Interesting facts on the third draft of the Switched at Birth pilot:
It originally took place in Austin, Texas
Kathryn’s original name was Kristen
Bay and Toby have an 11-year-old brother named Luke
Luke takes Daphne on the house tour and she teaches him how to sign “wow” “creepy” “crazy” “stupid” “poo” “boobs” and a bunch of other words throughout the episode
Daphne generally signs a lot more to the Kennishes
Daphne’s on the track team instead of basketball, and she’s part of the student council and honors society
The line “It’s her hears that don’t work, not her brain” was originally “She’s deaf, John, not [r-word]”
John was a professional golfer instead of a baseball player
Instead of playing basketball with Toby she plays golf with John
Adrianna calls Regina “Reggie”
Melody is a gay man named Penn
Bay and Liam never dated, but he does have his scene with Daphne at Buckner
There’s a scene where Bay and Simone are hanging out and Bay makes fun of the way Daphne speaks and signs
Bay gets arrested for driving without a liscence because Simone was too drunk, not for buying beer with a fake ID
Daphne’s too emotional to speak orally during the scene in the kitchen with her and Regina, so she just signs
Bay calls Daphne her “swister” in the bedroom scene
Regina isn’t behind on rent, so they only move in to get to know each other
