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[Guest El Satanico]

Sam dying would've been a death blow for the show, but not Coach. Coach wasn't the driving force behind the show, which made him easy to replace.

 

The shows I'm talking about had stars that were the driving force of the show die.

[WrestlingDeacon 0]

Other examples would be Ward Bond dying during Wagon Train, Redd Foxx dying during the Royal Family and Dolph Sweet dying during Gimme A Break.

 

You also have Valerie/The Hogan Family, where they played it where Valerie Harper's character died and they brought in Sandy Duncan. Although she didn't die in real life, it's example of how 8 Simple Rules might handle things.

[Guest FrigidSoul]

Other examples would be Ward Bond dying during Wagon Train, Redd Foxx dying during the Royal Family and Dolph Sweet dying during Gimme A Break.

 

You also have Valerie/The Hogan Family, where they played it where Valerie Harper's character died and they brought in Sandy Duncan. Although she didn't die in real life, it's example of how 8 Simple Rules might handle things.

didn't Redd Foxx die during the making of the Pilot though, as I don't even remember CBS ever airing the show

[WrestlingDeacon 0]

Oh, no. I remember watching it. It was only a few episodes in though. The show was later retooled and centered around Foxx's wife, Della Reese. I remember that they added Jackee as her sister or something after Foxx died.

 

Now, Michael Landon died shortly after making a pilot for the series Us. It was aired as a movie special after he passed away.