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, with an additional leftover episode airing on February 12, 1993.[1] 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.[2]
Cast
- Roger Kabler as Bobby Soul[3]
- 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[4] |
| 2 | "And the Banned Played On" | Art Wolff | Michael Carrington & Gary Apple | October 1, 1992 | 9R02 | 12.4[5] |
| 3 | "The Same Old Song" | Art Wolff | Rick Copp & David A. Goodman | October 8, 1992 | 9R03 | 12.7[6] |
| 4 | "Mrs. Washington's Neighborhood" | Art Wolff | Mark Reisman & Jeremy Stevens | October 15, 1992 | 9R04 | 13.1[7] |
| 5 | "They Shoot DJ's, Don't They?" | Art Wolff | Jordan Moffet | October 22, 1992 | 9R01 | 11.4[8] |
| 6 | "Assault on Station BLZ" | Tony Singletary | Rick Copp & David A. Goodman | February 12, 1993 | 9R10 | 5.7[9] |
| 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?"[2][10]