Advertisement of the series finale
Final Approach was the twenty-third episode of the eighth season on Wings, the only hour long episode, and the 171th and final episode of the series. However, in syndication and streaming, Final Approach is broken into two parts:
Trivia[]
- The series finale originally aired as a one hour special episode. However, in syndication and for streaming, the episode was broken into two parts.
- When this episode first premiered the original opening credits were played in full for the first time since season three (though they were slightly edited to reflect the departure of Thomas Haden Church and the additions of Tony Shalhoub and Amy Yasbeck to the main cast). Although the opening credits are absent in syndication, they are still part of the episode on Wings Final Season DVD.
- Two scenes was partially edited out of the syndicated episodes. The first depicts Helen counting the money in Joe's office with Joe and Brian. After counting up the $250,000, Joe reveals that while their father was institutionalized he mentioned winning quarter of a million bucks at the track and that he would be leaving it to his sons in a suitcase. Then Helen grabs a fist full of cash and leaves saying she is going to buy a "big...something". The second scene is a short exchange between Fay and Joe about her new job with Aeromass and wishing death on Roy. Although these scenes do not appear in syndication, they are still part of the episode on Wings Final Season DVD.
- On April 1, 2013 Funny Or Die posted a video titled The Wings Serenity Movie Project to prompt a KickStarter to fund a Wings movie. Obviously, based on announcement date and sponsor, this was a parody.