Season 1 • Episode 13
LatestThe Rhinestone Cowgirls have their final battle with the Holy Rollers for the coveted Calvello Cup, and afterward everyone says goodbye.
Rollergirls was a 2006 A&E Network reality show examining the personalities, antics and motivations of the women involved with the Austin, Texas Lonestar Rollergirls roller derby league. The show focused primarily on the lives of Cha Cha and Venis Envy of Las Putas Del Fuego; Punky Bruiser, Miss Conduct, and Sister Mary Jane of the Holy Rollers; Lunatic and Clownsnack of the Hellcats; and Lux of the Rhinestone Cowgirls. Many other skaters were also highlighted. The league, now known as Texas Roller Derby or TXRD, was founded in 2001 and is run as a "skater-owned and operated" company that continues to this day. The five home teams are the Cherry Bombs, Hellcats, Holy Rollers, Las Putas Del Fuego and Rhinestone Cowgirls. Episodes were initially broadcast on Monday nights beginning on January 2, 2006, with repeated showings throughout the week. Rollergirls was produced by Gary and Julie Auerbach, the creators of MTV's Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County. The show ended after one season.
Production
Laguna Beach creators somehow made derby feel like teen melodrama.
Costume
DIY uniforms that slap harder than most HBO prestige fits.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
TXRD still operates today—same banked track, same team names, still skater-owned.
Roller derby's 2000s revival was partly fueled by shows like this—feminist punk spectacle hitting mainstream TV.
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