Had this next item gone to series, there's a chance Victoria Principal might never have made it to Dallas.
Victoria was part of the ensemble cast for an unsold 1977 pilot, Mixed Nuts, inspired by the 1975 Jack Nicholson film, "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest", but that inspiration, plus having the cast fronted by veteran Morey Amsterdam (ex-The Dick Van Dyke Show, Can You Top This?), wasn't enough to get any network to take a chance.
The pilot also featured Ed Begley, Jr., who was doing commercials at the time, 5 years away from St. Elsewhere.
Cast member Frank LaLoggia posted this nearly 8 minute clip.
This had potential. What I think they were going for was the kind of ensemble comedy that made Barney Miller, for example, so successful.
Rating: B--.
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