Rocky Road | |
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Created by | Arthur Annecharico |
Directed by | Russ Petranto Lee Lochhead Norman Abbott Dick Harwood Franklin Melton Mel Ferber Bonnie Franklin |
Starring | Maylo McCaslin Desiree Boschetti Georg Olden Lilly Moon Marcianne Warman |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 71 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer | Arthur Annecharico |
Producers | Patricia Fass Palmer Gene Abravaya |
Production locations | Hollywood Center Studios, Los Angeles |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production companies | The Arthur Company TBS Productions |
Original release | |
Network | Superstation WTBS |
Release | September 3, 1984 – March 13, 1987 |
Rocky Road is an American sitcom that was originally broadcast on the Superstation WTBS cable network from September 3, 1984 to March 13, 1987. Produced by Arthur Annecharico, the series follows three young siblings who run a beach-front ice cream parlor, and aired Monday nights as part of WTBS' line-up of original "family programming", which also included Down to Earth and Safe at Home . During its three-season run, the series underwent several cast changes and starred Maylo McCaslin, Desiree Boschetti, Georg Olden, Lilly Moon, and Marcianne Warman. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
The series centers on the three young Stuart siblings who live and work in a Pismo Beach boardwalk ice cream parlor that they inherit from their recently deceased parents. The Stuart kids – Jessica, the 22-year-old eldest and legal guardian of her two younger siblings; Robbie, the 17-year-old middle sibling and self-appointed "idea man"; and Cindi, the 12-year-old youngest sibling – somehow find a way keep the struggling ice cream parlor afloat with the help (and interference) of their neighbors on the beach. [2] [3] [5]
Jessica struggles to keep the family together while balancing a life of her own. Robbie is a typical teenager whose "bright ideas" have a tendency to backfire. And Cindi consistently finds adventures amidst a world of eccentric adults. Suzie Quartermain, the boardwalk's young lifeguard, is a fun-loving "party girl" whose antics always keep things interesting. Sandy Bradshaw, the boardwalk's police officer, is a bumbling young rookie who often finds himself in some mix-up. Lucas Buchanan, who owns the boardwalk's bait shop, watches over the Stuart kids and reminisces about the escapades of his younger days, before eventually selling the bait shop to retired Marine officer, Frank Wilson, Sr. and his teenage son, Frank, Jr. [2] [3] [5]
Rocky Road was created by Arthur Annecharico and was produced by his production company The Arthur Company for TBS. An attempt at producing sitcoms on a budget, each episode of Rocky Road was estimated to cost $100,000 to produce, approximately ¼ the cost of network sitcoms of the time. The series was filmed at Hollywood Center Studios in Los Angeles, California and premiered in its 7:05 pm time-slot on September 3, 1984 as part of TBS's Monday night line-up of its original shows Down to Earth (airing at 6:05 pm) and Safe at Home (airing at 6:35 pm) which, at the time, were both also produced by The Arthur Company. [1] [2] [3]
The theme song was penned and performed by melodic rocker Guthrie Govan. [6]
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No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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1 | 1 | "Miss Boardwalk" | Unknown | Unknown | September 3, 1984 | 001 |
2 | 2 | "Handcuffed" | Unknown | Unknown | September 10, 1984 | 002 |
3 | 3 | "The Great American Kiss Off" | Unknown | Unknown | September 17, 1984 | 003 |
4 | 4 | "Buried Treasure" | Unknown | Unknown | September 24, 1984 | 004 |
5 | 5 | "The Formula" | Unknown | Unknown | October 1, 1984 | 005 |
6 | 6 | "Knives Near the Water" | Unknown | Unknown | October 8, 1984 | 006 |
7 | 7 | "Sister Was a Centerfold" | Unknown | Unknown | October 15, 1984 | 007 |
8 | 8 | "Spellbound" | Unknown | Unknown | October 22, 1984 | 008 |
9 | 9 | "Curse" | Unknown | Unknown | October 29, 1984 | 009 |
10 | 10 | "The Critic" | Unknown | Unknown | November 5, 1984 | 010 |
11 | 11 | "Trading Spaces" | Unknown | Unknown | November 12, 1984 | 011 |
12 | 12 | "You Make Me Feel So Young" | Unknown | Unknown | November 19, 1984 | 012 |
13 | 13 | "Boardwalk Melody" | Unknown | Unknown | November 26, 1984 | 013 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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14 | 1 | "My Guy" | Unknown | Unknown | September 2, 1985 | 014 |
15 | 2 | "The Creature That Ate the Boardwalk" | Unknown | Unknown | September 9, 1985 | 015 |
16 | 3 | "Sandy, She Wrote" | Unknown | Unknown | September 16, 1985 | 016 |
17 | 4 | "Suzie Claus Is Coming to Town" | Unknown | Unknown | September 23, 1985 | 022 |
18 | 5 | "B. My Love" | Unknown | Unknown | September 30, 1985 | 019 |
19 | 6 | "The Exterminators" | Unknown | Unknown | October 7, 1985 | 017 |
20 | 7 | "The Buck Stops Here" | Unknown | Unknown | October 14, 1985 | 023 |
21 | 8 | "Bully for You" | Unknown | Unknown | October 21, 1985 | 018 |
22 | 9 | "Big Sister Blues" | Unknown | Unknown | October 28, 1985 | 020 |
23 | 10 | "Mr. October" | Unknown | Unknown | November 4, 1985 | 021 |
24 | 11 | "Partners" | Unknown | Unknown | November 11, 1985 | 024 |
25 | 12 | "The Big Two-three" | Unknown | Unknown | November 18, 1985 | 025 |
26 | 13 | "Buchanan and Son" | Unknown | Unknown | November 25, 1985 | 026 |
27 | 14 | "Tonsils" | Unknown | Unknown | December 2, 1985 | 027 |
28 | 15 | "A Robbie Production" | Unknown | Unknown | December 9, 1985 | 028 |
29 | 16 | "Hurricane" | Unknown | Unknown | December 16, 1985 | 029 |
30 | 17 | "Two Tickets for Bruce" | Unknown | Unknown | December 23, 1985 | 030 |
31 | 18 | "The Oddest Couple" | Russ Petranto | Rob Ulin | December 30, 1985 | 036 |
32 | 19 | "The Wrong Mr. Right" | Unknown | Unknown | January 6, 1986 | 037 |
33 | 20 | "Real Men Eat Quiche" | Unknown | Unknown | January 13, 1986 | 032 |
34 | 21 | "Jessica's Old Flame" | Russ Petranto | Ted Bergman | January 20, 1986 | 034 |
35 | 22 | "Bicycle Thief" | Unknown | Unknown | January 27, 1986 | 038 |
36 | 23 | "Dueling Dads" | Norman Abbott | Danny Morris & Robert Gosnell | February 3, 1986 | 031 |
37 | 24 | "Lucas' Nephew" | Unknown | Unknown | February 10, 1986 | 035 |
38 | 25 | "Big Brother Is Watching" | Unknown | Unknown | February 17, 1986 | 039 |
39 | 26 | "Jessica's Vacation" | Unknown | Unknown | February 24, 1986 | 041 |
40 | 27 | "Robbie's Inheritance" | Unknown | Unknown | March 3, 1986 | 033 |
41 | 28 | "Misfortune Cookie" | Unknown | Unknown | March 10, 1986 | 042 |
42 | 29 | "Jess, You Is My Mother Now" | Unknown | Unknown | March 17, 1986 | 040 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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43 | 1 | "Junior High School Confidential" | Unknown | Unknown | September 5, 1986 | 048 |
44 | 2 | "Fair Weather Friends" | Unknown | Unknown | September 12, 1986 | 050 |
45 | 3 | "Suzie Moves In" | Unknown | Unknown | September 19, 1986 | 058 |
46 | 4 | "Rockin' Robbie" | Unknown | Unknown | September 26, 1986 | 055 |
47 | 5 | "Bringing Up Baby" | Unknown | Unknown | October 3, 1986 | 044 |
48 | 6 | "A Horse Is a Horse" | Unknown | Unknown | October 10, 1986 | 049 |
49 | 7 | "Fear of Flying" | Russ Petranto | Sheri Scharfer & Steve Crider | October 17, 1986 | 051 |
50 | 8 | "Davey Jones' Locket" | Unknown | Unknown | October 31, 1986 | 054 |
51 | 9 | "Jessica's College Roommate" | Unknown | Unknown | November 6, 1986 | 043 |
52 | 10 | "Junk Food Junkie" | Unknown | Unknown | November 11, 1986 | 046 |
53 | 11 | "Brain Bowl" | Unknown | Unknown | November 12, 1986 | 047 |
54 | 12 | "The New Lucas" | Unknown | Unknown | November 19, 1986 | 052 |
55 | 13 | "Love for Sale" | Unknown | Unknown | November 20, 1986 | 053 |
56 | 14 | "Cindi's Identity Crisis" | Unknown | Unknown | November 24, 1986 | 056 |
57 | 15 | "Boardwalk Blues" | Unknown | Unknown | November 26, 1986 | 057 |
58 | 16 | "Credit Crunch" | Unknown | Unknown | December 5, 1986 | 059 |
59 | 17 | "Frank Wilson & Son" | Unknown | Unknown | December 19, 1986 | 060 |
60 | 18 | "Why Frank Senior Can't Read" | Unknown | Unknown | December 26, 1986 | 061 |
61 | 19 | "Green Eyed Monster" | Unknown | Unknown | January 2, 1987 | 062 |
62 | 20 | "To Go or Not to Go" | Unknown | Unknown | January 9, 1987 | 063 |
63 | 21 | "The Return of Jerry" | Unknown | Unknown | January 16, 1987 | 064 |
64 | 22 | "Moscow on the Boardwalk" | Unknown | Unknown | January 23, 1987 | 065 |
65 | 23 | "Stuart's Folly" | Unknown | Unknown | January 30, 1987 | 066 |
66 | 24 | "Terms of Agreement" | Unknown | Unknown | February 6, 1987 | 067 |
67 | 25 | "Witness for the Persecution" | Unknown | Unknown | February 13, 1987 | 069 |
68 | 26 | "Drinking Buddies" | Unknown | Unknown | February 20, 1987 | 070 |
69 | 27 | "Food for Thought" | Unknown | Unknown | February 27, 1987 | 071 |
70 | 28 | "Bye, Bye, Jerry" | Unknown | Unknown | March 6, 1987 | 072 |
71 | 29 | "True Colors" | Unknown | Unknown | March 13, 1987 | 075 |
Year | Award | Nominee | Category | Result | Ref. |
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1986 | Young Artist Award | Georg Olden | Best Young Actor in a Cable Series or Special | Nominated | [7] |
1987 | Young Artist Award | Rocky Road | Best Cable Series | Nominated | [8] |
Young Artist Award | Georg Olden | Best Young Actor in a Cable Series or Special | Nominated | ||
Young Artist Award | Devon Odessa | Best Young Actress in a Cable Series or Special | Nominated |
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