pilot for new version of The Trouble with Tracy, based on the original scripts, on April 1 of that year. If successful, this pilot would have led to a 13-episode series starring comedian Laurie Elliott as Tracy and David Lipovitch as Doug. Elliott and Lipovitch participated in a press conference to promote the new production. The actress who played the original Tracy, Diane Nyland Proctor, herself joined this advance media campaign and conducted interviews for the press. The Comedy Network held the press conference in mid-March, and Nyland did her interviews at around the same time. The entire press tour was, however, advance setup for an April Fool's prank, and the actual "pilot" consisted solely of a brief intro that segued into an episode of The Gavin Crawford Show. Perhaps not expecting an April Fool's joke to be set up in March, some media, including the Toronto Star and CTV's own Canada AM, had fallen for the prank. See also The Starlost – another Canadian-produced series that faced similar budgetary and production challenges. List of sitcoms notable for negative reception Old time radio References External links CTV Television Network original programming 1970 Canadian television series debuts 1971 Canadian television series endings 1970s Canadian sitcoms Television shows set in New York City Television series by Warner Bros. Television Studios Television shows filmed in Toronto