View Full Version : Roll Out: Technically not a M*A*S*H spinoff, but...
Dr. Thong 07-10-2021, 10:59 AM ...it was produced concurrently with season two of M*A*S*H (1973-74) and was created by M*A*S*H producers Gene Reynolds and Larry Gelbart.
The show is set in World War II in France with a platoon of predominately black soldiers.
The show was cancelled after only 11 episodes.
Although this show is not a M*A*S*H spinoff, it has the same sort of humor and can almost be seen as a prequel in that it takes place during wartime. I would say it feels kind of like M*A*S*H season one, but with more polish. I think this show could have developed into something really good had it not been cancelled.
Three of the series' actors, Hilly Hicks, Ed Begley Jr., and Val Bisoglio, would later go on to make appearances on M*A*S*H.
This, the show's only Xmas episode, features a pre-Saturday Night Live Garrett Morris.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gC9drE6nN0Y
DJM77 07-10-2021, 02:37 PM The link doesn't work for me.
I have an episode or two on a VHS tape.
Dr. Thong, if you don’t mind, I fixed the link for you
gC9drE6nN0Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gC9drE6nN0Y
1960'sTVfan 07-10-2021, 05:40 PM Hilly Hicks is cool and I've always liked him as an actor. Prior to Roll Out, Hilly was in a few episodes of The Bill Cosby Show sitcom playing the role of high school student Eddie Tucker.
Dr. Thong 07-11-2021, 10:00 AM Dr. Thong, if you don’t mind, I fixed the link for you
gC9drE6nN0Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gC9drE6nN0Y
Thank you. Appreciate the help!
Dr. Thong 07-11-2021, 10:03 AM Hilly Hicks is cool and I've always liked him as an actor. Prior to Roll Out, Hilly was in a few episodes of The Bill Cosby Show sitcom playing the role of high school student Eddie Tucker.
And he would appear in seasons three and five of M*A*S*H, playing different roles.
MRPITT 07-15-2021, 10:28 AM I have all the episodes except 1 if anyone is looking for them. I have the source discs.
Dr. Thong 07-15-2021, 06:25 PM I have all the episodes except 1 if anyone is looking for them. I have the source discs.
Nice!
TVFactFan 07-25-2021, 04:21 PM I remember a few of their faces from Good Times and the Jeffersons
Old School 08-18-2021, 09:15 PM I remember watching this show as a kid and liking it a lot...it was very funny.
https://metvcdn.metv.com/sVODc-1516290509-11056-list_items-73flops_rollout.jpg
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TVFactFan 08-18-2021, 09:23 PM I remember watching this show as a kid and liking it a lot...it was very funny.
https://metvcdn.metv.com/sVODc-1516290509-11056-list_items-73flops_rollout.jpg
https://travsd.files.wordpress.com/2018/11/img_2015.jpg?w=640
Because it wasnt that many options in 1973
No cable
No TV streaming
No Internet
:lol:
Dr. Thong 08-19-2021, 06:05 PM It boggles the mind that Gelbart and Reynolds were producing this and M*A*S*H at the same time and maintained a high level of quality on both productions.
Old School 08-31-2021, 04:48 AM Because it wasnt that many options in 1973
No cable
No TV streaming
No Internet
:lol:
But back then with only a few channels (ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS, Local Syndication Channels: KSTW 11, KCPQ 13, UHF 22) there was seemingly always something on good on TV to watch.
Today, outside of streaming, with hundreds of channels sometimes there is nothing good on TV to watch.
http://howitworks.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/tvstatic.jpg
TVFactFan 08-31-2021, 08:14 PM But back then with only a few channels (ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS, Local Syndication Channels: KSTW 11, KCPQ 13, UHF 22) there was seemingly always something on good on TV to watch.
Today, outside of streaming, with hundreds of channels sometimes there is nothing good on TV to watch.
http://howitworks.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/tvstatic.jpg
There was pressure to create better programming since there was only 3 channels
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