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YOU TAKE THE KIDS/CBS/1990-91
*(Nell Carter) Nell Kirkland, a black mother of four and part-time piano teacher
from Pittsburgh who was married to Michael Kirkland (Roger E. Mosley), a school
bus driver. Their children included Dante Beze as Raymond, their cool teenage
son; Caryn Ward as Lorette, their teenage daughter; Marlon Taylor as Peter,
their brainy twelve-year-old who aspired to be a doctor; and Trent Cameron as
Nate, the ten-year-old family con-artist. Also featured was Leila Danette as
Helen, Nell's loudmouth mother who constantly disapproved of her daughter's
husband.
YOU WRITE THE SONGS/SYN/1986-87
*(Ben Vereen) Ben Vereen, the talented black dancer entertainer who hosted this
$100,000 song writing competition program featuring new songs/lyrics written by
up-and-coming songwriters.
YOUNG DAN'L BOONE/CBS/1977
**(Ji Tu-Cumbuka) Hawk, a runaway black slave and friend of young Kentucky
frontiersman, Daniel Boone.
THE YOUNG LAWYERS/ABC/1970-71
*(Judy Pace/costar) Pat Walters, a bright, streetwise, black law student who
worked at a Boston neighborhood law clinic giving free assistance to those in
need.
THE YOUNG REBELS/ABC/1970-71
**(Louis Gossett, Jr.) Isak Poole, a black ex-slave fighting in the American
Revolution with a group called the "Yankee Doodle Society".
THE YOUNG RIDERS/ABC/1989-92
*(Don Franklin/costar) Noah Dixon, a free born black teenager who teamed up with
the young riders of the Pony Express. His character was introduced during the
1990 season.
YOUR NUMBER'S UP/NBC/1985
*(Nipsey Russell) Nipsey Russell, black comedian who hosted this short-lived
game show which featured three contestants and members of the studio audience
competing for prizes. Nipsey Russell was a popular guest on the game show
MISSING LINKS/NBC/ABC/1963-64 where he displayed his trademark poetic talent of
rhyming. He also was a guest on the RHYME AND REASON/ABC/1975-76 where he
appeared with six celebrity poets who gave portions of poems to contestants who
had to complete their rhyme.
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