CBS anthology series airing unsold television pilots during the summer season.
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Seven of One is a 1973 BBC2 comedy anthology starring Ronnie Barker. 7 of 1 is a series of seven separate comedies that would serve as possible pilots for sitcoms, three of which were picked up for a full series run. Originally called Six of One, which Barker planned to follow up with another series called Half Dozen of the Other.
Twisted Tales is a dark and stylish comedy drama series. With intense scripts written by a mix of established writers and upcoming talent, each story is a self-contained episode with a mysterious twist. The tales set out to spook the brain and tickle the funny bone, so be prepared to expect the unexpected. The series is very closely related to Spine Chillers, an earlier BBC Three series. In effect, Twisted Tales is a rebranded second series of the earlier successful production.
Gulf Playhouse is an NBC anthology series that aired on Friday nights. It was a live show that was seen through the "eye" of the camera. The actors in each episode would talk to the camera as if it were a person. The show's sponsor was Gulf Oil, and it was produced and directed by Frank Telford.
Villains is a crime drama series, shown in the UK in 1972, following the linked fates of nine bank robbers, led by George. It begins with the nine men meeting in prison during their appeal and traces each individual after the group escape from custody. The series also starred William Marlowe, Bob Hoskins and Martin Shaw.
How I Met Your Dad is a television pilot of a TV series to serve as a spin-off of How I Met Your Mother, created by original series creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas, with Emily Spivey. This series was expected to debut 2014, but was shelved indefinitely. 20th Television opted not to order How I Met Your Dad to series. The plot focuses on Sally on the journey of how she met her daughter's father. She lives in New York with her friends, is getting divorced from her first husband, and has no idea what she is doing with her life.
Escape is an American anthology series that aired on the NBC network from February 11 to April 1, 1973. The show was a production of Jack Webb's Mark VII Limited for Universal Television. It aired on Sunday evenings at 10 p.m. Eastern, following the NBC Mystery Movie.
The Dick Powell Show is an American anthology series that ran on NBC from 1961- 1963, primarily sponsored by the Reynolds Metals Company. It was hosted by longtime film star Dick Powell until his death from lymphatic cancer on January 2, 1963, then by a series of guest hosts until the series ended. The first of these was Gregory Peck, who began the January 8 program with a tribute to Powell, recognizing him as "a great and good friend to our industry." Peck was followed by fellow actors such as Robert Mitchum, Frank Sinatra, Glenn Ford, Charles Boyer, Jackie Cooper, Rock Hudson, Milton Berle, Jack Lemmon, Dean Martin, Robert Taylor, Steve McQueen, David Niven, Danny Thomas, Robert Wagner and John Wayne.
Murder in Mind is a British television thriller drama anthology series of self-contained stories with a murderous theme seen from the perspective of the murderer.
Born with a genetic defect, 23-year-old agent Gaia lacks one of the most basic human instincts: fear. She works for an elite Special Investigations Unit (SIU) staffed with the finest young agents to infiltrate and apprehend society's dangerous new class of young criminals. While her partners Ryan and Harmony suspect she has a secret, they have no choice but to trust her. Whether her rare mutation is an important asset or a deadly liability for the unit remains to be seen.
Scorpion Tales is a British anthology that aired on ITV in 1978, featuring one-off, hour-long plays with twist endings. Produced by ATV, the programme was similar in format to other thriller anthologies like Thriller and Sapphire & Steel. Each episode presented a self-contained story, often with a sinister or surprising conclusion, and starred actors such as Trevor Howard, David Robb, and Anthony Bate.
The Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are known for their television series The Comic Strip Presents... which was labelled as an example of alternative comedy. The core members are Adrian Edmondson, Dawn French, Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer, Peter Richardson, Jennifer Saunders and Alexei Sayle with frequent appearances by Keith Allen, Robbie Coltrane and others.
Nobody's Watching is a television program that was never aired. It originated with and was written by Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence, as well as Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan, writers for Scrubs and Family Guy.
An omnibus drama depicting the stories of 8 women and 8 unique chairs.
Sixteen real stories of women who have been victims and survivors of male violence.
The performers and staff of a dilapidated one-ring circus attempt try to get along with a new owner — the grudging, estranged son of the previous owner.
A British television comedy series, written by Michael Palin and Terry Jones of Monty Python fame. Following an initial pilot episode in January 1976, it ran for two subsequent series of five and three episodes in October 1977 and October 1979 respectively. Each episode had a different setting and characters, looking at a different aspect of British culture and parodying pre-World War II literature aimed at schoolboys.
A comedy that started in 1991 as a pilot, Murder Most Horrid stars Dawn French as various characters, as she embarks on a different mystery every episode. In one way or another she is involved with murder - either committing the crime herself or even getting bumped off herself!
George Burns Comedy Week is a comedy anthology television series broadcast in the United States by CBS as part of its 1985 fall lineup, hosted by George Burns.
The Company of Five is a 1968 British anthology drama series produced by London Weekend Television for ITV, featuring a repertory cast of five actors—John Neville, Gwen Watford, Ann Bell, Cyril Luckham, and Ray Smith—who appear in different roles each week.
A truly amazing, fantastical, science fiction, funny and odd, and sometimes scary, sad and endearing anthology series presented by Steven Spielberg with guest appearances by many famous actors, actresses, and directors.
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19 episodes • 1987
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Saint in Manhattan | Jun 12, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Kung Fu: The Next Generation | Jun 19, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Changing Patterns | Jun 26, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Mickey and Nora | Jun 26, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Puppetman | Jul 3, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Sawdust | Jul 3, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Barrington | Jul 9, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Doctors Wilde | Jul 17, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Mabel and Max | Jul 31, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 10 | King of the Building | Jul 31, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Time of Their Lives | Aug 14, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Infiltrator | Aug 21, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Reno and Yolanda | Aug 21, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Day to Day | Aug 21, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Sirens | Sep 4, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 16 | In the Lion's Den | Sep 4, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Travelin' Man | Sep 11, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Kingpins | Sep 18, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Sons of Gunz | Sep 18, 1987 | 0.0 |
17 episodes • 1988
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My Africa | Jun 21, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Real Life | Jun 28, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Old Money | Jun 28, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Pretenders | Jul 5, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Baby on Board | Jul 12, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Dr. Paradise | Jul 12, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Johnsons Are Home | Jul 19, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Limited Partners | Jul 19, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Silent Whisper | Jul 26, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Fort Figueroa | Aug 2, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Whattley by the Bay | Aug 9, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Sniff | Aug 9, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Off Duty | Aug 16, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Roughhouse | Aug 16, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Mad Avenue | Aug 23, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Further Adventures | Aug 30, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Tickets, Please | Jun 6, 1988 | 0.0 |
10 episodes • 1989
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microcops | Jun 20, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 2 | B Men | Jun 27, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Coming to America | Jul 4, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Shivers | Jul 4, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Elysian Fields | Jul 11, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 6 | American Nuclear | Jul 25, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Curse of the Corn People | Aug 1, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Heat | Aug 8, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Road Show | Aug 15, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Outpost | Aug 22, 1989 | 0.0 |