bronson pinchot: they had been at the los angeles olympics in '84. and they said, we love this spirit of like you know people coming to america and loving it so we want to do a show about an ebullient, innocent... mark linn baker: who is making his way in america. balki: what this? [blows party horn] balki: isn't that something? only in america. you know in mypos to do that we had to squeeze a frog. bronson pichot: i mean so everybody's a fish out of water in some way and it's like, oh, that silly old balki, he doesn't know anything... but i mean, it allows you to see yourself. larry: when i nod my head, you hit it. balki: come again? larry: when i nod my head, you hit it. balki: i can't do that. larry: balki don't make this complicated. i'll hold the wrench, you've got the hammer.