The Richard Pryor Show (1977)
Synopsis
The Richard Pryor Show is an American comedy variety series starring Richard Pryor. It premiered on NBC on Tuesday, September 13, 1977 at 8 p.m. opposite ABC's popular television shows Laverne & Shirley and Happy Days. The show was produced by Rocco Urbisci for Burt Sugarman Productions. It was conceived out of a special that Pryor did for NBC in May 1977. Because the special was a major hit, both critically and commercially, Pryor was given a chance to host and star in his own television show. TV Guide included the series in their 2013 list of 60 shows that were "Cancelled Too Soon".
First Air Date: 1977-09-13
Last Air Date: 1977-10-20
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 5
Created By: Richard Pryor
Networks: NBC
Top Cast
- Richard Pryor as Host
- Robin Williams as Various
- Sandra Bernhard as N/A
- Charles Fleischer as N/A
- Paul Mooney as Floyd
- Shirley Hemphill as N/A
- Peter Cullen as N/A
- Edie McClurg as N/A
- Marsha Warfield as N/A
- LaWanda Page as N/A
Seasons
Specials (1977)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: The Richard Pryor Special?
--Opening sketch with John Belushi (takes place on a ship). Pryor learns that he has been selected to do a special for NBC. --Backstage: A religious woman (LaWanda Page) tells Pryor that he needs to add a preacher to his special. --Sketch: Pryor as the Reverend James L. White (greedy TV preacher). --Backstage: A woman (Shirley Hemphill), on an NBC tour, suggests Pryor have "...and the Pips" on his show. --Sketch: "...and the Pips" - The Pips appear without Gladys Knight. They sing the background chorus for "Midnight Train to Georgia." --Backstage: A man who is stealing "Wheel of Fortune" prizes starts talking to Pryor. --Sketch: Pryor as Uganda's Idi Amin Dada. --Segment about the beauty of African-American women. A narrator reads the Langston Hughes poem "Harlem Sweeties." --Backstage: Pryor get his shoes shined by an old man (also played by Pryor). --Bar sketch with Pryor as an alcoholic (and John Belushi as the bartender). --2nd part of bar sketch: Pryor's character arrives at home. Maya Angelou plays his wife. --Backstage: Children suggest to Pryor that he do something educational on his special. (Soap actor Kristoff St. John plays one of the kids.) The kids sing "This World Was Made for All Men." --Backstage: Pryor is confronted by his writers who want him to do radical sketches (Sandra Bernhard cameo). --Pryor is now ready to tape his "special." But instead of being innovative, Pryor begins the "special" by singing a wholesome song. While he sings, the closing credits roll.
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Ep. 2: The Richard Pryor Special? (Pre-tape stand-up comedy - DVD Extra)
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Ep. 3: 1977 Richard Pryor Roast (DVD Extra)
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Ep. 4: Sample
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