Black Bart
A television series titled Black Bart was produced for CBS based on Andrew Bergman's original story for Blazing Saddles (Black Bart was the movie's original title). It featured Lou Gossett, Jr. as Bart and Steve Landesberg as his drunkard sidekick, a former Confederate officer named "Reb Jordan". The Humour was much more toned down than it's feature film predecessor Other cast members included Millie Slavin and Noble Willingham. Bergman is listed as the sole creator. CBS aired the pilot once on April 4, 1975 as a CBS Special Presentation. The pilot featured guest appearances by Gerrit Graham and Brooke Adams and was written by Michael Elias and Rich Eustis. Elias and Eutis later created and executive produced the ABC sitcom Head of the Class (1986-1991).
Crew
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Tom Scott
Original Music Composer
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Andrew Bergman
Creator
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Robert Butler
Producer
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Robert Butler
Director
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Neil Travis
Editor
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Frank Shaw
Writer
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Michael D. Margulies
Director of Photography
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Mark Tuttle
Executive Producer
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Michael Elias
Writer
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Michael T. Elias
Producer
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