caper
    Aired: Nov 30, 1973

    No summary available.

  • Episode 9: No Wages-All Fear
    Aired: Dec 14, 1973

    No summary available.

  • Episode 10: Christmas the '44
    Aired: Dec 21, 1973

    No summary available.

  • Episode 11: Honor Truck
    Aired: Dec 28, 1973

    No summary available.

  • Episode 12: Didn't He Ramble?
    Aired: Jan 4, 1974

    Sweet gets an honorable discharge after he sprains his ankle