Rhythm & Blues

Rhythm & Blues

1992
Rhythm & Blues
Rhythm & Blues

Rhythm & Blues

6 | en | 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?"

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP13  The BLZ Gang
Jan. 01,0001
The BLZ Gang

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EP12  The DJ, His Date, Her Boss, and His Son
Jan. 01,0001
The DJ, His Date, Her Boss, and His Son

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EP11  The Stakeout
Jan. 01,0001
The Stakeout

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EP10  Radio Wars (2)
Jan. 01,0001
Radio Wars (2)

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EP9  Radio Wars (1)
Jan. 01,0001
Radio Wars (1)

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EP8  I'll Be Seeing You
Jan. 01,0001
I'll Be Seeing You

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EP7  Your Sister Wears Combat Boots
Jan. 01,0001
Your Sister Wears Combat Boots

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EP6  Assault on Station WBLZ
Feb. 12,1993
Assault on Station WBLZ

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EP5  They Shoot DJs, Don't They?
Oct. 22,1992
They Shoot DJs, Don't They?

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EP4  Mrs. Washington's Neighborhood
Oct. 15,1992
Mrs. Washington's Neighborhood

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EP3  The Same Old Song
Oct. 08,1992
The Same Old Song

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EP2  And the Banned Played On
Oct. 01,1992
And the Banned Played On

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EP1  Pilot
Sep. 24,1992
Pilot

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Synopsis

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?"

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Cast

Ron Glass , Vanessa Bell Calloway , Anna Maria Horsford

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20th Century Fox Television ,