6.6 /10 1 Votes
6.1/10 TV Country of origin United States No. of seasons 1 Final episode date 8 December 1984 Number of seasons 1 | 7/10 IMDb Original language(s) English First episode date 22 September 1984 Number of episodes 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Genre Children's television seriesComedy Created by Sid and Marty KrofftLorne Frohman Cast Similar Far Out Space Nuts, Meatballs & Spaghetti, The Lost Saucer, Bigfoot and Wildboy, The Richard Pryor Show | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 as himself.
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Overview
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. However, Pryor's Place frequently dealt with more sobering issues than the series it so closely resembled.
The theme song was performed by Ray Parker Jr. 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 CBS (at 11:30 AM Eastern/10:30 AM Central) from September 15 to December 8, 1984, with repeats airing until June 15, 1985. Four VHS videotapes were released between September 1997 and June 1998 by Rhino Entertainment, each containing one episode of the series.