Rhythm & Blues
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Rhythm & Blues (TV series)
| Rhythm & Blues | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Starring | Roger Kabler |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 min. |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | NBC |
| Original run | September 24, 1992 – October 22, 1992 |
Rhythm & Blues is a short-lived 1992 American sitcom that aired on NBC for only five weeks from September 24, 1992 to October 22, 1992. The show stars Roger Kabler, Anna Maria Horsford, Ron Glass, Troy Curvey Jr., Vanessa Bell Calloway, Miguel A. Nunez, Jr., and Christopher Babers.
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.[1]
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?"[2][3]
Cast
- Christopher Babers as Earl
- Vanessa Bell Calloway as Colette Hawkins
- Troy Curvey Jr. as The Love Man
- Ron Glass as Don Phillips
- Anna Maria Horsford as Veronica Washington
- Roger Kabler as Bobby Soul[4]
- Miguel A. Núñez, Jr. as Jammin
References
- ^ Braxton, Greg (1992-10-04). "African-Americans are increasingly welcome in prime time, but some observers say the new shows fail to rise above stereotypes". The Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1992-10-04/entertainment/ca-1112_1_cosby-show/5. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ Braxton, Greg (1992-10-04). "African-Americans are increasingly welcome in prime time, but some observers say the new shows fail to rise above stereotypes". The Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1992-10-04/entertainment/ca-1112_1_cosby-show/6. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ Braxton, Greg (1993-02-11). "NBC's 'Rhythm' Revamps Its Original Concept". The Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1993-02-11/entertainment/ca-1623_1_original-concept. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ "The fall 1992 TV preview: Thursday". Entertainment Weekly. 1992-09-11. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,311733,00.html. Retrieved 2011-04-06.
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