Backdoor pilots are notorious for failing -- they fail to become a series or they fail as an episode of a show.
But here is the rare example -- a truly bizarre episode of THE GOLDEN GIRLS that was re-cast, re-tooled and re-imagined to include an entirely new cast and premise. (Plus an adorable dog.) And the show became a hit. The spin-off even had its own spin-off. Join us as we dive INTO THE GOLDEN-VERSE!
