and the reaction was, that s not really a very attractive trait in a woman. someone who has had problems with alcohol. she got to be lou grant. that was a big deal. executives in television, the buttons got pushed because those were traditionally male traits. you know, sam malone on cheers had come into the bar as a recovering alcoholic. why can t the same thing apply to a woman? what cbs said that they would like instead of her being a 40-year-old who was just coming out of betty ford, couldn t she be a 30-year-old who had just come back from a spa. diane says, no. that s not the point. it was so exciting to see a woman character be starchy. i m beginning to find your attitude extremely offensive. perch and rotate. people, they want interesting. they don t want likable.
because their parents were so inspired by the movie character by gregory peck. this is the original version. this is what harper lee originally wanted the book to be about a 25-year-old girl who comes back to alabama and reckons with her racist father. she sent it off to a publisher and the publisher said try something else. she came up with okay now the father is a hero. maybe there s a reason why that original manuscript wasn t published. it raises the question did she really want this published. variety says roger reese, the actor in cheers west wing nicholas nickelby has died. i remember him as the one that comes over and marries rebecca how on cheers. we have this from wect television station in north carolina. shark bites dolphin. the dolphin died yesterday morning after being injured by a
experience that really changed my life you were on cheers. they are huge lefties, you never got into a bar stool with them. there was never any political discussions on the set. interesting. because we are sitting in a bar being paid to crack jokes. hey, woody beer. and one from nic and fudge. [ laughter ] all right. i thought cliff was going to buy me a beer. the closest thing i came to i forget the conversation guest star. why are you raising your kids within a religious framework? i said because you have to give children something to
experience that really changed my life you were on cheers. they are huge lefties, you never got into a bar stool with them. there was never any political discussions on the set. interesting. because we are sitting in a bar being paid to crack jokes. hey, woody beer. and one from nic and fudge. [ laughter ] all right. i thought cliff was going to buy me a beer. the closest thing i came to i forget the conversation guest star. why are you raising your kids within a religious framework? i said because you have to give children something to
laying off young people so that they can pay the older retirees. brian: to deal with a smaller staff. which side of the coin are you going to choose on the moral compass here? brian: it s tough. varney and company at 9:20. i expect a great show from you even though it is only your second day back from vacation. you promise? i absolutely promise. brian: next on our rundown action want to save 15 cents a gallon on gas? anyone is eligible. how you can find out if you can get this deal straight ahead. this celebrity kid is on. can you tell who her famous dad is. he s on cheers.