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Rhythm and Blues (TV series)

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Country of origin
  
United States

No. of seasons
  
1

Network
  
NBC

7.4/10
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Genre
  
Comedy

Original language(s)
  
English

Final episode date
  
12 February 1993

Program creator
  
Mark Reisman

Created by
  
Mark Reisman Jeremy Stevens

Starring
  
Roger Kabler Anna Maria Horsford

Cast
  
Ron Glass, Anna Maria Horsford, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Troy Curvey Jr

Rhythm & Blues is an American sitcom that aired on NBC for five weeks from September 24 to October 22, 1992, with an additional left over episode airing on February 12, 1993. The show stars Roger Kabler, Anna Maria Horsford, Ron Glass, Troy Curvey Jr., Vanessa Bell Calloway, Miguel A. Nunez, Jr., and Christopher Babers.

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The premise of the show stars Kabler as Bobby Soul, a white man who gets hired on a black radio station after being initially mistaken as a black man.

Despite being listed among NBC's Must See TV Thursday night lineup after A Different World at 8:00 and before Cheers at 9:00, the show was cancelled after only five weeks due to low ratings. The show was heavily criticized for relying on traditional black stereotypes for its humor. TV Guide said that: "What makes a show built on white jokes any better than a show built on black jokes?"

Cast

  • Roger Kabler as Bobby Soul
  • Anna Maria Horsford as Veronica Washington
  • Vanessa Bell Calloway as Colette Hawkins
  • Ron Glass as Don Phillips
  • Miguel A. Núñez, Jr. as Jammin
  • Christopher Babers as Earl "Ziggy" Washington
  • Troy Curvey Jr. as The Love Man
  • Episodes

    1. Pilot (September 24, 1992)
    2. And the Banned Played On (October 1, 1992)
    3. The Same Old Song (October 8, 1992)
    4. Mrs. Washington's Neighborhood (October 15, 1992)
    5. They Shoot DJ's, Don't' They? (October 22, 1992)
    6. Assault on Station BLZ (February 12, 1993)
    7. Your Sister Wears Combat Boots UNAIRED
    8. I'll Be Seeing You UNAIRED
    9. Radio Wars: Part 1 UNAIRED
    10. Radio Wars: Part 2 UNAIRED
    11. The Stakeout UNAIRED
    12. The DJ, His Date, Her Boss, and His Son UNAIRED
    13. The BLZ Gang UNAIRED

    References

    Rhythm & Blues (TV series) Wikipedia