The Redd Foxx Show

The Redd Foxx Show is an American television sitcom that premiered January 18, 1986, on ABC. 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,^[1] the show usually finished in the bottom ten for the week. A total of 13 episodes were made.

The Redd Foxx Show
Pamela Segall, Redd Foxx and Rosanna DeSoto
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Bob Comfort Rick Kellard Stuart Sheslow
Directed by	Neema Barnette Stan Lathan Dick Martin Tony Singletary
Starring	Redd Foxx Rosanna DeSoto Nathaniel Taylor Pamela Segall Theodore Wilson Sinbad
Opening theme	"Heart of the City" performed by Kool & the Gang
Composer	Sonny Burke
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producers	Rick Kellard Stuart Sheslow
Producers	Tom Biener Ron Landry Eric Cohen Jack Seifert George Sunga
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Thunder Road Productions Lorimar Productions
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	January 18 (1986-01-18) – April 19, 1986 (1986-04-19)

Overview

Al Hughes, a New York City diner/newsstand owner, adopts a streetwise teenager named Toni. Diana worked with Al in the newsstand, and Jim-Jam owned a Chinese restaurant nearby. During the brief 13-episode run, the actor playing the character of Jim-Jam was replaced, the character Toni "disappeared", and in came Al's ex-wife Felicia and his foster son, Byron.

Cast

• Redd Foxx – Al Hughes
• Barry Van Dyke – Sgt. Dwight Stryker
• Pamela Adlon – Toni Rutledge (then still known as Pamela Segall)
• Rosanna DeSoto – Diana Olmos
• Nathaniel Taylor – Jim-Jam (No. 1)
• Theodore Wilson – Jim-Jam (No. 2)
• Beverly Todd – Felicia
• Sinbad – Byron Lightfoot
• Ursaline Bryant – Darice Dix
• Charlie Adler – Ralph/Rita

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Pilot"	Dave Powers	Story by : Bob Comfort, Rick Kellard & Stuart Sheslow Teleplay by : Bob Comfort & Rick Kellard	January 18, 1986 (1986-01-18)
2	"High School Blues"	Howard Storm	Rick Kellard	January 25, 1986 (1986-01-25)
3	"High Blood Pressure"	Howard Storm	Rick Kellard	February 1, 1986 (1986-02-01)
4	"My Funny Valentine"	Howard Storm	Eric Cohen	February 8, 1986 (1986-02-08)
5	"The Good Samaritan"	Tony Singletary	Eric Cohen	February 15, 1986 (1986-02-15)
6	"Al's First Date"	Dick Martin	Rex Beaumont & Danny Strong	February 22, 1986 (1986-02-22)
7	"Old Buddies"	Carroll O'Connor & Lee Bernhardi	Carroll O'Connor	March 1, 1986 (1986-03-01)
8	"The Prodigal Son"	Tony Singletary	Story by : Stuart Sheslow & Rick Kellard Teleplay by : Rick Kellard	March 14, 1986 (1986-03-14)
9	"Lotto Fever"	Stan Lathan	Rick Kellard	March 15, 1986 (1986-03-15)
10	"Mr. Right and Wrong"	Lee Bernhardi	Phil Kellard & Tom Moore	March 22, 1986 (1986-03-22)
11	"A Night to Forget"	Bill Foster	John Donley & Clay Graham	March 29, 1986 (1986-03-29)
12	"The Old & the Restless"	Stan Lathan	Story by : Rick Kellard & Stuart Sheslow Teleplay by : Phil Kellard & Tom Moore	April 12, 1986 (1986-04-12)
13	"High Noon"	Dick Martin	Story by : Redd Foxx Teleplay by : Phil Kellard, Tom Moore & Maiya Williams	April 19, 1986 (1986-04-19)

Ratings

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