Watch This: Richard Pryor Bartends for 'Star Wars' Characters
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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(Page 1)2. 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.
Posted at 10:14AM on Aug 15th 2008 by scotty
1. 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.
Posted at 4:48PM on Aug 14th 2008 by mseve68