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television series starring

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about a hairdresser living in

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, 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 ''

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'' and was created by

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, the creator of ''

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'' and ''

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''. Stan Cutler served as the developer. Pre-broadcast reports about the series noted that it would include an openly gay character as a regular on the show, which was highly controversial at the time. The series was to premiere September 30, 1976, on

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, 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. ''

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'' 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

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. ''

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'' later called this "the oddest case of a shelved show" and "one of the most infamous last-minute yanks" and David Brenner said that the show was cancelled because the network feared reaction to the gay character.Lynn Elber
"Comedian David Brenner Is 'Back With A Vengeance'
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'', February 18, 2000.

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