They made the first ship for the 1st pilot. It didn't get shown on TV.
Then the decision to make the 2nd pilot episode and a change of crew was made. The shipbuilders were probably given a few more dollars or pocket change and added a bit of paint and a couple running lights and saucer top windows/panes/hatches whatever to the original ship and filmed WNMHGB.
The ever so intelligent TV execs (most likely the same ones who axed the ship only to watch it become the most successful syndicated show) decided to go with a series and dished out a few more bucks. A quick trip down to the local Sears probably bought some more wire, lights, paint and bondo. These were probably molded to flesh out a few more ideas Mr Jeffries had. Stuff always changes between the pilot episode and the regular series run. And since there were two pilot episodes we got a couple changes.
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Damn those studio fat cats! Paying to produce three years of a television show that lots of people love. The corporate bastards!
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Yes. If we went back in time, like in Back to the Future, we'd probably find that the head studio person looked just like Biff Berman, with a different haircut.
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Better than the time I revealed that Uncle Phil is the voice of Shredder?
-------------------- Yes, you're despicable, and... and picable... and... and you're definitely, definitely despicable. How a person can get so despicable in one lifetime is beyond me. It isn't as though I haven't met a lot of people. Goodness knows it isn't that. It isn't just that... it isn't... it's... it's despicable.
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