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The economy was in the tank. You started to see the disillusionment of American Workers reflected in the workplace sitcom. Toilet stuffed up again . That is no longer a problem, mr. Brinkman, that is a traditition. Somethingng is wrong with lights. If you look at the 12th precinct, it was a decrepit place. Well, well, well. The same old melting pot. Kelly, what are you d doing here . . I worork in narcocotics. Real cops dealing with funny situations. Get out of my way. Get out of here. E. D do i hate to start a day like this. How linden is the bob newhart of that office surrounded by all the craziness. Let me use my other personality. Does he have the same address . S . Workplacece comedy isis g gr becaususe all the E Charactersr in and they are not related. They do not have something in common. Turned out to be a diverse cast, whicich was difffferent i those e days. Jack sue, gregegory siererra, glass, thahat was unususual and rerevolutionarary. I belelieve that t when the hahappened, itit was a followu the 60s. They who might have had a dream about how america would be a completely different place, then they had to get a job. We are all parttime hehere. I ononly work 60 hours a week. There is a bunch of people in a garage. We had dreams not to make it. We would be in the garage forever. The dream is what it was about. Great news, i just called the gym. Wow thehe champ Hititting My FacDanny Devitos character on taxi, louisa palmer, has got to be top five greatest sitcom characters. He is terrified. Once a bum, always a bomb. I say tony has a good chance. I know he has a good chance but i say he can win. Want to bet . Welell [ laughter r ] t the friendships they had i taxi was what was going to get them through. That is what made it okay. There is only one person you contrast. I do trust you, howard. Not me. Why dont you finally stand up and assert yourself . On the show people from completetely different backgrounds create a dysfunctional family. That is always so exciting for comedy. You get to bounce these people off of each other. And now, here is arlene. [ laughter ] much lilike taxi, wk rp is a staff of people that are doing their best to. In Cincncinnati W wk rp this is rock bottom. Wkrp was about a very low rated nation. What about the traffic helicopter . We dont have one. Why do we have Hehelicopter Reportrts . I geget on the a air and i do t the trtraffic today is like to heavy the workplace i is a wonderf setting for so many cocomedies. It is a rerefuge. You get t away from m the kids. You get away from your wife. The moon is high. And d so am m i. We hahave this Lilittle Environmnment with p people and get to know a little closer then you should know. Out of that is going to come conflicts. I do not take dictation. I dont know how jejennife ended d up as a receptionist. One Chihick Coffefee for all guguys hear . I donont get cofoffee, mr. R carlson, w we agreed. M my mother w was a 50s s Hohousewife Anand not in t the woworkplace. Will then be anything else i can do . Jennifer was so popular because girls are going like, you can be just as cute as you want to be. And be smart and you dont