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Apr 10, 2025

Pete

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Pete has published a news story:

On This Day: April 10, 1989 - Nearly Departed Premiered on NBC.

On this day April 10, 1989, the supernatural sitcom Nearly Departed premiered on NBC. The show featured a quirky premise centered around a ghostly couple trying to reclaim their home from the living family now occupying it. With only 6 episodes produced and a very short run, the series faded fast but left behind a fun little entry in the world of 80s TV oddities.

Nearly Departed starred Eric Idle as Grant Pritchard, a ghost stuck in limbo with his wife Claire after dying in a car accident...

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