Snip (TV series)

Snip
Created by	James Komack
Starring	David Brenner Lesley Ann Warren Hope Summers Kim Soloman Walter Wanderman Bebe Drake-Hooks
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	7
Production
Executive producer(s)	James Komack Stan Coner
Camera setup	Film, Single camera
Running time	approx. 24 minutes
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	Never Aired
External links
Website

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's 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.

Pre-broadcast reports about the show noted that it would include an openly gay character as a regular on the show, which was unusual for the time. The series was to premiere September 30, 1976 on NBC, but was cancelled at the last minute and never made it to air in the U.S. The cancellation was so abrupt even TV Guide was caught off guard, and listed the show in its "Fall Preview" issue for that year. Seven episodes were filmed. but two were never edited. The five which were completed aired in Australia.Variety later called this "the oddest case of a shelved show" and "one of the most infamous last-minute yanks" and David Brenner has opined that the show was cancelled because the network feared reaction to the gay character.

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