Fan Page: Pryor's Place

[captain-slinky.livejournal.com]

I think that the sole purpose of this show is so that when all us 80's kids hit a certain age we could all go "HOLY MOLEY THEY GAVE RICHARD PRYOR A KIDS SHOW?!?!?!", shortly followed by "Why don't I remember this show?".

I have no memory of this show beyond the ads for CBS Saturday Morning I'd find in my weekly dose of comic books.



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Comments

[thekamisama.livejournal.com]

How many other "R rated" characters or people were given cartoons or kids shows? I remember Robocop, Conan, Toxic Avenger, Rambo, and Police Academy cartoons (pretty sure up until the point he got a cartoon that Chuck Norris had never done a PG rated film either). Anyone else know of any others?

[the-gneech.livejournal.com]

I watched this; I remember it as being treacly and generally weak. I also remember thinking that Richard Pryor could have done so much better!

-TG

[janusfiles.livejournal.com]

I think the only casting decision that was even stranger was when PBS cast George Carlin in a kids' show. (Don't remember the title, but I know it had something to do with Thomas The Tank Engine.)

I don't think I ever watched Pryor's Place, but I do remember seeing ads/commercials for it.

[aurora77]

I remember my parents being surprised they gave him a kids show. I think it was my dad who told me I should watch something else because Richard Pryor was a very rude man. I only very vaguely recall anything about it and I don't think I ever really watched it.