Pryor's Place
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1984 American TV series or program
| Pryor's Place | |
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| Genre | Children's television series Comedy |
| Created by |
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| Starring | Richard Pryor |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | September 15 (1984年09月15日) – December 8, 1984 (1984年12月08日) |
Pryor's Place is an American children's television series that aired for one season in 1984 on CBS. The live-action series starred comedian Richard Pryor.[1]
Overview
[edit ]Despite a reputation for profanity from Richard Pryor, Pryor's Place was aimed at children. Like Sesame Street , Pryor's Place featured a cast of puppets hanging out and having fun in a friendly inner-city environment, along with several children and characters portrayed by Pryor himself.
The theme song was performed by Ray Parker Jr. [2] of Ghostbusters fame, who also appeared in the show's opening credits. The show was also fitted with a laugh track.
Pryor's Place was broadcast on Saturdays on CBS (at 11:30 AM Eastern/10:30 AM Central) from September 15 to December 8, 1984, with repeats airing until June 15, 1985.[3] It was replaced with reruns of another Krofft show, Land of the Lost . Four VHS videotapes of the show were released between September 1997 and June 1998 by Rhino Entertainment, each containing one episode of the series.[citation needed ]
Episodes
[edit ]| No. | Title | Original release date | |
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| 1 | "High Noon at 5:30 P.M." | September 15, 1984 (1984年09月15日) | |
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Main character Richie (ostensibly Pryor as a child) is challenged to an afterschool showdown by Meatrack, the neighborhood bully. | |||
| 2 | "To Catch a Little Thief" | September 22, 1984 (1984年09月22日) | |
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In the series pilot, Richie shoplifts a basketball to join a street gang...but the gang instead leaves him at the mercy of an angry pawnshop-owner and the police. | |||
| 3 | "Love Means Never Being Sorry You Didn't Say It" | September 29, 1984 (1984年09月29日) | |
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Richie’s painful first romance with a classmate. | |||
| 4 | "Voyage to the Planet of the Dumb" | October 6, 1984 (1984年10月06日) | |
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Richie and three ambitious peers ditch school to meet with Joe, a shady talent agent who also happens to own the local video arcade...and who teaches these four young dropouts the value of education, by magically transporting them to a distant planet whose very atmosphere saps points from its denizens' IQs. | |||
| 5 | "Close Encounters of..." | October 13, 1984 (1984年10月13日) | |
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Richie tries to get a fuzzy alien home. | |||
| 6 | "Sax Education" | October 20, 1984 (1984年10月20日) | |
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After misplacing a saxophone which a friend left in his care, Richie must raise 300ドル to buy a replacement. He and Wally hold a garage sale, which soon turns into a counterfeit-autograph operation. However, when Wally proves to be hardly the world's greatest name-speller (as that baseball signed by "Ron Sey" will verify), the boys' scheme collapses around their ears faster than Richie can say "Lee Israel". | |||
| 7 | "Readers of the Lost Art" | October 27, 1984 (1984年10月27日) | |
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Richie and Wally think reading is uncool. | |||
| 8 | "Divorce Children’s Style" | November 3, 1984 (1984年11月03日) | |
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Divorce sometimes happens, but what does it do to the kids involved? | |||
| 9 | "The Kimosabe Blues" | November 10, 1984 (1984年11月10日) | |
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A feud between Richie and Wally threatens not only their friendship but also their grade on a joint school project. | |||
| 10 | "The Showoff" | November 17, 1984 (1984年11月17日) | |
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Richie is terrified to perform in front of his first audience. | |||
| 11 | "Cousin Rita" | November 24, 1984 (1984年11月24日) | |
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Wally gets a crush on Richie's teenage cousin. | |||
| 12 | "Home Free" | December 1, 1984 (1984年12月01日) | |
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Amanda reveals a traumatic incident from her past to Richie. | |||
| 13 | "Too Old Too Soon, Too Smart Too Late" | December 8, 1984 (1984年12月08日) | |
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Richie's mother insists that he spend a whole day with his Uncle Mose...although, being Richie, he would much rather attend a local public appearance by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. | |||
Cast
[edit ]- Richard Pryor as Himself, Bummer, Carlotta Knows and Chills
- Akili Prince as Little Richie
- Cliffy Magee as Wallace "Wally" Walker
- Michael Sheehan as Puppeteer
Guest stars
[edit ]- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as himself (episode "Too Old Too Soon, Too Smart Too Late")
- Ron Cey as himself (episode "Sax Education")
- Scatman Crothers as Uncle Mose (episode "Too Old Too Soon, Too Smart Too Late")
- Sammy Davis Jr. as Smooth Sam (episode "To Catch a Little Thief")
- Kim Fields as Rita (episode "Cousin Rita")
- Shirley Hemphill as the Shopkeeper (episode "Sax Education")
- Pat McCormick as King Empty-Head (episode "Voyage to the Planet of the Dumb")
- Jeremy Miller (episode "Sax Education")
- Pat Morita as Joe (episode "Voyage to the Planet of the Dumb")
- Willie Nelson (episode "The Showoff")
- John Ritter (episode "The Showoff")
- Rip Taylor (episode "Sax Education")
- Lily Tomlin (episode "Cousin Rita")
- Robin Williams as Gabby (episode "Sax Education")
- Henry Winkler as himself (episode "Home Free")
Recurring cast
[edit ]- Marla Gibbs as Ms. Stern (episodes "Voyage to the Planet of the Dumb," "Kimosabe Blues," "Sax Education")
- Danny Ponce as Charlie (episode "Voyage to the Planet of the Dumb")
- Danny Nucci as Freddy (episode "Voyage to the Planet of the Dumb")
- Angela Lee as Sheri (episode "Voyage to the Planet of the Dumb")
- Patty Maloney as Dummy #1 (episode "Voyage to the Planet of the Dumb")
- Jimmy Briscoe as Dummy #3 (episode "Voyage to the Planet of the Dumb")
- Tony Cox as Allen/Dummy #2 (episode "Voyage to the Planet of the Dumb")
- Spring Mooney as Denise (episode "Cousin Rita")
- Lily Mariye as Lily (episode "Cousin Rita")
- Regina Hooks as Regina (episode "Cousin Rita")
- E. Hampton Beagle as Anything Shop Owner (episode "To Catch a Little Thief")
- Milt Kogan as Solly (episodes "To Catch a Little Thief" and "High Noon at 5:30 p.m.")
- Stephen Rumph as Jake (episode "To Catch a Little Thief")
- Chez Lister as J.D. (episode "To Catch a Little Thief")
- Carol Lipin as Woman in Prison (episode "To Catch a Little Thief")
- Keland Love as Meatrack (episode "High Noon at 5:30 p.m.")
- Elliot Sarkin as Ronny Chung (episode "High Noon at 5:30 p.m.")
- Scooter Stevens as Kid #1 (episode "High Noon at 5:30 p.m."), Sid (episode "Kimosabe Blues")
- Leanne Richelle as Patty (episode "Kimosabe Blues")
- Sean Garrett McFrazier as Marty (episode "Kimosabe Blues")
References
[edit ]- ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. p. 352. ISBN 978-0823083152 . Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ^ Retrojunk.com - Pryor's Place (intro)
- ^ TV Party - Saturday Mornings 1984
External links
[edit ]Categories:
- Richard Pryor
- 1984 American television series debuts
- 1984 American television series endings
- 1980s American black television series
- 1980s American children's comedy television series
- American children's education television series
- American television shows featuring puppetry
- CBS original programming
- American English-language television shows
- Television series by Sid and Marty Krofft Television Productions