Roundhouse (1992)
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Rita Sheffield — Director
Episodes 20
Summertime Blues
Joey Anykid gets a summer job delivering newspapers (Dutchy... is that you?!) in order to afford a flirtatious bicycle. He finds he may have gotten in over his head with responsibility.
Joey misses out on all the summer fun after getting a job.
Read MoreGang Violence
Adam feels pressured at school to join a gang.
Rival gangs recruit Adam while he deals with an epidemic of gang violence at his school.
Read MoreMaterialism
The family wins a lawsuit against a pigs feet company and learns what it's like to have sudden wealth.
The family strikes it rich after a frivolous law suit and learns that money can't buy happiness.
Read MorePrejudice
In clever Roundhouse fashion, issues such as racism and cultural intolerance are addressed metaphorically - using a silly situation of intolerance to show us how really ridiculous and trite any kind of prejudice is. Brian struggles with his feelings for a girl whose belly button is an "innie" even though he is an "outie."
The kids tackle racism, prejudices, and stereotypes when a first date leads to belly button related tensions.
Read MoreSummer Camp
Jack and Diane go to camp for the summer, but shortly become homesick.
The gang makes life long memories while away at camp for the summer.
Read MoreIn the first part of the only Roundhouse two-parter, Fred and Jill Anykid come across a blender that's really a time machine! They travel to ancient times and meet their ancestors. The also find that the past is filled with as much commercialism as the present. When they return to their time, they destroy the blender to prevent any further time travel mischief - but have they interfered with history and changed the fate of their parents and themselves?
The Anykid family attends a family reunion and finds a time machine.
Read MoreSuperstitions
Paul AnyKid's lucky underwear really do bring him good luck. He even lands an audition for the telvision show, Clap Trap.
The show Claptrap (a cute self-parody) is looking for new talent. Paul gets a chance to audition, with the help of his lucky underwear.
Read MoreStress and Success
Darrell Anykid has to come up with an underachievement Project for school to compete with child genius Donald Chump.
Read MoreWar & Peace
For a political science lesson, a classroom is divided into two nations that must get along for the school year. War breaks out.
Brothers Jake and Jay start a 'war' when they have a disagreement.
Read MoreEndings
The kids graduate from Anytown Junior High. Ivan's character quickly realizes that this means Roundhouse is cancelled. He spends the remaining 18 minutes trying to save the show.
A fitting finale for the series, with many sketches of the same theme as waiting for the fat lady to sing (which she finally does). Most notably, among the goodbyes in this episode, there's a segment with the cast reading fan mail. Ivan picks up a letter and says, "This is for our friend Dom, who couldn't be here tonight," dedicating the episode to his long-time friend and coworker Dominic Lucero. Dom was originally the main character of the show before being diagnosed with leukemia half way through the second season. He returned for an episode here and there. A poll was sent out to fans asking for mail sent to the studios to continue the series. All attempts at protest had high results, yet issues following a corporate buyout meant the axe for Roundhouse.
Read MoreDefender of the Universe
Duke the school bully tries to pressure Dave Anykid into using his computer smarts to break into the school computer and fix his grades.
Various forms of technology try to control everyone's lives.
Read MoreNobody's Perfect
In an episode performed and aired live on June 4, 1994, KC learns to deal with making mistakes.
Casey struggles with handing his mistake in baseball game and while persistently sticking his foot in his mouth in the series only live episode.
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