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The Best of Robert Townsend & His Partners in Crime

  • TV Special
  • 1991
  • TV-MA
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
88
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The Best of Robert Townsend & His Partners in Crime (1991)
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  • Directors
    • Walter C. Miller
    • Robert Townsend
  • Writers
    • Franklyn Ajaye
    • Tommy Davidson
    • Robin Harris
  • Stars
    • Tommy Davidson
    • Robin Harris
    • Howard Hewett
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    8.3/10
    88
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Walter C. Miller
      • Robert Townsend
    • Writers
      • Franklyn Ajaye
      • Tommy Davidson
      • Robin Harris
    • Stars
      • Tommy Davidson
      • Robin Harris
      • Howard Hewett
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Tommy Davidson
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    Robin Harris
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    Howard Hewett
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    Damon Wayans
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    Franklyn Ajaye
    Franklyn Ajaye
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    Jesse Aragon
    • Various Characters
    Bobby Brown
    Bobby Brown
    • Self
    Cindera Che
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    • Dancer
    Carl Craig
    • Self…
    Barry Diamond
    Barry Diamond
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    Lewis Dix Jr.
    Lewis Dix Jr.
    • Self
    Roy Fegan
    Roy Fegan
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    David Alan Grier
    David Alan Grier
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    Myra J.
    Myra J.
    • Various Characters
    Anne-Marie Johnson
    Anne-Marie Johnson
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    Kool Moe Dee
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    M.C. Hammer
    M.C. Hammer
    • Self
    Bobby Mardis
    • Twin Brother
    • Directors
      • Walter C. Miller
      • Robert Townsend
    • Writers
      • Franklyn Ajaye
      • Tommy Davidson
      • Robin Harris
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    • Trivia
      The "Old-Vulcan" language spoken on the "Captain Jackson" skits were only pig Latin phrases, subtitled with "Rudy Ray Moore" and other comedian names or expressions.
    • Connections
      Referenced in TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004)

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    • Release date
      • February 2, 1991 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Tinsel Townsend
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color

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