Today, we call them flight attendants. Back in the day, they were stewardesses, and, as history has taught us, shows about these women don't fare very well.
From a Bird's Eye View was Sheldon Leonard's last sale to NBC. It was supposed to be on the fall 1970 schedule, after Leonard had bombed with My Friend Tony & My World & Welcome To It. It was also the 1st of 2 series Leonard co-produced with ITC in England. "Bird", you see, is British slang for woman. Go figure.
This was developed as a star vehicle for actress Millicent Martin, who had top billing.
While the series launched in England in 1970, NBC sat on it until the first half of 1971, perhaps because they couldn't find a slot for it on the fall schedule. Standard sitcom fare, with the choice of occupation highlighted making it more challenging. As we've talked about, most ITC series, with some exceptions (i.e. The Saint, This is Tom Jones) averaged one season.
Leonard & ITC would collab again the next year on Shirley MacLaine's Shirley's World, which aired on ABC, and bombed.
No rating.
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