CBS Summer Playhouse
(1987–1989)
Based on the film of the same name, this pilot places Prince Tariq of Zamunda and his assistant Oha in the house of a family in Queens, N.Y.
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Title: Coming to America (04 Jul 1989)
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| Tommy Davidson | ... | Prince Tariq | |
| Paul Bates | ... | Oha | |
| John Hancock | ... | Carl Mackey | |
| Hattie Winston | ... | Pauline Mackey | |
| Paris Vaughan | ... | Phyliss Mackey | |
| A.J. Johnson | ... | Annie | |
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C. Darnell Rose | ... | Steve (as Darnell Rose) |
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Francis MacGuire | ... | Amy |
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Based on the film of the same name, this pilot places Prince Tariq of Zamunda and his assistant Oha in the house of a family in Queens, N.Y.
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Paul Bates reprises his role as Oha for this series pilot. See more »Quotes
Prince Tariq: I'm a Beverly Hills Cop, You're a Beverly Hills cop and in 48 hours, we're Trading Places.See more »
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In 1988, "Coming to America" was a huge hit for Eddie Murphy and director John Landis. So, it's not surprising that the networks would consider making a weekly television series of this story. The problem is that the pilot just wasn't particularly good.
In this pilot where much of the movie is essentially rehashed, Tommy Davidson is given the lead...which is most unusual since he hadn't a single movie or television credit at this point in his career. He's strike it pretty big on "In Living Color" in 1990...but this was a year off and here Davidson is expected to support an entire television show...which is quite a burden. On top of this, his character turns out to be much louder and more 'in your face' than Eddie Murphy's version of Prince Tariq...so much so that it became tiresome very quickly. Had the director and writer told Davidson to dial it back a bit, it might have worked...but here it's just too much!