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Rhythm & Blues

30min

Comedy

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 with an additional left over episode airing on February 19, 1993. 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. 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?"

Episodes

Cast

Season 1

Pilot

1. Pilot

30min

24th Sep 1992

And the Banned Played On

2. And the Banned Played On

30min

1st Oct 1992

The Same Old Song

3. The Same Old Song

30min

8th Oct 1992

Mrs. Washington's Neighborhood

4. Mrs. Washington's Neighborhood

30min

15th Oct 1992

They Shoot DJs, Don't They?

5. They Shoot DJs, Don't They?

30min

22nd Oct 1992

Assault on Station WBLZ

6. Assault on Station WBLZ

30min

12th Feb 1993

Your Sister Wears Combat Boots

7. Your Sister Wears Combat Boots

30min

I'll Be Seeing You

8. I'll Be Seeing You

30min

Radio Wars (1)

9. Radio Wars (1)

30min

Radio Wars (2)

10. Radio Wars (2)

30min

The Stakeout

11. The Stakeout

30min

The DJ, His Date, Her Boss, and His Son

12. The DJ, His Date, Her Boss, and His Son

30min

The BLZ Gang

13. The BLZ Gang

30min

First air date

24th Sep 1992

Last air date

12th Feb 1993

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks