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Will and Grace Fanatic · 09-06-2015, 01:17 PM

I think the Cosby Show and Roseanne had the best pilot episodes. What do you all think?

opus · 09-06-2015, 07:38 PM

If I remember right, the FRIENDS pilot was pretty strong.

Wawwie · 09-06-2015, 07:42 PM

The Jeffersons

tlc38tlc38 · 09-06-2015, 08:09 PM

Some of my favorite first episodes...

Murder, She Wrote
The Nanny
Step by Step
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Mama's Family
Designing Women
The Golden Girls
Desperate Housewives
Three's Company
Perfect Strangers
The Torkelsons
Murphy Brown
The Beverly Hillbillies
Green Acres
Petticoat Junction
Home Improvement
Small Wonder
Newhart
Mr. Belvedere
Family Matters

yankeesrj12 · 09-06-2015, 08:10 PM

I really enjoyed the pilot of Modern Family.

JMas493 · 09-06-2015, 08:52 PM

Roswell

JSP · 09-06-2015, 08:54 PM

The pilot of "Lotsa Luck" was pretty much funnier than the other episodes of the series.

icecream · 09-08-2015, 12:59 AM

Frasier, WKRP in Cincinnati, Once Upon a Time

gidgetgrape · 09-08-2015, 01:09 AM

SOAP gets my vote.

bencasey · 09-09-2015, 02:00 AM

T.H.E. Cat

Mace Dolex · 09-09-2015, 02:20 AM

Three's Company
Modern Family
Knight Rider
Mr. Belvedere
Step By Step
Beverly Hills 90210 (1990's)
ALF

Adamantium · 09-09-2015, 04:51 AM

I feel NewsRadio had a really strong pilot and I tend to cite that as my favorite.

Andy Richter Controls the Universe also had a great pilot.

MrCleveland · 09-09-2015, 07:44 AM

Hard to tell, but when I think of a Pilot Episode, it mentions the origin of the show such as the character and how it all started.

Like The Drew Carey Show pilot episode, Drew doesn't hire Mimi Bobeck and they hate each other throughout the series.

I'm thinking of making a TV show called Everything Happens in Bertstown where the pilot episode is called "The Co-Pilot". The main character sees everyone's life moving forward except his, so he becomes a pilot...see where it all ties in?

mets82 · 09-09-2015, 03:15 PM

I'd have to go with the Golden Girls.

Frenky · 09-10-2015, 06:45 AM

Friends
The Cosby Show
The Golden Girls
The X-Files
The Big Bang Theory
Roseanne
Dynasty
Desperate Housewives

09-06-2015, 01:17 PM	#1
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09-06-2015, 08:09 PM	#4
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09-08-2015, 12:59 AM	#8
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09-09-2015, 07:44 AM	#13
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09-09-2015, 03:15 PM	#14
mets82 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Mar 14, 2011 Location: Connecticut Posts: 5,060	I'd have to go with the Golden Girls.
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09-06-2015, 07:38 PM	#2
opus VB Forum Superstar Join Date: May 16, 2015 Location: VB Galaxy Posts: 32,760	If I remember right, the FRIENDS pilot was pretty strong.

09-06-2015, 07:42 PM	#3
Wawwie Member Forum Star Join Date: Jul 26, 2006 Location: New York Posts: 14,376	The Jeffersons

09-06-2015, 08:10 PM	#5
yankeesrj12 Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 09, 2008 Posts: 4,335	I really enjoyed the pilot of Modern Family.

09-06-2015, 08:52 PM	#6
JMas493 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 03, 2005 Posts: 171	Roswell

09-06-2015, 08:54 PM	#7
JSP Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 19, 2003 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 2,735	The pilot of "Lotsa Luck" was pretty much funnier than the other episodes of the series.

09-08-2015, 01:09 AM	#9
gidgetgrape Forever Gidget Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 20, 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 3,508	SOAP gets my vote.

09-09-2015, 02:00 AM	#10
bencasey Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: Long Beach Posts: 1,692	T.H.E. Cat

09-09-2015, 02:20 AM	#11
Mace Dolex Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 12, 2013 Posts: 2,670	Three's Company Modern Family Knight Rider Mr. Belvedere Step By Step Beverly Hills 90210 (1990's) ALF

09-09-2015, 04:51 AM	#12
Adamantium TVAdam No More Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 11, 2002 Location: Springfield, Ohio Posts: 7,839	I feel NewsRadio had a really strong pilot and I tend to cite that as my favorite. Andy Richter Controls the Universe also had a great pilot.

09-10-2015, 06:45 AM	#15
Frenky Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 28, 2013 Posts: 146	Friends The Cosby Show The Golden Girls The X-Files The Big Bang Theory Roseanne Dynasty Desperate Housewives