Black Bart (1975)

Comedy Western

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).

Updated May 26 2020

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1975-01-01

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Runtime: 24 mins Rating: 3.3

Cast

Louis Gossett, Jr.

Black Bart

Gerrit Graham

Curley

Noble Willingham

Fern Malaga

Brooke Adams

Jennifer

Ted Lehman

Mr. Swenson

Tamar Cooper

Mrs. Swenson

Steve Landesberg

Reb Jordan

Millie Slavin

Belle Buzzer

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Crew

Neil Travis

Editor

Tom Scott

Original Music Composer

Andrew Bergman

Creator

Michael D. Margulies

Director of Photography

Robert Butler

Director

Robert Butler

Producer

Mark Tuttle

Executive Producer

Michael Elias

Writer

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