Townies , Lush Life , and M.Y.O.B were all failed sitcoms in which Lauren Graham stared before appearing on Gilmore Girls .
In addition to her many guest starring and co-starring roles on prime-time television , Graham starred in four failed sitcoms , including Townies ( with Molly Ringwald and Jenna Elfman ) , the short-lived sitcom Lush Life ( with Lori Petty and Karyn Parsons ) , and M.Y.O.B , which was burned off by NBC in the summer months before the premiere of Gilmore Girls.
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