Watch This: Richard Pryor Bartends for 'Star Wars' Characters
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Somehow I've never seen this video clip, but with Star Wars: The Clone Wars arriving in theaters this Friday, it certainly popped into my life at a convenient time. From the short-lived Richard Pryor Show (which lasted only four episodes and aired on NBC in 1977) comes this skit with the comedian acting as a bartender in what appears to be The Mos Eisley Cantina ... but the show simply calls it Star Wars Bar. And I believe all of these are the original costumes worn in Star Wars: A New Hope, which makes the bit even funnier (especially when he wanders over to Greedo's table). The show itself was known for being a tad controversial, and did poorly in the ratings. Greatest line from this skit comes when Pryor reacts to a Star Wars creature by saying, "You look just like a nigga' from Detroit I know." Hilarious. Enjoy!
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8-14-2008 @ 4:48PM
mseve68 said...
Thanks for posting this clip. It was hilarious! It's unfortunate that the show was cancelled after four episodes but maybe that was because I was ahead of it's time.
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8-15-2008 @ 10:14AM
scotty said...
Maybe this isn't supposed to be set in Bea Arthur's Mos Eisley.* Maybe it's another bar in Tatooine, where Richard Pryor tended.
* -- In the Star Wars Holiday Special, it was revealed that the owner of Mos Eisley is Bea Arthur.
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