Agents from The Office of Unusual Tactics (aka O.U.T.), a secret government agency, clean up snafus created by other government organizationsAgents from The Office of Unusual Tactics (aka O.U.T.), a secret government agency, clean up snafus created by other government organizationsAgents from The Office of Unusual Tactics (aka O.U.T.), a secret government agency, clean up snafus created by other government organizations
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- TriviaInside O.U.T. (1971) was one of three comedy pilots that NBC ran in prime time as a 90-minute special on March 22, 1971, each of which had some association with I Dream of Jeannie (1965) which ended its run on the network the preceding season. In this one, Bill Daily (who had played "Jeannie's" Major Roger Healy) is teamed with Farrah Fawcett who had appeared with him in two "Jeannie" episodes (See You in C-U-B-A (1969) and My Sister, the Home Wrecker (1969)); Perhaps it was for the best that this pilot didn't sell, as both stars went on to more memorable series roles: Daily as Howard Borden on The Bob Newhart Show (1972), and Fawcett as Jill Munroe on Charlie's Angels (1976). Another of the pilots, also unsold, was Is There a Doctor in the House (1971) which was helmed by "Jeannie" director E.W. Swackhamer and shot by the original "Jeannie" cinematographer Fred Jackman Jr., and starred William Windom, Rosemary Forsyth and Margaret Hamilton. The third pilot was the only one that secured a short run starting the following September, for half a season, but did have a long enough success to make the cover of TV Guide: The Good Life (1971) came from "Jeannie" producer (as well as its most prolific director) Claudio Guzmán, and starred Major Nelson himself, Larry Hagman, and Donna Mills. Hagman would of course go on to become J.R. Ewing on Dallas (1978), with Mills starring in its spin-off Knots Landing (1979) as Abby Cunningham (later Ewing and afterward Sumner), and Hagman would make a few appearances on that show working again with Mills, usually in cahoots against the other characters. "The Good Life" would also star Hermione Baddeley, Danny Goldman and David Wayne (the last of whom would also later work with Hagman on "Dallas" as Willard "Digger" Barnes), and the entire "Good Life" cast did come together to promote the show on The Virginia Graham Show (1970) (Episode dated 6 December 1971 (1971)) before its cancellation. One other interesting association: The latter two pilots both were done by the art director of the entire "Jeannie" series, Ross Bellah, including his having done the classic "Jeannie" episode The Solid Gold Jeannie (1970), which likely got its title from an earlier film Mr. Bellah had also shot, The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956). Still, with the three pilots advertised as though they were a single show, many "Jeannie" fans were disappointed not to see Major Nelson and Major Healy actually working together again.
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Funny spy comedy
This was quite a funny short, probably a pilot for a TV show that wasn't picked up by a network. Set in the early 70s, a "branch" of the government is given the task of regaining a shipment of counterfeit cash from a bank where it has accidentally been sent. A comedy of errors ensues by this "company" as they try to recover the "oops" money. Starring Bill Daily (previously of I Dream of Jeannie but before his run in The Bob Newhart Show), it also features a young and gorgeous Farrah Fawcett, and a few other guest stars from other sitcoms of the 60s and 70s, including Herb Vigran. For those that love chase scenes, this show has one or two. If you're a cops and robbers fan, this show will appeal to you. The toughest thing is trying to find a copy of this show! (Your best bet is trying to find someone who taped it on one of its reruns on a cable channel someplace, as I had to.) ENJOY!
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