By Stephen Pytak 

     If you ever want to recommend a blax-
ploitation film to a muppet, try this one.
     The lead is Rosecoe Orman, who's been
playing"Gordon" on "Sesame Street" since
1974 (the same year this flick came out.)
     I'm sure Elmo will pay dearly for a copy
of this. Oscar probably got one because 
Orman probably throws every available
copy of the VHS he can find in the trash.
     It's not a great flick. However, you'll bust
a gut watching "Gordon" dress like "Superfly," 
play "The Man" and say "bitch" 500 times.
     Orman is the only reason to pop this
thing in your VCR. 
     He dresses like Earth Wind and Fire or
some prince, and brags that his threads are
made of "lamb."
     The cops hassle him. They tow his car,
a funk machine with chrome pipes on the 
side that match the designs on his coat, 
every chance they get. When they book him
for nonsense, they make him do pushups
in the police station. Hilarious.
     Even though there are a ton of comic
moments, you'll find, much to either your
surprise or shock, that this blaxploitation
film is actually a drama.
     "Willie" is  dogged by a former street 
walker (Sands) who is now a social worker.
She trips him up a number of times in an
effort to get him and his "bitches" to reform,
like she did.
     The last five minutes of drama, a heart
to heart between Orman and Sands was
engaging.
     But what I found more engaging what
happened after that.
     Orman steps out into a New York street, 
which looks very much like the place he 
works now, and he starts playing ball
with children. 
     That shot alone will have Bert and Ernie
talking for days.
     Even though the film is rated R, it 
doesn't have all the trimmings you'd expect.
No nudity. Only one or two f-words.
     If you dub all the times Orman says
"bitch," you can play this thing on TV.