Snip (TV series)

Snip is a 1976 comedy starring David Brenner about a hairdresser living in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, who has his ex-wife, daughter and former aunt living with him in his apartment. He and his ex-wife are both in the same hairdressing business under their boss and friend who is an openly gay man (played by Walter Wanderman). It was a take-off of the movie Shampoo and was created by James Komack, the creator of Chico and the Man and Welcome Back Kotter.

Snip
Created byJames Komack
StarringDavid Brenner
Lesley Ann Warren
Hope Summers
Kim Soloman
Walter Wanderman
Bebe Drake-Hooks
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes7
Production
Executive producersJames Komack
Stan Coner
Camera setupFilm, Single camera
Running timeapprox. 24 minutes
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseNever Aired
External links
Website

Pre-broadcast reports about the series noted that it would include an openly gay character as a regular on the show,[1] which was highly controversial at the time.[2] The series was to premiere September 30, 1976, on NBC, but was shelved at the last minute and was never broadcast in the United States. The cancellation was so abrupt, bumpers promoting the show continued to be shown until just a few days prior to the canceled air date. TV Guide listed the show in its "Fall Preview" issue for that year. The show was featured as a full-page Thursday entry, but never made it to the Prime Time network grid. Seven episodes were filmed, but two were never edited. The five which were completed aired only in Australia.[3] Variety later called this "the oddest case of a shelved show" and "one of the most infamous last-minute yanks"[4] and David Brenner said that the show was cancelled because the network feared reaction to the gay character.[5]

References
  1. Lee Winfrey, "Gay Role Cast in Fall Series", Knight News Service in Evening Independent, July 13, 1976.
  2. Diane Wertz, "Museum looks back at gay TV references", Chicago Tribune, April 6, 2004.
  3. "The unseen: 24 TV shows produced but never properly aired", The A.V. Club, February 20, 2012.
  4. Michael Schneider, "Waiting for a date: Shelved shows seek alternative outlets", Variety, July 9, 2006.
  5. Lynn Elber, "Comedian David Brenner Is 'Back With A Vengeance', The Register-Guard, February 18, 2000.
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