Adrienne Barbeau Wanted to Leave 'Maude' to Star in A M*A*S*H Ripoff Series! - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 01-10-2011, 11:21 PM

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id...+barbeau&hl=en

Barbeau wanted to do less & less 'Maude' as she was working on her own sitcom as the lead called 'The Fighting Nightingales.' Not sure if CBS picked it up but the pilot supposedly aired on January 16th 1978. Barbeau played an army officer during the Korean Conflict.(Who knew that war could be so funny?!?) Anybody else knew this?

treky · 01-29-2011, 02:34 AM

I didn't know it.

But, CBS DIDN'T pick up that series; good thing too. I remember seeing the pilot when they aired it (on a Monday night in 1976 at 9:30 right after "MASH" at 9:00) and it was AWFUL!!!

Mr. Television · 01-29-2011, 11:28 AM

I miss the days when they used to air failed pilots on tv. lol

Dr. Thong · 01-29-2011, 05:39 PM

Me too. I remember seeing Gary Burghoff's W*A*L*T*E*R spinoff during the summer of 1984. At least you got to see some of these failed shows that way.

TVFactFan · 01-30-2011, 01:54 PM

It was probably because of her MINOR role on Maude-lol

01-10-2011, 11:21 PM	#1
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treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	I didn't know it. But, CBS DIDN'T pick up that series; good thing too. I remember seeing the pilot when they aired it (on a Monday night in 1976 at 9:30 right after "MASH" at 9:00) and it was AWFUL!!!
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Dr. Thong a/k/a "ACK!" Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 10, 2001 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 5,546	Me too. I remember seeing Gary Burghoff's WALTER* spinoff during the summer of 1984. At least you got to see some of these failed shows that way.
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01-30-2011, 01:54 PM	#5
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,065	It was probably because of her MINOR role on Maude-lol