The Richard Pryor Show
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1977
Comedy
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".
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- Cast：
- Richard Pryor , Robin Williams , Sandra Bernhard , Charles Fleischer , Paul Mooney , Shirley Hemphill , Peter Cullen , Edie McClurg , Marsha Warfield , LaWanda Page
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EP2 - (Episode 2)
September. 20,1977
Richard Pryor is a Black samurai, a Mississippi prosecutor, the owner of a pet head, an archeologist in Egypt, a come-from man, and a rock-star from Black Death.
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EP3 - (Episode 3)
September. 27,1977
Richard Pryor is a diner who uses his food as foreplay; a caveman who discovers fire; Mr. Fixit; and Little Richard. A woman describes a lesbian encounter.
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