"The Richard Pryor Show" Episode #1.3 (1977)

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Director:

John Moffitt

Writers:

David Banks (written by)
Jeffrey Barron (written by)

TV Series:

"The Richard Pryor Show" (1977)

Original Air Date:

27 September 1977 (Season 1, Episode 3)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Caveman | Diner | Lesbian | Unemployment Office | Mother

Cast

Richard Pryor	...	Himself / Diner / Caveman with Fire / Mr. Fixit / Dr. Shanahan / Little Richard / Old Ringmaster
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Allegra Allison	...	Herself
Sandra Bernhard	...	Herself / Waitress / Stewardess
Jeff Corey
Vic Dunlop	...	Himself / Football Player
Argus Hamilton	...	Himself / Member of Bomb Squad
Jimmy Martinez	...	Himself / Politician
Edie McClurg	...	Award Winner
Paul Mooney	...	Himself / Man with Broken-Down Car
Tim Reid	...	Himself / Waiter / Caveman / Black Radical
Rocco Urbisci	...	Himself
Marsha Warfield	...	Herself / Diner / Cavewoman / Mother Demanding Money
Robin Williams	...	Himself
John Witherspoon	...	Himself / Late-Arriving Diner

Quotes:

[first lines]
Richard Pryor: Good evening, ladies and gentleman. My name is Richard Pryor.
NBC Spokesman: Due to technical difficulties, we cannot continue to bring you the audio portion of "The Richard Pryor Show." However, I am an NBC Spokesman. And I will be happy to tell you what Mr. Pryor is saying. I will now read from tonight's network-approved scripts.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)