Mayor Roland N. Schitt is the eccentric mayor of Schitt's Creek, and a fourth-generation Schitt. He later starts working at the motel. He is a main character on Schitt's Creek.
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Character Description
Though not the sharpest tool in the shed, he’s no push over either and delights in messing with Johnny Rose's head. With his beer gut and mullet, Roland is Johnny’s white trash nemesis.
Overview
Before marrying his wife Jocelyn in 1990, Roland enjoyed an active love life, making full use of every room in the Schitt's Creek Motel, even stating that if someone used a forensic flashlight in one of the rooms you could see his ejaculate; a fact he likes to share around. In addition to being Mayor (and having been mayor since 1997), Roland considers himself the Law in Schitt's Creek, though he's willing to bend a few rules for the Rose family, but Roland loves to remind them not to bite the hand that feeds them.
Roland is highly attuned to the nuances of local politics, although he’ll rarely lift a finger to institute any actual change. He’s blunt, forthright, and will always tell you what’s on his mind, even if it didn't need to be heard.
He is always willing to go above-and-beyond for his family, so long as he gets to play video games and watch his Julia Roberts rom-coms.
Roland has gradually learned to put family first, and with a new baby, he wants to be more hands-on this time around. In fact, it appears to be the first job he has really taken seriously. Roland has become an essential part of the Roses’ life in Schitt’s Creek, whether they like that or not.
Personality
In season one, Roland acts like a bit of a bad boss, and although not technically Johnny's boss, he definitely appears like this, especially when he helps Johnny and Moira. And though he sets them up in the motel, Roland still acts like a bad Samaritan, as he continues to make them miserable. All in all, Roland is uncouth and rude and initially embodies everything the Roses hate and fear about the town. However, he subverts the trope by being a tolerant, and in his own way, sensitive person in the later seasons.
As the mayor of Schitt's Creek, Roland is mostly incompetent and ineffective, but it's very clear he wants to do right by the town, and the Schitt's Creek townspeople don't seem to mind him at all, and very much respect him.
Appearances
Season 1
- Our Cup Runneth Over
- The Drip
- Don't Worry, It's His Sister
- Bad Parents
- The Cabin
- Turkey Shoot
- Allez-Vous
- Carl's Funeral
- Honeymoon
- Surprise Party
- Town for Sale
Season 2
- Finding David
- Family Dinner
- Jazzagals
- Estate Sale
- Bob's Bagels
- Moira vs. Town Council
- The Candidate
- Milk Money
- Ronnie's Party
- The Motel Guest
- Lawn Signs
- Happy Anniversary
Season 3
- Opening Night
- The Throuple
- New Car
- Driving Test
- Rooms by the Hour
- Murder Mystery
- General Store
- The Affair
- Sebastien Raine
- Stop Saying Lice!
- Friends & Family
- Grad Night
Season 4
- Dead Guy in Room 4
- Pregnancy Test
- Asbestos Fest
- Girls' Night
- RIP Moira Rose
- Open Mic
- The Barbecue
- The Gesture
- Baby Sprinkle
- The Rollout
- Singles Week
- Merry Christmas, Johnny Rose
Season 5
- The Crowening
- Love Letters
- The Plant
- The Dress
- Housewarming
- Rock On!
- A Whisper of Desire
- The Hospies
- The M.V.P.
- Roadkill
- Meet the Parents
- The Roast
- The Hike
- Life is a Cabaret
Season 6
- Smoke Signals
- The Incident
- The Job Interview
- Maid of Honour
- The Premiere
- The Wingman
- Moira Rosé
- The Presidential Suite
- Rebound
- Sunrise, Sunset
- The Bachelor Party
- The Pitch
- Start Spreading the News
- Happy Ending
Trivia
- Roland's name is derived from the phrase "roll in shit".
- Was a big fan of Sunrise Bay and Moira's character Vivien Blake in particular.
- According to Jocelyn, she and Roland have been married for 27 years.[1]
- In "The Candidate", it is revealed that Roland has been mayor for 18 years.
- Roland is a self-described "Noguchihead"[2] an admirer of the works of American-Japanese artist, Isamu Noguchi.
