Pryor’s Place | Sid & Marty Krofft

Description

Richard Pryor starred in this award-winning kids TV Series depicting life lessons from his childhood. He invited an amazing cavalcade of his friends to guest star in his fantastic neighborhood.

Trivia:
Marty Krofft approached CBS with the idea of Richard Pryor doing a children’s show. They said, “If you can get him we’ll give you the show!”

Later, at a press conference, Richard Pryor was asked why he agreed to do the show, and Richard said, “It’s easier to say “yes” to Marty Krofft than it is to say ‘no.’”

Bios

Sid & Marty Krofft Headshot

Many of the most colorful and fondly remembered children's series of the 1970s and 1980s sprang from the imaginations of Sid and Marty Krofft. Their groundbreaking, live-action fantasy shows were...

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Awards

  • Music City News | Sid & Marty Krofft

    Music City News

    Barbara Mandrell, Program of the Year, 1981
  • Action for Children’s Television | Sid & Marty Krofft

    Action for Children’s Television

    Pryor’s Place for Achievement in Children’s Television, 1985
  • Youth In Film | Sid & Marty Krofft

    Youth In Film

    Lifetime Achievement Award, 1992

History

It all started when Sid & Marty Krofft's father Peter Krofft, discovered seven-year-old Sid (born July 30, 1929) had puppeteering talent and auditioned him in his own production of “Snow...

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