The summary on episode 1.4 actually should say Japanese Hibachi Chef instead of "chinese chef." I wonder sometimes how much different this show would have been had they actually done the full contracted 10 episodes. Richard had a very talented cast and the sky was the limit for them. The 4 shows had great music, skits, pathos, satire, and near constant social commentary. I guess even if he had tried he would never had done ten shows simply because his fights with NBC over content would have proved too cumbersome for him to handle. But it could have been even better than it already is. It takes everything one step further than even Flip and other comedy shows were allowed to and was clearly influenced by NBC's other classic comedy show, SNL. The things he didn't touch (yet!) like sci-fi, car races, etc. were probably just around the corner. Instead TV was too small to contain him and so he went Hollywood and the rest is history.
For those interested, his best work is quite possibly the audio CD recording of "Is It Something I Said" (1975). I was 11 when I bought it and my parents took it away from me after we all laughed our butts off the first time I played it!
For those interested, his best work is quite possibly the audio CD recording of "Is It Something I Said" (1975). I was 11 when I bought it and my parents took it away from me after we all laughed our butts off the first time I played it!
