''The Redd Foxx Show'' is an American television

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that premiered January 18, 1986 on

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. 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, the show usually finished in the bottom ten for the week. A total of 13 episodes were made.

Overview

Al Hughes (

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), a

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diner/newsstand owner, adopts a streetwise teenager named Toni (

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). Diana (

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) worked with Al in the newsstand, and Jim-Jam ( Nathaniel Taylor,

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) owned a Chinese restaurant nearby. As the series progressed, Toni "disappeared," and in came Al's ex-wife Felicia (

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) and his foster son, Byron ( Sinbad).

Cast

— Al Hughes *

Barry Van Dyke Barry Van Dyke (born July 31, 1951) is an American actor and the second son of actor and entertainer Dick Van Dyke and Margie Willett, and nephew of Jerry Van Dyke. He has often worked with his father. He is best known to audiences as Lieutena ...

— Sgt. Dwight Stryker *

— Toni Rutledge * Sinbad — Byron Lightfoot *

— Jim-Jam (No. 2) *

— Felicia * Ursaline Bryant- Darice Dix *

— Diana Olmos * Nathaniel Taylor — Jim-Jam (No. 1) *

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- Ralph/Rita

Episodes

Ratings

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

References

External links

*
Redd Foxx: The Ironic Death of Redd Foxx Part Two
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