Pryor's Place

Episode 1

High Noon at 5:30 p.m.

Sat, Sep 15, 1984

Episode 2

To Catch a Little Thief

Sat, Sep 22, 1984

Richie shoplifts a basketball in order to join a local gang...which then rejects him anyway.

Episode 3

Love Means Never Being Sorry You Didn't Say It

Sat, Sep 29, 1984 30 mins

Episode 4

Voyage to the Planet of the Dumb

Sat, Oct 6, 1984 30 mins

Little Richie and his friends who decide to skip school learn from a wise friendly Rastafarian musician, played by Pryor, why skipping school is dumb.

Episode 5

Close Encounters of...

Sat, Oct 13, 1984

Episode 6

Sax Education

Sat, Oct 20, 1984

After misplacing the saxophone which a friend placed in their care, Richie and Wally hope to raise money for a replacement...by faking and then selling various celebrity-autographs, a la "Can You Ever Forgive Me?".

Episode 7

Readers of the Lost Art

Sat, Oct 27, 1984

Episode 8

Divorce Children's Style

Sat, Nov 3, 1984

Episode 9

Kimosabe Blues

Sat, Nov 10, 1984

Richie's feud with Wally escalates into a classroom brawl.

Episode 10

The Showoff

Sat, Nov 17, 1984

Little Richie is entertaining the class when the teacher is out, then when she returns, he is forced to stay after as punishment to clean up (mainly) the papers the class threw at him. His teacher also suggests he try out for the school play, Romeo and Juliet, to express his need to entertain. Richie wins the part of Romeo, but is unsure if he can perform it in front of a live audience. After imagining that he completely botches his performance in front of all and has fruit and vegetables thrown at him, he runs away. Only after a talking to by the local bum does he return and goes through with it. Turned out it was him who had to carry the whole play (flawlessly, no less) as his classmate playing Juliet was the one so overcome with severe stage fright she couldn't even give her lines.

Episode 11

Cousin Rita

Sat, Nov 24, 1984

Little Richie is shocked to learn that his 9-year-old friend has a serious crush on Richie's cute 16-year-old cousin, Rita. Richie asks his cousin to gently turn his friend down with surprising hilarious results.

Episode 12

Home Free

Sat, Dec 1, 1984

Episode 13

Too Old Too Soon, Too Smart Too Late

Sat, Dec 8, 1984

Little Richie becomes so distracted by the notion of obtaining Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's autograph that he loses his senile Uncle Mose.