''Bustin' Loose'' is an American

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starring

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based on the 1981 film of the same name. The show ran in

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from September 19, 1987, to May 28, 1988.

Synopsis

stars as Sonny Barnes, a former

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, who has been caught by the authorities and sentenced to five years of

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. He is placed in the home of social worker Mimi Shaw (

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), who lives with four orphans: Rudey (Larry O. Williams, Jr.), Trish (Tyren Perry), Nikky (

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), and Sue Anne (Marie Cole). Sonny lives in the basement and works around the house doing odd jobs. Meanwhile, the kids all love listening to Sonny's often exaggerated tales.Sonny Barnes is a small-time scam artist with a big mouth who, after a run-in with the law, is ordered to help a social worker raise four foster children of varying ages. Loosely based on the 1981 Richard Pryor movie.
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Cast

– Sonny Barnes *

– Mimi Shaw *

– Nikky Robinson *Tyren Perry – Trish Reagan *Marie Cole – Sue Ann Taylor *Larry O. Williams, Jr. – Rudey Butler

Episodes

Award nominations

Stations

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* {{IMDb title, id=142028, title=Bustin' Loose 1987 American television series debuts 1988 American television series endings 1980s American black sitcoms American English-language television shows First-run syndicated sitcoms Live action television shows based on films Television series by Universal Television Television shows set in Philadelphia