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| Mr. Dugan | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Norman Lear |
| Written by | Rod Parker Charles Hauck |
| Directed by | Jeff Bleckner |
| Starring | Cleavon Little Barbara Rhoades Nedra Volz Dennis Burkley Sarina Grant |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 3 (Never aired) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Norman Lear |
| Producer | Charles Hauck |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Production company | TAT Communications |
| Related | |
| Hanging In | |
Mr. Dugan is an American sitcom about a black Congressman that was scheduled to air in March 1979 on CBS, but was pulled at the last minute and never shown.[1]
History
In early 1978, producer Norman Lear felt his long-running comedy Maude was getting stale, so he decided to enliven things by moving the show to Washington, D.C., and making the title character a congresswoman. After two episodes in this new setting, star Beatrice Arthur decided not to continue, and the show abruptly left the air. Lear, however, still believed in the concept, and filmed a new pilot titled Onward and Upward, with essentially the same script and cast—except with John Amos (as a black former pro football star running for the United States Congress) replacing Arthur. Creative differences between Amos (who had co-starred in Lear's Good Times) and the producers led to Amos bowing out; the show was renamed Mr. Dooley and finally Mr. Dugan. Cleavon Little (best known as the sheriff in the classic movie comedy Blazing Saddles) was hired as the title character, a fledgling black congressman. The supporting cast remained the same.
Mr. Dugan had been scheduled for a March 11, 1979, premiere, and was heavily promoted by its network, CBS. A special screening for black members of Congress led to much criticism from those in attendance.[2] Lear subsequently pulled the plug on Mr. Dugan, saying "we have not yet totally fulfilled our intention for the series."
The series was eventually reworked into the short-lived series, Hanging In, which aired on CBS in the summer of 1979.
See also
References
- ^ "Encyclopedia of Television Pilots, 1937-2012 - Vincent Terrace - Google Books". Books.google.com. 2013-02-26. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
- ^ "Black Caucus Strangles Mr. Dugan; Star Of Cancelled Show Steaming Mad". Jet. March 29, 1979. pp. 58–59.
External Links
- Programs Cancelled Before They Premiered, 1963-1988 at Television Obscurities