TMC
05-11-2023, 06:42 AM
https://www.itwasathingontv.com/e/episode-378-stick-around-1977-abc-pilot/
In 1977, Andy Kaufman (https://www.reddit.com/r/ObscureMedia/comments/96qh6y/stick_around_andy_kaufman_1977_unsold_pilot_for/) was (https://www.starburstmagazine.com/features/telephemera-years-1977-part-3/) an up and coming comic. ABC (https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/jiagzz/til_of_stick_around_a_sitcom_pilot_which_aired/) cast him (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stick_Around_(TV_pilot)#:~:text=Stick%20Around%20is%20an%20unsold,airing%20on%2030%20May%201977.&text=Humble%20Productions%2C%20Inc.&text=Kaufman%20portrayed%20Andy%2C%20a%20run,servant%20robot%20in%20the%20future.) as a robot servant (https://dangerousminds.net/comments/andy_kaufman_played_an_android_butler_in_the_little-known_1977_sci-fi_sitco) in the year (https://www.cinema-crazed.com/blog/2022/06/03/the-bootleg-files-stick-around/) 2055 with a distinct voice, one which would become associated with Kaufman on another ABC show a year later, Taxi. Why didn't this work? We blame the mood synthesizers, AKA the "ass toasters."
In 1977, Andy Kaufman (https://www.reddit.com/r/ObscureMedia/comments/96qh6y/stick_around_andy_kaufman_1977_unsold_pilot_for/) was (https://www.starburstmagazine.com/features/telephemera-years-1977-part-3/) an up and coming comic. ABC (https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/jiagzz/til_of_stick_around_a_sitcom_pilot_which_aired/) cast him (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stick_Around_(TV_pilot)#:~:text=Stick%20Around%20is%20an%20unsold,airing%20on%2030%20May%201977.&text=Humble%20Productions%2C%20Inc.&text=Kaufman%20portrayed%20Andy%2C%20a%20run,servant%20robot%20in%20the%20future.) as a robot servant (https://dangerousminds.net/comments/andy_kaufman_played_an_android_butler_in_the_little-known_1977_sci-fi_sitco) in the year (https://www.cinema-crazed.com/blog/2022/06/03/the-bootleg-files-stick-around/) 2055 with a distinct voice, one which would become associated with Kaufman on another ABC show a year later, Taxi. Why didn't this work? We blame the mood synthesizers, AKA the "ass toasters."