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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.
Pryor's Place: Created by Lorne Frohman. With Richard Pryor, Akili Prince, The Krofft Puppets, Cliffy Magee. Richard Pryor tells educational stories of his youth at a special urban neighborhood.
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- 1984-09-15
- Comedy, Family
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Feb 26, 2024 · In 1980, Richard Pryor accidentally lit himself on fire while freebasing cocaine. Four years later, in 1984, came the true stunner: That same Richard Pryor hosted a Saturday morning children's TV show called Pryor's Place. It only lasted for a season, so no need to Google to jog your 1980s memory.
- Mara Reinstein
Apr 27, 2023 · But it wasn’t often an R-rated comedian got his own kid’s show. That changed with Richard Pryor and his short-lived series Pryor’s Place, which ran in 1984 for one season. It turned out to...
Pryor’s Place was an urban version of Sesame Street. It starred real people interacting with puppets (a pair of rats and living baked goods to name a few) to teach life lessons to children. However, the topics were far edgier as they included shoplifting, divorce and child abuse, amongst others.
Oct 6, 2018 · In 1984, Richard Pryor had a children’s TV show called: Pryor’s Place. This was two years after his classic concert film, Live on the Sunset Strip, - and four years after lighting himself on fire while freebasing cocaine. The Pryor’s Place only lasted one season and was produced by Sid & Marty Krofft.
Pryor's Place was broadcast on Saturdays 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.
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