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Caveman

The Richard Pryor Show 1977 Season 1 Episode 3

SKETCH-O-VISION

A VERY GOOD USE OF YOUR TIME.

The setup

A caveman finally coaxes a flame out of a pile of sticks, and his tribe rewards the breakthrough in the worst possible way.

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The premise

Here’s the bit.

Outside a cave, Richard Pryor's caveman fusses over bones, rocks and kindling while the rest of the tribe lounges nearby and laughs at his efforts. After a long, wordless struggle he gets a small fire going and proudly holds up a burning stick, sending the startled cave-dwellers scrambling in fear. A caption skips ahead to sometime later: the inventor is now tied to a stake above a blazing bonfire while the tribe celebrates around him.

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