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1775 (TV pilot)
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1775 TV Show.png Title card 30 minutes Martin Rips and Joseph Staretski Faye Oshima Belyeu David Trainer Ryan O'NealLesley-Anne DownSarah KoskoffJudith JonesDanielle HarrisGregory SporlederAdam WestJeffrey Tambor United States CBS 1992 9 5 y 1 (pilot)
Seventeen Seventy Five is a 1992 pilot episode for a CBS situation comedy. Set in colonial Philadelphia during the run-up to the American Revolution, the series was to follow the exploits of innkeeper Jeremy Proctor and his family. The series was not picked up by CBS, but was broadcast as a special presentation once September 5, 1992.Christopher Meeks Review: '1775' https://variety.com/1992/tv/reviews/1775-1200430664/ 18 February 2014 Variety 9 September 1992Vincent Terrace Encyclopedia of Television Pilots, 1937-2012 10 January 2014 McFarland, 2013 978-1476602493Joe Logan A Ryan O'neal Sitcom For Philly? Historic! The Inquirer 10 March 1992
A similar idea for a situation comedy was mentioned by Andrew Alexander in a commentary track for SCTV.May 2022
Plot
Innkeeper Jeremy Proctor needs funds to send his daughters to a ball (which will hopefully lead to marrying one of them off). He thus tries to borrow the money from his brother-in-law, George Washington, but to no avail.http://www.thelogbook.com/logbook/blackadder/1775-us-series-pilot/ Episode plot 20 July 2010June 2026 InternetArchiveBot
Cast
Ryan O'Neal - Jeremy Proctor
Lesley-Anne Down - Annabelle Proctor
Sarah Koskoff - Maude Proctor
Judith Jones - Eliza Proctor
Danielle Harris - Abby Proctor
Gregory Sporleder - Bert
Adam West - George Washington
Jeffrey Tambor - Governor Massengill
References
External links
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Category:1992 American television episodes
Category:1992 in American television
Category:Television episodes set in Philadelphia
Category:Television pilots not picked up as a series
Category:Works of fiction named after a year