Shanderia Minor, Director of Communications
Phone: (601) 432-6567
Email: Shanderia.Minor@mpbonline.org
JACKSON, Miss. – Beans, an hour-long musical comedy from 1980 that chronicles the history of human beans, is the October 2021 MPB Classics release.
From the dawn of time to the modern era, beans have had to overcome adversity and learn how to celebrate each other’s differences. The show was written by Buddy Sheffield and David Sheffield (who would go on to write for In Living Color and Saturday Night Live, respectively) and directed by Buddy Sheffield and Rita Sheffield (who created the sketch comedy series Roundhouse for Nickelodeon).
MPB Classics is a collection of original television programs by MPB. The programs document the local culture and history of Mississippi through literature, visual arts, folklore, music, storytellers and more.
Every month for the next three years, a new set of MPB Classics programs will be available for free on-demand viewing at video.mpbonline.org for two months. Afterward, they will be accessible through MPB Passport for paid subscribers.
The October 2021 MPB Classics series, Beans, will be available for free on-demand viewing until November 30.
MPB is a state agency that also operates as a PBS and NPR affiliate broadcasting station. For more information visit www.mpbonline.org. Find all MPB press releases here.
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