The Rousters
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| Genre | Action / Tongue-in-cheek humor |
| Created by | Stephen J. Cannell |
| Starring |
Hoyt Axton Chad Everett Timothy Gibbs Mimi Rogers Maxine Stuart Jim Varney |
| Opening theme | "Tough Enough" performed by Ronnie Milsap |
| Composer(s) |
Mike Post Stephen Geyer |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Stephen J. Cannell |
| Editor(s) | John Elias |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Stephen J. Cannell Productions |
| Distributor | NBC |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | October 1, 1983 – July 21, 1984 |
The Rousters is an American adventure drama television series about a group of modern-day bounty hunters who are descendants of legendary lawman Wyatt Earp. It aired on NBC from October 1, 1983 until July 21, 1984. Despite advertising claims that this series would "sink The Love Boat" in the ratings, it was canceled in mid-season after only 6 of its 13 episodes had aired, with the remaining shows being burned off during the summer of 1984.
Wyatt Earp III (Chad Everett) works as a bouncer for the traveling Sladetown Carnival, run by "Cactus Jack" Slade (Hoyt Axton). Wyatt doesn't care for his embarrassing name or the legacy it represents, but his shotgun-toting mother Amanda (Maxine Stuart) wants to carry on the "family tradition" of keeping law and order through bounty hunting.
Wyatt's brother Evan (Jim Varney) has a penchant for con artistry and bungled repair-work; this character is mostly comic relief. Slade's lion-taming daughter Ellen (Mimi Rogers) is dating Wyatt and tutoring his teenage son Michael (Timothy Gibbs).
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