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*The Redd Foxx Show*
The Redd Foxx Show
	Pamela Segall, Redd Foxx and Rosanna DeSoto
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.

Overview

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.

Cast

Redd Foxx – Al Hughes
Barry Van Dyke – Sgt. Dwight Stryker
Pamela Adlon – Toni Rutledge (then still known as Pamela Segall)
Rosanna DeSoto – Diana Olmos
Nathaniel Taylor – Jim-Jam (No. 1)
Theodore Wilson – Jim-Jam (No. 2)
Beverly Todd – Felicia
Sinbad – Byron Lightfoot
Ursaline Bryant – Darice Dix
Charlie Adler – Ralph/Rita

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Pilot"	Dave Powers	Story by : Bob Comfort, Rick Kellard & Stuart Sheslow Teleplay by : Bob Comfort & Rick Kellard	January 18, 1986 (1986-01-18)
2	"High School Blues"	Howard Storm	Rick Kellard	January 25, 1986 (1986-01-25)
3	"High Blood Pressure"	Howard Storm	Rick Kellard	February 1, 1986 (1986-02-01)
4	"My Funny Valentine"	Howard Storm	Eric Cohen	February 8, 1986 (1986-02-08)
5	"The Good Samaritan"	Tony Singletary	Eric Cohen	February 15, 1986 (1986-02-15)
6	"Al's First Date"	Dick Martin	Rex Beaumont & Danny Strong	February 22, 1986 (1986-02-22)
7	"Old Buddies"	Carroll O'Connor & Lee Bernhardi	Carroll O'Connor	March 1, 1986 (1986-03-01)
8	"The Prodigal Son"	Tony Singletary	Story by : Stuart Sheslow & Rick Kellard Teleplay by : Rick Kellard	March 14, 1986 (1986-03-14)
9	"Lotto Fever"	Stan Lathan	Rick Kellard	March 15, 1986 (1986-03-15)
10	"Mr. Right and Wrong"	Lee Bernhardi	Phil Kellard & Tom Moore	March 22, 1986 (1986-03-22)
11	"A Night to Forget"	Bill Foster	John Donley & Clay Graham	March 29, 1986 (1986-03-29)
12	"The Old & the Restless"	Stan Lathan	Story by : Rick Kellard & Stuart Sheslow Teleplay by : Phil Kellard & Tom Moore	April 12, 1986 (1986-04-12)
13	"High Noon"	Dick Martin	Story by : Redd Foxx Teleplay by : Phil Kellard, Tom Moore & Maiya Williams	April 19, 1986 (1986-04-19)

Ratings

Episode 1: 14.2/24 (46th out of 71) ^[2]
Episode 2: 14.9/24 (45th out of 67) ^[3]
Episode 3: 9.0/16 (63rd out of 68) ^[4]
Episode 4: 10.5/18 (55th out of 60) ^[5]
Episode 5: 10.6/17 (61st out of 66) ^[6]
Episode 6: 9.0/16 (65th out of 68) ^[7]
Episode 7: 10.2/18 (55th out of 63) ^[8]
Episode 8: 12.2/19 (53rd out of 69) ^[9]
Episode 9: 9.9/17 (61st out of 69) ^[9]
Episode 10: 10.3/19 (59th out of 65) ^[10]
Episode 11: 8.6/16 (62nd out of 65) ^[11]
Episode 12: 8.1/15 (67th out of 71) ^[12]
Episode 13: 6.8/12 (62nd out of 64) ^[13]

References

^ "The Redd Foxx Show - Series - Episode List - TV Tango".
^ American Radio History ^{[dead link‍]}
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^ "TV Listings for - April 19, 1986 - TV Tango".

External links

[1] "The Redd Foxx Show - Series - Episode List - TV Tango".

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[13] "TV Listings for - April 19, 1986 - TV Tango".

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