Of the four shows chronicled in Programs Cancelled Before They Premiered as far as I know only Snip is represented in any of the “big four” television archives/museums. The Paley Center for Media has six of the seven produced episodes. The whereabouts of the three programs — The Robert Taylor Show, Mister Dugan and The Dictator — are unknown. I assume that Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, which I believe owns all of Norman Lear’s shows (from Tandem Productions/T.A.T. Communications), is the most likely place to look for Mister Dugan. What follows are status guides for these four shows:

Four episodes of The Robert Taylor Show were produced in 1963.

Seven episodes of Snip were produced in 1976. Some reportedly were broadcast in Australia. The Paley Center for Media has six episodes in its collection and I have listed them in order. The title for the seventh episode comes from TV.com; I don’t know the source used. They are available for viewing by the public.

Three episodes of Mister Dugan were filmed in 1979. Also included here is the pilot shot with John Amos when the show was still called Onward and Upward.

Either two or three episodes of The Dictator were filmed before CBS decided to shelve the series due to the 1988 strike by the Writers Guild of America.

Related:

• Status Guide – “Coronet Blue”
• Status Guide – “Vacation Playhouse”

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