Pryor's Place - Season 1 (1984)

Little Richie and his friends who decide to skip school learn from a wise friendly Rastafarian musician, played by Pryor, why skipping school is dumb.

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After misplacing the saxophone which a friend placed in their care, Richie and Wally hope to raise money for a replacement...by faking and then selling various celebrity-autographs, a la "Can You Ever Forgive Me?".

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Richie's feud with Wally escalates into a classroom brawl.

Little Richie is entertaining the class when the teacher is out, then when she returns, he is forced to stay after as punishment to clean up (mainly) the papers the class threw at him. His teacher also suggests he try out for the school play, Romeo and Juliet, to express his need to entertain. Richie wins the part of Romeo, but is unsure if he can perform it in front of a live audience. After imagining that he completely botches his performance in front of all and has fruit and vegetables thrown at him, he runs away. Only after a talking to by the local bum does he ...

Little Richie is shocked to learn that his 9-year-old friend has a serious crush on Richie's cute 16-year-old cousin, Rita. Richie asks his cousin to gently turn his friend down with surprising hilarious results.

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Little Richie becomes so distracted by the notion of obtaining Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's autograph that he loses his senile Uncle Mose.