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Rebel Entertainment | Benny | Buddy | Rita | Awards & Nominations
Rebel Entertainment
Rebel Entertainment was the company that produced Roundhouse. While Benny Hester, Buddy Sheffield, and Rita Sheffield started the production company in 1990, Roundhouse took seven years of planning. The company was orginally called Half Fast Productions, but Nickelodeon wouldn't let them show that name at the end credits of Roundhouse . The name Rebel Entertainment was adopted.
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Benny Hester began his professional music career while he was still in his teens. He has released ten solo Christian albums. He has earned both Dove and Grammy nominations and awards. Benny was responsibile for the musical style and Roundhouse and wrote the majority of the songs.
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Buddy Sheffield
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Buddy Sheffield is the reason why Roundhouse was often called "an 'In Living Color' for kids." He was the head writer for In Living Color . He also served as a writer for the TV shows Dolly , Rosey and Buddy , and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour . He wrote some of the songs for RH.
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Rita Sheffield
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Rita Sheffield has worked in children's theatre for over thirteen years. Her productions have won various awards. She is responsible for the casting and visual style of RH. She stage directed all fifty-two episodes.
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Awards & Nominations
Roundhouse received nine Cable Ace Award nominations. Six of those nine were for Best Original Song. The first season song "I Can Dream" won in this category in 1993. RH also won a Youth Excellence Award for Best Original Song. The Rebels won yet another honor: an Ollie Award for excellence in children's television.
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