On one of his bratty son Eric's annual visits, the plutocrat U.S. Bates takes him to his department store and offers him anything in it as a gift. Eric chooses a black janitor who has made him laugh with his antics. At first the man suffers many indignities as Eric's "toy", but gradually teaches the lonely boy what it is like to have and to be a friend.
Top Cast
Richard Pryor as Jack Brown
Jackie Gleason as Ulysses Simpson 'U.S.' Bates
Ned Beatty as Sydney Morehouse
Scott Schwartz as Eric Bates
Teresa Ganzel as Fancy Bates
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