History Series / RadioFreeRoscoe

''Radio Free Roscoe'' was a Teen Drama that aired on Creator/FamilyChannel in UsefulNotes/{{Canada}} and on Creator/{{Noggin}}'s teen block, The N, in UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates. From [[Creator/WillMcRobbAndChrisViscardi Will [=Mc=]Robb, one of the co-creators]] of ''Series/TheAdventuresOfPeteAndPete,'' it was about the exploits of four teenagers who ran and DJ-ed their own [[BuccaneerBroadcaster pirate radio]] station in response to Cougar Radio, their school's radio station:

The show ran for four seasons and of 52 episodes. While it never quite rose to the popularity of The N's top show, ''Series/DegrassiTheNextGeneration,'' it is still a pretty good alternative as it's not as melodramatic.

* CerebusSyndrome: The show became more and more focused on drama, relationships, and ''who will Lily fall for?'' Almost certainly as an attempt to try and compete with ''Series/{{Degrassi|TheNextGeneration}}''.

* CerebusSyndrome: The show became more and more focused on drama, relationships, and ''who will Lily fall for?'' Almost certainly as an attempt to try and compete with ''Series/{{Degrassi}}''.

* GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak: Lily's friend Audrey, a [[TheCheerleader cheerleader]] and occasional MakeoverFairy who also has a passion for space exploration.

* CerebusSyndrome: The show became more and more focused on drama, relationships, and ''who will Lily fall for?'' Almost certainly as an attempt to try and compete with Degrassi.

''Radio Free Roscoe'' was a Teen Drama that aired on The-N (now known as Creator/TeenNick) in UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates and on Creator/FamilyChannel in UsefulNotes/{{Canada}}. From [[Creator/WillMcRobbAndChrisViscardi Will [=Mc=]Robb, one of the co-creators]] of ''Series/TheAdventuresOfPeteAndPete,'' it was about the exploits of four teenagers who ran and DJ-ed their own [[BuccaneerBroadcaster pirate radio]] station in response to Cougar Radio, their school's radio station:

The show ran for four seasons and of 52 episodes. While never quite touching the popularity of The-N's top show, ''Series/DegrassiTheNextGeneration,'' it is still a pretty good alternative as it's not as melodramatic.

* CharacterBlog: While the show was originally running, the radio station had its own real website, that was regularly updated by the characters. It's long gone by now though.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Parker
* ConflictingLoyalty: In-fighting amongst the group usually leads to someone getting stuck in the middle.
* EveryoneCanSeeIt: Ray and Lily

* RomanticFalseLead: Grace, Ray's shorttime girlfriend and also River Pierce.

* SecretIdentity: How the kids stay out of trouble when speaking their minds on the radio. Leads to a number of related plots, such as whether to reveal their identities or having to be in two places at once, which work surprisingly well outside of the superhero genre they typically belong to.

* IAmSpartacus
* IneptAptitudeTest: The subject of the first not-terrible radio show.

* VoiceOfTheResistance

* Robbie [=Mc=]Grath ("Question Mark") - RFR's lead host. A steadfast passionate guy who believes in the truth. He fiercely opposes Cougar Radio but eventually falls in love with Cougar Radio's DJ, Kim Carlisle.
* Ray Brennan ("Pronto") - An easygoing jokester, who has been in love with Lily since they were kids.
* Travis Strong ("Smog") - RFR's technical director. A mysterious, spiritual guy who is the son of a diplomat and he has lived all around the world.
* Lily Randall ("Shady Lane") - RFR's music director. Despite her booming musical talents, she is insecure and self-conscious. She is in love with Ray.

* CaliforniaDoubling: Toronto stands in for a suburb in New Jersey (the original pilot was set in and filmed in Nutley).

* Robbie [=Mc=]Grath ("Question Mark") - A steadfast passionate guy who believes in the truth. He fiercely opposes Cougar Radio but eventually falls in love with Cougar Radio's DJ, Kim Carlisle.
* Travis Strong ("Smog") - A mysterious, spiritual guy who is the son of a diplomat and he has lived all around the world.
* Lily Randall ("Shady Lane") - RFR's music and creative director. Despite her booming musical talents, she is insecure and self-conscious. She is in love with Ray.

The show ran two seasons of 26 episodes, and never quite touched the popularity of The-N's top show, ''Series/DegrassiTheNextGeneration.'' It is still a pretty good alternative as it's not as melodramatic (though can get preachy at times).

''Radio Free Roscoe'' was a Teen Drama that aired on The-N (now known as Creator/TeenNick) in UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates and on ''Family'' in UsefulNotes/{{Canada}}. From [[Creator/WillMcRobbAndChrisViscardi Will [=Mc=]Robb, one of the co-creators]] of ''Series/TheAdventuresOfPeteAndPete,'' it was about the exploits of four teenagers who ran and DJ-ed their own [[BuccaneerBroadcaster pirate radio]] station in response to Cougar Radio, their school's radio station:

''Radio Free Roscoe'' was a Teen Drama that aired on The-N (now known as TeenNick) in the United States and on ''Family'' in Canada. From [[Creator/WillMcRobbAndChrisViscardi Will [=McRobb=], one of the co-creators]] of ''Series/TheAdventuresOfPeteAndPete'', it was about the exploits of four teenagers who ran and DJ-ed their own [[BuccaneerBroadcaster pirate radio]] station in response to Cougar Radio, their school's radio station:

The show ran two seasons of 26 episodes, and never quite touched the popularity of The-N's top show, ''Series/DegrassiTheNextGeneration''. It is still a pretty good alternative as it's not as melodramatic (though can get preachy at times).

!!Tropes used by this show include:

* DatingCatwoman: Robbie and [[spoiler:Kim Carlisle]]

* FailedAttemptAtDrama: Ray tries it multiple times as a RunningGag in "Radio Wars". The first occurrence is when Kim Carlisle steals RFR's segment asking listeners to call in with complaints about their lives -- Ray declares ThisMeansWar and leaves around a corner. He soon doubles back and tells the group they were meant to follow him. Also a subverted UnspokenPlanGuarantee, as Ray assumed everyone realized they were going to find a private area and call into Kim's show as their RFR personae.
** [[ContemplateOurNavels "Question Everything".]] "That's... so deep!". When teenagers try their hands at philosophy, you get this. FacePalm.
* GadgeteerGenius: Travis can hook up a fairly elaborate pirate radio station in an afternoon, and repairs anything from a snowglobe to a shattered walkie talkie in seconds. While still a relatively realistic portrayal, it's often [[{{Handwave}} handwaved]] as a result of his previous loner, globe-trotting life.

* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: Kim]], who may not come around on RFR, but becomes warm with most of the main characters despite their status as freshmen. Principal Waller similarly has bonding moments with the students, notably Travis.

* LastMinuteHookup: [[spoiler: Ray and Lily]]
* LonelyRichKid: Travis
* LoveEpiphany: In the finale, [[spoiler: Lily realizes how strong her feelings are for Ray when she hears her band will go on a tour during the summer, and Ray (instead of River, her boyfriend) is the first person she wants to tell]].

-->'''Robbie:''' Did the WhiteStripes wait till they were ready [to play in front of people]? No!

* Robbie [=McGrath=] ("Question Mark") - A steadfast passionate guy who believes in the truth. He fiercely opposes Cougar Radio but eventually falls in love with Cougar Radio's DJ, Kim Carlisle.

* CloudCuckooLander: Parker

* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Kim]], who may not come around on RFR, but becomes warm with most of the main characters despite their status as freshmen. Principal Waller similarly has bonding moments with the students, notably Travis.

* LastMinuteHookup: [[spoiler:Ray and Lily]]

* LoveEpiphany: In the finale, [[spoiler:Lily realizes how strong her feelings are for Ray when she hears her band will go on a tour during the summer, and Ray (instead of River, her boyfriend) is the first person she wants to tell]].

* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: [[TheStoic Travis]] and [[spoiler: [[CloudCuckooLander Parker]]]]

* VictoriousChildhoodFriend: [[spoiler:Ray finally getting with Lily in the end]].

* WillTheyOrWontThey: Ray and Lily both eventually admit to having feelings for each other, and ''are mutually attracted to one another, at the same time'', and still hesitate to risk their friendship by dating. Other couples tend to get together after a few episodes of teasing, such as [[spoiler:Robbie/Kim]] and a [[spoiler:Lily/Travis]] arc.

* CerebusSyndrome: The show became more and more focused on drama, relationships, and ''who will Lily fall for?''. Almost certainly as an attempt to try and compete with Degrassi.

* TwoWordsObviousTrope: Used twice in "Radio Wars"; subversion of TheFool variation, as the speaker realizes and admits his mistake immediately. The first exchange:

* [[BecauseImJonesy Because I'm Smog]]: After most of an episode spent wondering how to expose a classmate claiming to be Smog without revealing their own identities, Shady Lane hosts an RFR dance over the radio and prompts the crowd to have the fake Smog start mixing records live. When he fails terribly, Shady announces the real Smog is in the studio with her, and he proceeds to do a dance mix live over the air.