Lookwell

It was broadcast on NBC on July 28, 1991, in a summer weekend timeslot reserved for burning off pilots which the network had passed on.

A washed-up TV action hero—who at the peak of his career was ceremonially deputized by local law enforcement—falsely believes he can solve crimes in real life.

Writer Robert Smigel later expressed doubt that the project could sustain itself as a full-fledged television series, questioning if "viewers would really want to view that every week?

Smigel recollects main star Adam West being enthusiastic for the role, despite poking fun at his acting style: I remember one day he ran into our office, and he was wearing shorts and a straw hat—but not as a gag.

O'Brien jokingly stated that when the pilot aired, it "was the second-lowest rated television show of all time.

Club, "Lookwell has since earned a reputation in comedy circles as one of the all-time great failed pilots, a brilliant premise too damn weird to ever make it to series.

"[10] Smigel's preferred version of Lookwell (with Adam West busting through the police tape at the beginning) has also screened at The Other Network, a festival of un-aired TV pilots, featuring live and taped intros by Smigel and an extended interview with O'Brien, produced by Un-Cabaret.

Adam West was enthusiastic for the part of protagonist Ty Lookwell