In the latest in a feature spotlighting backdoor pilots, Brian reveals how The Cosby Show nearly spun off a Tony Orlando sitcom in its first season.
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In the latest in a feature spotlighting backdoor pilots, Brian reveals how Three's Company sent the Ropers off to their own TV series.
In the latest in a feature spotlighting backdoor pilots, Brian reveals what the very first backdoor pilot of a TV series was!
In the latest in a feature spotlighting backdoor pilots, Brian looks at how the late, great rapper star, Coolio, almost had his own spinoff from the 1990s sitcom, Malcolm and Eddie.
In the latest in a feature spotlighting backdoor pilots, Brian looks at how Andrea Martin tried a spinoff of Kate & Allie where she mixed her sketch comedy from SCTV into a sitcom premise
In the latest in a feature spotlighting backdoor pilots, Brian looks at how Sharon Stone almost spun off from TJ Hooker into her own cop series about a vice cop named Dani Starr.
In the latest in a feature spotlighting backdoor pilots, Brian looks at how Red Buttons almost starred in a unique concept for a sitcom that would spin out of 227, of all shows.
In the latest in a feature spotlighting backdoor pilots, Brian looks at how Lindsay Wagner tried to remake her life in an episode of Kate & Allie
In the latest in a feature spotlighting backdoor pilots, Brian looks at how even Huggy Bear from Starsky and Hutch was almost given his own TV series.
In the latest in a feature spotlighting backdoor pilots, Brian looks at how The Nanny tried to spin off basically the same concept as the Nanny, only in a beauty salon!