tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post5969752689758827139..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: "Harry the Hat" on CHEERSBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-75839307048832828462010-05-12T21:25:56.044-07:002010-05-12T21:25:56.044-07:00Ken, what are your thoughts on the Betty White cra...Ken, what are your thoughts on the Betty White craze? I thought she did a fine job on SNL considering the weak writing. But seriously, how many more times are we going to laugh at an old lady spewing dirty words?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-43000921063808163742010-05-07T17:02:33.644-07:002010-05-07T17:02:33.644-07:00Glad to know you co-wrote so many of those "B...Glad to know you co-wrote so many of those "Bar Wars" episodes -- always my favorites. About 10 years ago I wrote up a detailed history of CHEERS for a multi-volume pop culture encyclopedia. In my haste to capture all the nuances of the show, I inadvertently called 'Gary’s Old Towne Tavern' 'Gary's Old <b>Time</b> Tavern.' I humbly beseech your forgiveness.<br /><br />PS: Oh yeah, one more thing: I also misidentified the 1993 episode where Sam revealed his toupee as being the next-to-last CHEERS episode. Sorry.ajmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290036970774359522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-42937071725055638192010-05-07T11:52:13.402-07:002010-05-07T11:52:13.402-07:00Strange, and I appreciate the opportunity to say t...Strange, and I appreciate the opportunity to say this to a key figure in the show I loved for so long, but Harry the Hat never worked for me at all. I completely bought into all the Cheers characters, even John Mahoney's jingle writer - but Harry the Hat was like Harry Mudd in Star Trek; through the fourth wall. That's just me.blogwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07362291687463326731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-41810096189361053212010-05-07T10:08:15.848-07:002010-05-07T10:08:15.848-07:00Harry, I am scratching my nose because it itches.Harry, I am scratching my nose because it itches.Your Humble Correspondenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01770543291448055989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-56631439097803961372010-05-07T08:47:36.609-07:002010-05-07T08:47:36.609-07:00I know a young woman who wants to write, and event...I know a young woman who wants to write, and eventually become a show runner. She is at community college, and will have to transfer to a 4 year next year. Someone told her that screenwriting degrees are a vanity degree at the undergraduate level, and to major in another interest, then take a master program for screen writing. What are your thoughts on this, and do you have any suggestions for schools for her?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-2301365124403767572010-05-07T08:03:56.148-07:002010-05-07T08:03:56.148-07:00Another question for another Friday:
Ken, what ar...Another question for another Friday:<br /><br />Ken, <b>what are your feelings about "table writing" vs. having a single writer complete as much of the script as possible</b> (I'm talking specifically about 1/2 hour comedy here)?<br /><br />Just curious, with all your years of experience, where your philosophy ended up.<br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />Todd<br /><a href="http://whythesquirrelwontfry.com" rel="nofollow">www.whythesquirrelwontfry.com</a>Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18356276069594893455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-43542755084717245972010-05-07T07:34:01.876-07:002010-05-07T07:34:01.876-07:00Harry Anderson was certainly entertaining. The Har...Harry Anderson was certainly entertaining. The Harry the Hat episodes were fun, and I always enjoyed Night Court (but mostly for John Larroquette). Harry's Wikipedia page linked to this NY Times story from 2006 http://nyti.ms/byE85R about his years living in New Orleans after he left Hollywood, and his decision to move to North Carolina. He, Markie Post, and Charles Robinson were on an episode of 30 Rock a couple of years ago as themselves.EKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06066994786482182993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-23778637428508125012010-05-07T07:13:24.209-07:002010-05-07T07:13:24.209-07:00Oh, I LOVED seeing Harry Anderson on CHEERS! I enj...Oh, I LOVED seeing Harry Anderson on CHEERS! I enjoyed his other roles, too, but Harry the Hat was awesome! I remember reading that he was a magician, and a lot of folks seemed to feel the same way, Ken: don't play cards with him. :-)<br /><br />Whatever became of Harry?Rosehttp://www.vandeneynden.biz/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-10588623878601727312010-05-07T06:10:04.497-07:002010-05-07T06:10:04.497-07:00Bernanke then added, “We narrowly averted an even ...Bernanke then added, “We narrowly averted an even bigger mess on the Exchange floor by requiring all P&G preferred stock traders to wear Pampers.”<br /><br />Incidentally, for those fans of this blog who still haven’t gone out and purchased that <a href="http://www.poolsinc.com/store.cfm?&Dept=Pools&ProductID=14300&do=detail&source=froogle" rel="nofollow">perfect last minute gift</a> for this weekend. Yes, I know you’ve probably already got the inflatable Dodgers glove chair – but that’s for <i>poor</i> people. On the ungloved hand, what do I know; I still can’t figure out why she won’t go to Hooters for Mothers Day? .A. Buck Shorthttp://roger-burke.dailykos.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-12657587324115427052010-05-06T22:15:14.312-07:002010-05-06T22:15:14.312-07:00Harry Anderson does it for me every time, and I...Harry Anderson does it for me every time, and I'd like to think he's also every character he ever played. Moving on to another subject….<br /><br />Today's events prompt trying to get one last Friday question in under the wire:<br />"So Ken, how's that Proctory-Gambly thing workin' out for ya'?"<br /><a href="http://money.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978220692" rel="nofollow"> <i>When EF Levine speaks, Wall Street listens.</i></a> <br /><br />The plunge in the P&G stock price was said to have been triggered by a California financial analyst’s offhand comment last Sunday, implying that the Cincinnati laundry detergent and personal hygiene mega-manufacturer should sell off its profitable Pringles division and stick to its core business.<br /><br />Asked to comment on today’s events, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke suggested, “Shit like this wouldn’t happen with Pete in the Hall.”A. Buck Shorterhttp://roger-burke.dailykos.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-85824986888944365772010-05-06T21:51:57.486-07:002010-05-06T21:51:57.486-07:00My favorite thing about working with Nicholls and ...My favorite thing about working with Nicholls and Vickers: no table. You write your draft, the boys take their pass, then the script goes out to the rest of the writing staff for punch-up. But that first draft is all yours.<br /><br />(Actually, that's my third-favorite thing, just behind conjugal Fridays and the free lemonade.)Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18076548625063916153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-25583397296732604032010-05-06T21:36:44.556-07:002010-05-06T21:36:44.556-07:00My Friday Question is about influences, when it co...My Friday Question is about influences, when it comes to writing, who were you influenced by and when did you realize they influenced you? <br /><br />And do you prefer The Three Stooges or The Marx Brothers? Why?Sally creeping down the alleynoreply@blogger.com