ðə ɡˈoʊl wʌz tə mˌeɪk ɐ kˈɑːmədi ðæt wʊd stˈɪl biː ɹiːəlˈɪstɪk tʊ ɪts wˈɛstɚn sˈɛɾɪŋ, ænd wˌɪtʃ wʊd ɐlˈaʊ pɹˈaɪɚ tə wˈɜːk wɪðˌaʊt ɹᵻstɹˈeɪnt.
The goal was to make a comedy that would still be realistic to its Western setting, and which would allow Pryor to work without restraint.