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icecream · 02-29-2016, 03:35 PM

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

bmasters9 · 02-29-2016, 04:09 PM

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"

opus · 02-29-2016, 06:11 PM

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."

bmasters9 · 02-29-2016, 06:22 PM

Yet another:

The Bob Newhart Show, "Fly The Unfriendly Skies"

Adamantium · 02-29-2016, 08:42 PM

Wings - "Legacy"

Taxi - "Like Father, Like Daughter"

Cheers - "Give Me a Ring Sometime"

treky · 03-01-2016, 04:18 AM

THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES-The Clampetts strike oil

GREEN ACRES-Oliver buys the farm

bmasters9 · 03-01-2016, 06:19 AM

Star Trek: TOS, "The Man Trap"

Zoneboy · 03-01-2016, 06:57 AM

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

bmasters9 · 03-01-2016, 07:52 AM

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

William Hogan Jr · 03-01-2016, 02:10 PM

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"

Vahan · 03-01-2016, 03:07 PM

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

andress_jade · 03-01-2016, 04:08 PM

Frasier-The Good Son

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

Roseanne-Life and Stuff

tenter · 03-01-2016, 04:48 PM

George Lopez - Prototype
Full House - Our Very First Show

Adamantium · 03-01-2016, 05:38 PM

Family Matters - "The Mama Who Came To Dinner"

The Odd Couple - "The Laundry Orgy"

factsoflife · 03-01-2016, 11:15 PM

Friends, "The One Where Monica Gets A Roommate"

02-29-2016, 03:35 PM	#1
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02-29-2016, 04:09 PM	#2
bmasters9 Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 06, 2007 Posts: 2,550	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"
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03-01-2016, 06:57 AM	#8
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02-29-2016, 06:11 PM	#3
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02-29-2016, 08:42 PM	#5
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03-01-2016, 06:19 AM	#7
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03-01-2016, 07:52 AM	#9
bmasters9 Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 06, 2007 Posts: 2,550	Mary Tyler Moore, "Love Is All Around" Night Court, "All You Need Is Love" Laverne & Shirley, "The Society Party"

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03-01-2016, 03:07 PM	#11
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