Black Bart

Jan 1, 1975

0h 24m

★ 3.7

Overview

A television series titled Black Bart was produced for CBS based on Andrew Bergman's original story for Blazing Saddles (Black Bart was the movie's original title). It featured Lou Gossett, Jr. as Bart and Steve Landesberg as his drunkard sidekick, a former Confederate officer named "Reb Jordan". The Humour was much more toned down than it's feature film predecessor Other cast members included Millie Slavin and Noble Willingham. Bergman is listed as the sole creator. CBS aired the pilot once on April 4, 1975 as a CBS Special Presentation. The pilot featured guest appearances by Gerrit Graham and Brooke Adams and was written by Michael Elias and Rich Eustis. Elias and Eutis later created and executive produced the ABC sitcom Head of the Class (1986-1991).

Genres

Western

Comedy

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Television

Black Bart Trailers

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Cast

Black Bart

Louis Gossett Jr.

Reb Jordan

Steve Landesberg

Belle Buzzer

Millie Slavin

Fern Malaga

Noble Willingham

Moonwolf

Ruben Moreno

Mr. Swenson

Theodore Lehmann

Curley

Gerrit Graham

Jennifer

Brooke Adams

Mrs. Swenson

Tamar Cooper

Porter

Rand Bridges

Hughie

Poindexter Yothers

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