The majority of shows for their series premiere title that episode Pilot. What shows went with a different title for the pilot episode?

Quite a few examples of that:

Simon & Simon, "Details at Eleven"
Dynasty, "Oil"
Hardcastle and McCormick, "Rolling Thunder"
Star Trek: Voyager, "Caretaker"
Barney Miller, "Ramon"
Star Trek: TNG, "Encounter at Farpoint"
Blue Thunder, "Second Thunder"

2 more:

One Day at a Time's first episode was Ann's Decision

24 show titles were clock times , so the first ep was called "12:00 a.m. – 1:00 a.m."

Yet another:

The Bob Newhart Show, "Fly The Unfriendly Skies"

Wings - "Legacy"

Taxi - "Like Father, Like Daughter"

Cheers - "Give Me a Ring Sometime"

THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES-The Clampetts strike oil

GREEN ACRES-Oliver buys the farm

Star Trek: TOS, "The Man Trap"

The Twilight Zone - Where is Everybody
The Andy Griffith Show - The New Housekeeper
Sanford & Son - Crossed Swords
The Outer Limits (1963) - The Galaxy Being
Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Revenge

Mary Tyler Moore, "Love Is All Around"
Night Court, "All You Need Is Love"
Laverne & Shirley, "The Society Party"

Bewitched "I Darrin, Take This Witch Samantha" I Dream of Jeannie "The Lady in the Bottle" Car 54,Where Are You? "Who's for Swordfish?" Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C. "Gomer Overcomes the Obstacle Course" Gunsmoke "Matt Gets It" Bonanza "A Rose for Lotta"

227, "Honesty" (The Pilot episode aired as the 6th)

Frasier-The Good Son

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air-The Fresh Prince Project

Roseanne-Life and Stuff

George Lopez - Prototype
Full House - Our Very First Show

Family Matters - "The Mama Who Came To Dinner"

The Odd Couple - "The Laundry Orgy"

Friends, "The One Where Monica Gets A Roommate"

Falcon Crest, "In His Father's House"
Dallas, "Digger's Daughter"

Friends, "The One Where Monica Gets A Roommate"

I don't think this one technically counts because on the DVD's the episode is just titled The Pilot. The One Where Monica Gets A Roommate is just one of several titles given to that episode. It's also known as The First One.

Gilligan's Island: "Two on a Raft"

Perry Mason, "The Case of the Restless Redhead"

Gimme a Break!-"Katie the Crook"
Facts of Life-"Rough Housing"

The Man From U.N.C.L.E., "The Vulcan Affair"
Newhart (1982), "In The Beginning"
Benson, "Change"

Happy Days: "All the Way"
Laverne & Shirley: "Society Party"

Roseanne: "Life and Stuff"

I don't think this one technically counts because on the DVD's the episode is just titled The Pilot. The One Where Monica Gets A Roommate is just one of several titles given to that episode. It's also known as The First One.


I believe you are correct. After doing some research you at correct. I apologize for my mistake.

Three's Company: "Man About The House"
Knight Rider: "Knight Of The Phoenix"

The Last Man on Earth - Alive in Tucson

STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION-Encounter at Farpoint

STAR TREK: VOYAGER-Caretaker

Welcome Back, Kotter-"Welcome Back"
All in the Family-"Meet the Bunkers"

NCIS- Yankee White

GET SMART-Mr. Big

MASH-Welcome to M*A*S*H

M Squad, "The Golden Look"