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July 4, 1989
- Coming to America is the name of a proposed weekly sitcom, based on the 1988 film of the same name. The pilot ultimately went unsold, but it was still televised on CBS on July 4, 1989 as part of the CBS Summer Playhouse pilot anthology series.
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Coming to America is the name of a proposed weekly sitcom, based on the 1988 film of the same name. The pilot [1] ultimately went unsold, [2] but it was still televised on CBS on July 4, 1989 as part of the CBS Summer Playhouse [3] [4] pilot anthology series. [5]
The pilot ultimately went unsold, but it was still televi... Coming to America is the name of a proposed weekly sitcom, based on the 1988 film of the same name.
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Dec 5, 2023 · (1989) Based on the film of the same name, this pilot places Prince Tariq of Zamunda and his assistant Oha in the house of a family in Queens, NY.
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Feb 24, 2021 · Pilot TV series of 'Coming To America' - Starring Tommy Davidson and Paul Bates. Eddie Murphy TV 1989. https://mantronixretrotv.onlineweb.shop/In honor of the upcoming "Coming 2 America".
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- Paula Abdul choreographed Coming to America's opening dance scene at the palace in Zamunda. In an interview with Rolling Stone, the Laker Girl-turned-pop star listed her Coming to America scene as one of the top moments of her choreography career.
- "Zamunda" is an altered version of a famous writer's name. As noted in the DVD commentary of the film, screenwriters Barry Blaustein and David Sheffield named the kingdom of “Zamunda” after Bob Zmuda, Andy Kaufman’s writing partner and close friend.
- Director John Landis and Eddie Murphy clashed on set. Despite working together previously on Trading Places, director John Landis and Murphy had a less than amiable professional relationship.
- In 1989, CBS filmed a pilot for a TV version of Coming to America, starring Tommy Davidson. However, according to a report by Fusion, it never aired because it was “terrible.”
Aug 21, 2020 · The episode did end up airing — on CBS Summer Playhouse, an anthology series dedicated to testing the network’s pilots — but it remains a frustrating what-coulda-been for its cast and crew.
Coming to America is the name of a proposed weekly sitcom, based on the 1988 film of the same name. The pilot ultimately went unsold, but it was still televised on CBS on July 4, 1989 as part of the CBS Summer Playhouse pilot anthology series.
