Rhythm & Blues (TV series)
American sitcom
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Rhythm & Blues is an American sitcom television series, created by Jordan Moffet, that aired on NBC for five weeks from September 24 to October 22, 1992,[1] with an additional leftover episode airing on February 12, 1993.[2] The show stars Roger Kabler, Anna Maria Horsford, Ron Glass, Troy Curvey Jr., Vanessa Bell Calloway, Miguel A. Nunez, Jr., and Christopher Babers.
- Roger Kabler
- Vanessa Bell Calloway
- Miguel A. Nunez, Jr.
- Troy Curvey Jr.
- Billy "Sly" Williams
- Christopher Babers
- Ron Glass
- Anna Maria Horsford
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Jordan Moffet |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (7 unaired) |
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| Executive producer | Jordan Moffet |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
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| Network | NBC |
| Release | September 24, 1992 – February 12, 1993 |
Premise
Rhythm & Blues stars Roger Kabler as Bobby Soul, a white man who gets hired on a black radio station after being initially mistaken to be a black man.[3]
Cast
- Roger Kabler as Bobby Soul[4]
- Vanessa Bell Calloway as Colette Hawkins
- Troy Curvey Jr. as The Love Man
- Billy "Sly" Williams as Jammin'
- Christopher Babers as Earl "Ziggy" Washington
- Ron Glass as Don Phillips
- Anna Maria Horsford as Veronica Washington
- Miguel A. Núñez Jr. as Jammin
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | Viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | "Pilot" | Art Wolff | Jordan Moffet | September 24, 1992 | 9R79 | 17.2[5] |
| 2 | "And the Banned Played On" | Art Wolff | Michael Carrington & Gary Apple | October 1, 1992 | 9R02 | 12.4[6] |
| 3 | "The Same Old Song" | Art Wolff | Rick Copp & David A. Goodman | October 8, 1992 | 9R03 | 12.7[7] |
| 4 | "Mrs. Washington's Neighborhood" | Art Wolff | Mark Reisman & Jeremy Stevens | October 15, 1992 | 9R04 | 13.1[8] |
| 5 | "They Shoot DJ's, Don't They?" | Art Wolff | Jordan Moffet | October 22, 1992 | 9R01 | 11.4[9] |
| 6 | "Assault on Station BLZ" | Tony Singletary | Rick Copp & David A. Goodman | February 12, 1993 | 9R10 | 5.7[10] |
| 7 | "Your Sister Wears Combat Boots" | Art Wolff | Marcia L. Leslie | Unaired | 9R05 | N/A |
| 8 | "I'll Be Seeing You" | N/A | Frank Dungan & Michael S. Baser | Unaired | 9R06 | N/A |
| 9 | "Radio Wars: Part 1" | John Sgueglia | Mark Reisman & Jeremy Stevens | Unaired | 9R07 | N/A |
| 10 | "Radio Wars: Part 2" | John Sgueglia | Mark Reisman & Jeremy Stevens | Unaired | 9R08 | N/A |
| 11 | "The Stakeout" | Linda Day | Nat Mauldin | Unaired | 9R09 | N/A |
| 12 | "The DJ, His Date, Her Boss and His Son" | John Sgueglia | John Ridley | Unaired | 9R11 | N/A |
| 13 | "The BLZ Gang" | John Sgueglia | Frank Dungan & Michael S. Baser | Unaired | 9R12 | N/A |
Reception
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?"[3][11]