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Bob Underwood

Bob joined me to talk about his favorite TV shows growing up; not being a TV addict; USF leading to a job in news, The Guiding Light, working at Radio City Music Hall; writing a telenovela in Mexico; Night Court: writing the episodes "Death of A Bailiff" and "Hart of Stone", writing for Roz, Dan Fielding, John Astin (Buddy) and Will Utay; writing the episode "Crossroads"; writing of Good & Evil; how thirteen episodes were written and only 11 filmed; how Mark Blankfield's character angered the sightless; how comedy can hit close to home; working with Don Rickles on Daddy Dearest; Boogies Diner; Kirk; today's ratings; Social Studies and working with Julia Duffy; Night Stand with Dick Dietrich (Tim Stack); The Wrong Coast; Quackerz; bringing Married..with Children to Russia; Scorpions; and working with Stan Lee for over 20 years on The Last Resort.

Broadcast on:
09 Apr 2021

Bob joined me to talk about his favorite TV shows growing up; not being a TV addict; USF leading to a job in news, The Guiding Light, working at Radio City Music Hall; writing a telenovela in Mexico; Night Court: writing the episodes "Death of A Bailiff" and "Hart of Stone", writing for Roz, Dan Fielding, John Astin (Buddy) and Will Utay; writing the episode "Crossroads"; writing of Good & Evil; how thirteen episodes were written and only 11 filmed; how Mark Blankfield's character angered the sightless; how comedy can hit close to home; working with Don Rickles on Daddy Dearest; Boogies Diner; Kirk; today's ratings; Social Studies and working with Julia Duffy; Night Stand with Dick Dietrich (Tim Stack); The Wrong Coast; Quackerz; bringing Married..with Children to Russia; Scorpions; and working with Stan Lee for over 20 years on The Last Resort.