| Coming to America | |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Based on | |
| Written by | Ken Hecht |
| Directed by | Tony Singletary |
| Starring | Tommy Davidson Paul Bates John Hancock Hattie Winston Paris Vaughan A.J. Johnson C. Darnell Rose Francis MacGuire |
| Composer | John Beasley |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 1 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Ken Hecht Eddie Murphy |
| Editor | John Doutt |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Production companies | Eddie Murphy Productions Paramount Network Television Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | July 4, 1989 |
| Related | |
| CBS Summer Playhouse | |
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Coming to America is the name of a proposed weekly sitcom, based on the 1988 film of the same name. The pilot[1] ultimately went unsold,[2] but it was still televised on CBS on July 4, 1989 as part of the CBS Summer Playhouse[3][4] pilot anthology series.[5]
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- ^ Jay, Robert (24 July 2009). "UNSOLD PILOTS ON TELEVISION, 1967-1989". TV Obscurities.
- ^ Smith, Ernie (January 23, 2017). "When Networks Aired Their Failed TV Pilots in the Middle of the Summer". Atlas Obscura.
- ^ Brennan, Patricia (July 2, 1989). "E.G. MARSHALL HOSTS 'NATIONAL BAND CONCERT'". The Washington Post.
- ^ "'Outtakes' - 'Coming To America' The TV Series". Deseret News. Deseret News Publishing Company. December 8, 1988. Archived from the original on January 20, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2019.