Question: In what sitcom would on first have found the character of the actor who stars alongside Gene Wilder in "Blazing Saddles?"

Context articles: Cleavon Little
In the Beginning (TV series)
Blazing Samurai
Blazing Stewardesses
Jack Starrett
John Alderson (actor)
Blazing Saddles
Michael Hertzberg
David Huddleston
Alex Karras

Cleavon Jake Little (June 1, 1939 – October 22, 1992) was an American stage, film, and television actor.
 He began his career in the late 1960s on the stage.
 In 1970, he starred in the Broadway production of "Purlie", for which he earned both a Drama Desk Award and a Tony Award.
 His first leading television role was that of the irreverent Dr. Jerry Noland on the ABC sitcom "Temperatures Rising" (1972–1974).
 Shortly before the program's conclusion, Little gave what has become his signature performance, portraying Sheriff Bart in the Mel Brooks comedy film "Blazing Saddles" (1974).
In the Beginning was an American sitcom originally created by Norman Lear, Jim Mulligan ("Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In") and Norman Steinberg ("Blazing Saddles") and produced by Lear's Tandem Productions company that aired on CBS from September 20 to October 18, 1978.
Blazing Samurai is an upcoming American computer-animated action adventure comedy film inspired by Mel Brooks’ seminal 1974 Western comedy film "Blazing Saddles", directed by Chris Bailey and written by Ed Stone and Nate Hopper.
 The film stars Michael Cera, Samuel L. Jackson, Ricky Gervais, George Takei, Gabriel Iglesias, Djimon Hounsou, Michelle Yeoh, and Mel Brooks.
 The film will be released by Open Road Films in the US and Canada, Huayi Brothers International in China, and Sony Pictures in Latin America.
Blazing Stewardesses is a 1975 American sex comedy film, directed by Al Adamson.
 Its title derives from the 1975 film "The Naughty Stewardesses" and the 1974 film "Blazing Saddles".
Jack Starrett (November 2, 1936 – March 27, 1989) was an American actor and film director.
 He is credited as Claude Ennis Starrett Jr. in some of his films.
 Starrett is perhaps best known for his role as "Gabby Johnson", a parody of George "Gabby" Hayes, in the 1974 classic parody film "Blazing Saddles" and is also known for his role as the brutal deputy Art Galt in the 1982 action film "First Blood".
 He also played the cruel foreman Swick in "The River".
 Starrett was often typecast as a tough-talking police officer and played essentially the same character in a trio of biker films: "The Born Losers" (the film that introduced Billy Jack), "Hells Angels on Wheels" (both from 1967), and "Angels from Hell" (1968).
 He acted in another biker film, "Hell's Bloody Devils" (1970), and directed two more: "Run, Angel, Run" in 1969 and "Nam's Angels" (1970) as well as the horror film "Race with the Devil" (1975), in which he also played a gas station attendant.
John Alderson (10 April 1916 – 4 August 2006) was an English actor noted for playing the lead in the 1957-58 syndicated western television series, "Boots and Saddles", which ran for thirty-eight episodes in a single season, and many supporting roles in films in a career spanning almost forty years, from 1951 to 1990, including "Don't Go Near the Water" (1957), "No Name on the Bullet" (1959), "Romanoff and Juliet" (1961), "My Fair Lady(1964)," 'The War Lord" (1965), "I Deal in Danger" (1966), "Double Trouble" (1967), "Hellfighters" (1968), "The Molly Maguires" (1970), "Top of the Heap" (1972), "The Klansman" (1974), "The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox" (1976), "Candleshoe" (1977), "The Cat from Outer Space" (1978), "The Wild Geese" (1978) and "The American Way" (1986).
 He also appeared uncredited as the gum-chewing bandit shot by antagonist Hedley Lamarr in "Blazing Saddles" (1974).
Blazing Saddles is a 1974 American satirical Western comedy film directed by Mel Brooks.
 Starring Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder, the film was written by Brooks, Andrew Bergman, Richard Pryor, Norman Steinberg, and Al Uger, and was based on Bergman's story and draft.
 The film received generally positive reviews from critics and audiences, was nominated for three Academy Awards, and is ranked No. 6 on the American Film Institute's "100 Years...100 Laughs" list.
Michael Hertzberg is an American assistant director, writer, and film producer best known for his work with director Mel Brooks.
 Hertzberg was extremely influential on Brooks, having started working for Brooks as an assistant director on Brook's first film "The Producers", and going on to produce several of Brooks' early films including box office hits, "Blazing Saddles" and "Silent Movie".
 "Blazing Saddles" was awarded the #6 slot on the American Film Institute's list of Top 100 comedy films of all time.
 Hertzberg started working as an assistant director in commercials, television and feature films.
 He was the first assistant director to Frank Perry on the hit cult film, "The Swimmer", starring Burt Lancaster.
David William Huddleston (September 17, 1930 – August 2, 2016) was an American actor.
 An Emmy Award nominee, Huddleston had a prolific television career, and appeared in many films including "Blazing Saddles", "Crime Busters", "" and "The Big Lebowski".
Alexander George Karras (July 15, 1935 – October 10, 2012) was an American football player, professional wrestler, and actor.
 He was a four-time Pro Bowl player with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL), where he played from 1958 to 1962 and 1964 to 1970.
 As an actor, Karras is noted for his role as Mongo in the 1974 comedy film "Blazing Saddles", and for starring in the ABC sitcom "Webster" (1983–1989) alongside his wife Susan Clark, as the title character's adoptive father.
 He was also featured prominently in "Victor Victoria", starring Julie Andrews and James Garner.
 He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame