Bustin' Loose (TV series)
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Bustin' Loose was an American television series that was loosely[1] based on the 1981 film of the same name starring Richard Pryor. The TV version of Bustin' Loose premiered in first-run syndication in 1987 and lasted for only one season[2].
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[edit] Synopsis
Bustin' Loose[3], the series starred Jimmie Walker (of Good Times fame) as Sonny Barnes, a former con artist, who had been caught by the authorities and sentenced to five years of community service. He was placed in the home of social worker Mimi Shaw (Vonetta McGee), who lived with four orphans: Rudey (Larry O. Williams, Jr.), Trish (Tyren Perry), Nikky (Aaron Lohr) and Sue Anne (Marie Cole). Sonny lived in the basement and worked around the house doing odd jobs. Meanwhile, the kids all loved listening to Sonny's ofttimes exaggerated tales.
[edit] Cast
- Jimmie Walker - Sonny Barnes
- Vonetta McGee - Mimi Shaw
- Aaron Lohr - Nikky Robinson
- Tyren Perry - Trish
- Reagan Marie Cole - Sus Ann Taylor
- Larry O. Williams, Jr. - Rudey Butler
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- ^ Bustin' Loose was half-heartedly adapted from the 1981 movie of the same name; the film version starred Richard Pryor. The television spin-off starred Jimmie Walker as Sonny Barnes, a former con artist who had been caught by the authorities and sentenced to five years of community service. He was placed in the home of social worker Mimi Shaw (Vonette McGee), who lived with four orphans. Sonny lived in the basement and worked around the house doing odd jobs. The kids all loved listening to his oft-times exaggerated tales. The kids, Rudey, Trish, Nikky and Sue Anne, were played by Larry O. Williams, Jr., Tyren Perry, Aaron Lohr and Marie Cole, respectively. Watching the opening credits here.
- ^ Unfortunately for Walker and the rest of the cast the 5 year sentence lasted only 26 episodes.
- ^ Sonny Barnes is a small-time scam artist with a big mouth who, after a run-in with the law, is ordered to help a social worker raise four foster children of varying ages. Loosely based on the 1981 Richard Pryor movie.
