roasted Pryor, who sat with his head down laughing while regulars on the show either had kind remarks or very scornful ones. For instance, Sandra Bernhard said that Pryor was a very good father who gave everything he had, that being "a flat nose and big lips." Home media and syndication A two-volume DVD set was released on March 23, 2004. The DVDs include the special that Pryor did that was the inspiration for the series. In February 2010, the African-American-themed cable network TV One aired a five-hour marathon of The Richard Pryor Show, which consisted of the original special, followed by all four episodes of the series. The broadcast marked one of only two times that the show had been aired on television since its original run on NBC. In the late 1990s,it was re-shown as a summer filler show after most of their other series had either been canceled or fulfilled their regular seasons. In February 2011, TV One re-aired the episodes again in honor of black history month. The network began showing the episodes again, in August 2012. On March 11, 2010, The Top 10 Greatest Sketches from The Richard Pryor Show was released by Alright, Dude Productions, featuring a mini-documentary format on Pryor's history, the conception of the show, and eventually moving into the actual countdown portion. The show can also be seen as part of Time Life's Ultimate Richard Pryor Collection Uncensored DVD Set. References External links 1977 American television series debuts 1977 American television series endings 1970s American sketch comedy television series 1970s American variety television series English-language television shows NBC original programming Richard Pryor