Series synopsis
Radio Free Roscoe is a Canadian drama comedy television series that premiered on Family Channel on August 1, 2003. It ended on May 27, 2005. It was created by Doug McRobb, Will McRobb. It stars Al Mukadam, Kate Todd, Nathan Stephenson and Nathan Carter.
Radio Free Roscoe was a Canadian television series filmed in Toronto, Ontario. The show was produced by Decode Entertainment, and it first aired on 1 August 2003 on Family, in Canada. It has also been dubbed in French in the province of Quebec and aired on VRAK.TV. The show was later aired on The N in the United States, where the show received funding for a second season. The series ended on 27 May 2005 because The N decided to stop funding the show, and Family, along with Decode Entertainment, ...
Premise
Radio Free Roscoe was a Canadian television series filmed in Toronto, Ontario. The show was produced by Decode Entertainment, and it first aired on 1 August 2003 on Family, in Canada. It has also been dubbed in French in the province of Quebec and aired on VRAK.TV. The show was later aired on The N in the United States, where the show received funding for a second season. The series ended on 27 May 2005 because The N decided to stop funding the show, and Family, along with Decode Entertainment, could not fill the gap in the production budget. The show was shown on Family until 2007, when it was replaced. In early 2008, The N began rebroadcasting reruns.
The pilot was first filmed in New Jersey, with an entirely different cast. Then, the show was going to be based in Nutley, New Jersey and was titled Radio Free Nutley. The show was never picked up until Decode Entertainment decided to move production to Toronto and change the cast and title of the show. However, the show was still set in suburban New Jersey.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Al Mukadam as Pronto / Raymond 'Ray' Brennan
- Kate Todd as Lily Randall / Shady Lane
- Nathan Stephenson as Question Mark / Robert 'Robbie' McGrath
- Nathan Carter as Smog / Travis Strong
- Genelle Williams as Kim Carlisle
Guest cast
- Lauren Collins
- Jake Epstein
- Mandy Butcher
- Ashley Newbrough
- Lara Amersey
- Jennifer Miller as Erin Kiminsky
- Charlotte Sullivan as Judy Douglas
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 52 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 26 | October 31, 2003 | March 26, 2004 |
| Season 2 | 26 | August 27, 2004 | May 27, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Power of Radio We meet the gang who is just starting at Roscoe High, Lily a muscian, Travis a semi-odd but charming outcast, Ray a class clown, Robbie an indepedent guy who stands up for his thoughts. Lily has written a song, but doesn't know if she can stand up in front of a crowd and play it. Ray tries out for the play instead of soccer, and is worried about his father's reaction. Robbie and Travis try out for Cougar radio, but Travis soon finds it's not 'the voice of Roscoe High' and quits. Robbie soon does as well. They both have ideas for their own Radio show, as they pull Lily and Ray along for the ride will they have what it takes?... |
October 31, 2003 |
| 2 |
On the Air Lily Ray Robbie and Travis have marked there territory as 'Radio Free Roscoe'. They have done a few shows, but just because something is on the radio does it mean it's 'real radio'? The gang will soon find out, and when Travis puts them on-air with out them knowing, they will find the true meaning of real radio. |
October 31, 2003 |
| 3 |
About a Girl Lily starts getting the guys attention because she is hanging out with one of the prettiest girls in school. Lily's behavior has been different lately. She has been wearing dresses and flirting with cute guys. How come Ray seems to care so much? When he tries to sabotage Lilly's date with Lee Johns, Robbie and Travis are almost positive that Ray has stronger feelings about Lily than they thought. Maybe he likes her more than a friend. Will everyone's love life work out or will they all realise that loves really bites. |
August 1, 2003 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
You Choose, You Lose Friendships hang in the balance at Henry Roscoe High. Lily is torn between sheltering her strong friendships with Ray and Travis, and opting for romance. Travis reins in his affections for Lily when she pulls back from their near kiss, leaving Ray free to pursue Lily with an invitation to a ""special dinner"". Although the date turns from tragedy to triumph, Lily fears that a kiss could sour her friendship with Ray. Lily makes it clear that romance will not be in the air for either Travis or Ray, but the two suitors secretly throw down the gauntlet in pursuit of Lily's affections. And speaking of kissing… a rumor about Kim Carlisle snuggling up to a ninth grader races through the halls of H.R. High and reaches the ears of Principal Waller who squelches Kim's radio show with some super dull ""approved copy"". Kim's unhappiness strikes a chord in Robbie who persuades Waller to put the Carlisle ""You and Hello"" back in Cougar Radio. |
August 27, 2004 |
| 2 |
A Class, A Semester, A Lifetime Lily's friendship with Audrey seems to be on the upswing. Although they reunite and find common ground once again, Audrey's snobby attitude and elite posse, whose pastimes include ridiculing others, does not mesh well with Lily's kindhearted sensibilities. Lily suffers twinges of sadness when she opts for integrity and breaks off her friendship with Audrey but discovers a silver lining and new camaraderie in the hilarious and engaging Parker. Ray and Travis haggle over the gentleman's rules of romance that they are trying to establish in their pursuit of Lily, though each is only using ""the list"" to gain footing on the ever slippery slope to Lily's heart. Both Travis and Ray appeal to Robbie who is surreptitiously leads them to see that their sparring over Lily may in fact be the beginning to a beautiful friendship. |
August 27, 2004 |
| 3 |
One Steps Forward, Two Step Back Ray and Travis both try to be lily's number one fan.Lily enters an open mic contest but fears she will do bad.when she gets on stage she's nervous,but will lily be able to go through with it? Meanwhile Kim and Question mark(robbie) continue fighting with one another. |
September 3, 2004 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Family Channel |
|---|---|
| First aired | August 1, 2003 |
| Last aired | May 27, 2005 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 19:30:00 |