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The series finale of ''[[One Day at a Time (1975 TV series)|One Day at a Time]]'' in May 1984 served as a backdoor pilot to a spin-off featuring [[Pat Harrington, Jr.]]'s character Dwayne Schneider in a new setting, but CBS ultimately passed on the potential series.<ref>[http://tvland.tumblr.com/post/21786131504/what-you-didnt-know-about-one-day-at-a-time "What you didn't know about One Day At A Time,"]''TV Land'', 25 April 2012.</ref> Similarly, the 1988 two-part series finale of ''[[The Facts of Life (TV series)|The Facts of Life]]'' ("The Beginning of the End" and "The Beginning of the Beginning") also served as a backdoor pilot that focused on the decision Blair Warner ([[Lisa Whelchel]]) made in using her trust fund to purchase the financially troubled Eastland Academy. Blair became headmistress and opened enrollment to male students for the first time in Eastland history. Up-and-coming actors [[Juliette Lewis]], [[Mayim Bialik]], [[Seth Green]], and [[Meredith Scott Lynn]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/bp/facts-of-life-dvd-box-set-trivia-202115869.html |title='The Facts of Life': 23 Things You Never Knew About the Classic Teen Sitcom |first1=Kimberly |last1=Potts |date=2015-01-13 |access-date=2020-04-08| website=yahoo.com}}</ref> were featured as some of Eastland's new students. NBC did not pick up the new series.