Forgotten TV: One in a Million (1980)

 It was a reasonable premise. A cab driver inherits a company owned by one of her favorite customers, and her whole world changes.

So what went wrong with One in a Million?

Shirley Hemphill (What's Happening!!) landed the lead role as cabbie Shirley Simmons, who has that life changing experience. The ensemble also includes Carl Ballantine (ex-McHale's Navy), Keene Curtis (ex-The Magician), and Mel Stewart (ex-Roll Out!, who played, I believe, Shirley's dad).

There are episodes available on YouTube, but they have been privatized to the point where the poster does not want them viewed outside of the service. We're seeing that a lot lately. The series was cancelled after 13 weeks, but had it been on a different night than Saturday, maybe it succeeds.

Following is the intro. Hemphill sings the title song.

Hemphill would later turn up on All's Fair and What's Happening Now!. Stewart moved on to Scarecrow & Mrs. King, and Curtis, after a stint in cartoons (narrator on Space Stars), resurfaced on Cheers.

No rating. Never saw the show.