The Redd Foxx Show | |
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Genre | Sitcom |
Created by | Bob Comfort Rick Kellard Stuart Sheslow |
Directed by | Neema Barnette Stan Lathan Dick Martin Tony Singletary |
Starring | Redd Foxx Rosanna DeSoto Nathaniel Taylor Pamela Segall Theodore Wilson Sinbad |
Opening theme | "Heart of the City" performed by Kool & the Gang |
Composer | Sonny Burke |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 13 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Rick Kellard Stuart Sheslow |
Producers | Tom Biener Ron Landry Eric Cohen Jack Seifert George Sunga |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production companies | Thunder Road Productions Lorimar Productions |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | January 18 – April 19, 1986 |
The Redd Foxx Show is an American television sitcom that premiered January 18, 1986, on ABC. The show was cancelled after 3 months, partly due to low ratings in its Saturday-night timeslot (the eighth episode aired in a Friday-night slot). Although the first two episodes brought in decent ratings, [1] the show usually finished in the bottom ten for the week. A total of 13 episodes were made.
Al Hughes, a New York City diner/newsstand owner, adopts a streetwise teenager named Toni. Diana worked with Al in the newsstand, and Jim-Jam owned a Chinese restaurant nearby. During the brief 13-episode run, the actor playing the character of Jim-Jam was replaced, the character Toni "disappeared", and in came Al's ex-wife Felicia and his foster son, Byron.
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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1 | "Pilot" | Dave Powers | Story by : Bob Comfort, Rick Kellard & Stuart Sheslow Teleplay by : Bob Comfort & Rick Kellard | January 18, 1986 |
2 | "High School Blues" | Howard Storm | Rick Kellard | January 25, 1986 |
3 | "High Blood Pressure" | Howard Storm | Rick Kellard | February 1, 1986 |
4 | "My Funny Valentine" | Howard Storm | Eric Cohen | February 8, 1986 |
5 | "The Good Samaritan" | Tony Singletary | Eric Cohen | February 15, 1986 |
6 | "Al's First Date" | Dick Martin | Rex Beaumont & Danny Strong | February 22, 1986 |
7 | "Old Buddies" | Carroll O'Connor & Lee Bernhardi | Carroll O'Connor | March 1, 1986 |
8 | "The Prodigal Son" | Tony Singletary | Story by : Stuart Sheslow & Rick Kellard Teleplay by : Rick Kellard | March 14, 1986 |
9 | "Lotto Fever" | Stan Lathan | Rick Kellard | March 15, 1986 |
10 | "Mr. Right and Wrong" | Lee Bernhardi | Phil Kellard & Tom Moore | March 22, 1986 |
11 | "A Night to Forget" | Bill Foster | John Donley & Clay Graham | March 29, 1986 |
12 | "The Old & the Restless" | Stan Lathan | Story by : Rick Kellard & Stuart Sheslow Teleplay by : Phil Kellard & Tom Moore | April 12, 1986 |
13 | "High Noon" | Dick Martin | Story by : Redd Foxx Teleplay by : Phil Kellard, Tom Moore & Maiya Williams | April 19, 1986 |
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