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Richard Pryor (1940-2005) was a groundbreaking and versatile comedian, actor and social commentator.

Pryor recorded several inserts for Sesame Street in the 1970s, including reciting the alphabet (EKA: Episode 0862), talking about parts of the body (EKA: Episode 0989) and demonstrating emotions (with narration by Luis). (YouTube)

In 1979, Pryor made a cameo appearance in The Muppet Movie as a balloon salesman.

Pryor with the Muppet Babies in a 1984 print ad for CBS' Saturday Morning.

Pryor in another print ad for CBS' Saturday Morning in 1984 with the Muppet Babies.

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TriviaEdit

• In the I Love Muppets documentary, Chris Langham claims he replaced Richard Pryor as a guest on the The Muppet Show because Pryor "blew himself up freebasing."

External linksEdit

• Official site
• IMDb