Airplane! was just on The Rewatchables, one of The Ringer podcasts, and the co-pilot role was originally written for Pete Rose but he couldn't do it because the

Airplane! was just on The Rewatchables, one of The Ringer podcasts, and the co-pilot role was originally written for Pete Rose but he couldn't do it because they filmed during baseball season. https://www.theringer.com/podcasts/the-rewatchables/2025/09/22/airplane-with-bill-simmons-and-bill-hader https://www.theringer.com/podcasts/the-rewatchables/2025/09/... https://www.mlb.com/cut4/kareem-abdul-jabbars-role-in-airplane-was-originally-written-for-pete-rose/c-121496160 https://www.mlb.com/cut4/kareem-abdul-jabbars-role-in-airpla...