Roll Out

Roll Out

infobox television
show_name = Roll Out


caption =
rating =
format = Sitcom
runtime = 30 minutes
(per episode)
director = Gene Reynolds
Don Weis
Richard Kinon
William Wiard
producer = Gene Reynolds
Larry Gelbart
starring =Ed Begley, Jr.
Garrett Morris
Rod Gist
Mel Stewart
Jimmy Lydon
Stu Gilliam
Hilly Hicks
Darrow Igus
country = flagcountry|United States
network = CBS
first_aired = October 5, 1973
last_aired = January 4, 1974
num_episodes = 12
list_episodes =
imdb_id = 0069622
tv_com_id = 7092

"Roll Out" is a sitcom that aired Friday evenings on CBS during the 1973-1974 television season. Starring Ed Begley, Jr. and Garrett Morris, the series was set in France during World War II and was loosely based on the 1952 film "Red Ball Express".

ynopsis

In an effort to cash in on the success of "M*A*S*H", CBS made the choice to air another Army comedy. Instead of Army medics, "Roll Out" highlighted the pratfalls of the supply drivers of the 5050th Quartermaster Trucking Company of the U.S. Third Army's Red Ball Express, whose staff was mainly African American. The series attempted to use the World War II setting as a commentary on race relations, just as "M*A*S*H's" Korean War setting was also a commentary on the Vietnam War.

The show aired opposite ABC's sitcom, "The Odd Couple". Subsequently, "Roll Out" failed to win its timeslot and was canceled after one season.

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External links

*imdb title|0069622|Roll Out
* [http://www.tv.com/roll-out/show/7092/summary.html "Roll Out" at TV.com]


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