The Rounders (TV series)

This article is about the TV sitcom. For films with similar names, see Rounder § Film and television.
The Rounders
Based onThe Rounders
Developed byMarion Hargrove
Directed byAllen Reisner
Starring
Theme music composerJeff Alexander
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes17
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production companyMGM Television
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseSeptember 6, 1966 (1966-09-06) –
January 3, 1967 (1967-01-03)
Ron Hayes (1966)

The Rounders was an American Western-style sitcom about two cowboys on the fictitious J.L. Ranch in Texas.[1]

Cast

Episodes

No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"A Horse On Jim Ed Love"Burt KennedyMarion HargroveSeptember 6, 1966 (1966-09-06)
Jim wants to buy a horse to resell and make a lot of money, but the horse has other plans.
2"Frontier Frankenstein"Hollingsworth MorseJack TurleySeptember 13, 1966 (1966-09-13)
Jim is tired of Old Fooler, so he uses a remote-control training device to try to whip the ranch ponies into top-flight cutting horses.
3"It's The Noble Thing To Do"Hollingsworth MorseMilton S. GelmanSeptember 20, 1966 (1966-09-20)
Noble Vestry is known as the greatest cowpuncher in the world, so Jim enlists Noble's help to teach Howdy and Ben the reality of being a cowboy.
4"The Moonshine Still Shines"Alexander SingerLois HireSeptember 27, 1966 (1966-09-27)
A new sheriff is in town, at least temporarily, and as his first official duty, Jim sets out to smash the still of a moonshiner.
5"Don't Buffalo Me"Hollingsworth MorseJudith Plowden & Teddi ShermanOctober 4, 1966 (1966-10-04)
Jim wants to own a real buffalo. Howdy and Ben want to make a lot of money. So the two cowpokes set out to satisfy Jim Ed's dream.
6"The Scavenger Hunt"Hollingsworth MorseStanley Adams & George F. SlavinOctober 11, 1966 (1966-10-11)
Velvet Haven, a fancy exclusive health resort just for women, has captured Howdy and Ben and put them to work at their ranch.
7"Some Things are Not for Sale"Alexander SingerMarion HargroveOctober 18, 1966 (1966-10-18)
Jim wants to buy Howdy's remarkably effective good-luck piece, but some things just are not for sale.
8"It Takes Only One to Suffer"Allen ReisnerEd AdamsonOctober 25, 1966 (1966-10-25)
Disgusted with life on the ranch, Ben gives Old Fooler to Howdy and takes over the operation of a one-pump gas station.
9"Man of the Year"Alexander SingerJohn DunkelNovember 1, 1966 (1966-11-01)
Jim wants to be named Man of the Year in Texas, so the ornery tightwad makes a painful effort to change his image.
10"Four Alarm Wingding"Alexander SingerHarold SwantonNovember 15, 1966 (1966-11-15)
Jim has bought a trailer from Howdy, but the merchandise might not arrive in A-1 condition; Howdy and Ben are throwing a party for the whole darned community in the trailer.
11"You Hold Your Temper, I'll Hold My Tongue"Hollingsworth MorseMilton S. GelmanNovember 22, 1966 (1966-11-22)
Jim promises a handsome sum if Ben Howdy will haul his new boat to Lake Love. Leave it to the two cowpokes to foul up a simple job....
12"Horse of a Different Cutter"Tom GriesMilton S. GelmanNovember 29, 1966 (1966-11-29)
A cutting-horse contest finds Howdy and Jim backing different entrants, and using all the sneaky tricks in the book to win their bets.
13"Polo, Anyone?"Hollingsworth MorseStanley Adams & George F. SlavinDecember 6, 1966 (1966-12-06)
Cowpokes Ben and Howdy are plotting to put one over on their boss Jim by using an old nag that they claim is a hot polo pony.
14"Low Moon At Hi Lo"Tom GriesPalmer ThompsonDecember 13, 1966 (1966-12-13)
Jim, with all his sneaky tricks, is again the favorite to win the annual horse race, but Abbey Marstow thinks she can outfox the fox this year with her own bag of tricks.
15"The Sweet Little Old Lady"Hollingsworth MorseNorman LessingDecember 20, 1966 (1966-12-20)
Martha Frobish was Jim's fourth-grade teacher, and since she has shown up, she has been wreaking havoc on the ranch.
16"Efficiency Is For The Experts"Allen ReisnerNorman KatkovDecember 27, 1966 (1966-12-27)
Jim needs efficiency on the ranch, and hires a woman who is an expert at it, much to the chagrin of two lazy cowboys.
17"What Elephants?"Hollingsworth MorseGene ThompsonJanuary 3, 1967 (1967-01-03)
Cowpokes Ben and Howdy are hiding a runaway pachyderm in plain sight, and having it do their work for them while they are at it.

References

  1. ^ "The Rounders (1965)". Nocturnal Pictures. Retrieved February 7, 2009.