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Season 1 – Real People

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A weekly profiling of funny human interest stories featuring real people.
Real People — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Real People can sag when it's scripted, but its innovative prank segments generate some truly candid comedy.

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Eric Mink St. Louis Post-Dispatch 07/13/2021
Simply, Real People finds unique people and places and films their stories, sometimes poking fun but always with affection and admiration. Go to Full Review Val Adams New York Daily News 07/13/2021
Although there was no display of anything truly eccentric on the first show, there were incidents of real people in hilarious situations. Go to Full Review Marvin Kitman Newsday 07/13/2021
Every so often something is actually funny on Real People. That's a lot for a comedy show in 1979. Go to Full Review Robert Bowden Tampa Bay Times 07/13/2021
I think NBC has something with this show. The potential was always there, but it will take continuously clever work by producers to keep up a lively weekly hour. Go to Full Review Win Fanning Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 07/13/2021
[Real People] came off remarkably well. A mixture of live and taped segments, it had a Laugh-In quality about it at times and at other times was reminiscent of Charles Kuralt's "On the Road" reports. Go to Full Review Tony Lofaro Ottawa Citizen 07/13/2021
Real People is almost like The National Enquirer in video form. It is superficial, but it has its share of entertaining features. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Fred Willard

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Sarah Purcell

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John Barbour

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Skip Stephenson

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Bill Rafferty

Host

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Apr 18, 1979 Bloopers news outtakes; funny signs; Yoyo the Trucker; Sherlock Bones; Mark Russell GSA; IRS on winnings; love Italian style. Details Episode 2 Aired Apr 25, 1979 Female bodybuilding; editor seeks to close down Las Vegas. Details Episode 3 Aired May 2, 1979 Inventions; women's nightclub. Details Episode 4 Aired May 9, 1979 Basketball on wheels; vampire hunter. Details

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Season Info

Network
NBC
Genre
Reality, Entertainment, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Apr 18, 1979