In addition to decades of popularity in syndication, public demand to revisit the characters led to a 1983 TV movie, Still ...
A TV show's pilot episode is a stand-alone episode intended to pitch the show to a network or distributor. A pilot episode acts as a testing ground to ascertain whether a series would be successful.
Gulliver's Travels' has been set for a new TV series adaptation with Uberto Pasolini ("The Full Monty") as showrunner.