Who?

You know someone named Arsenio Billingham?

I'll bet he was a pistol on the set. A good-natured ball-breaker type.

Mmmm, Julie London. Lest we forget, Webb cast her in Emergency. Nurse Dixie McCall, if memory serves.

Oh wow! Available to YouTube? I must must must check that out.

Woo hoo! Fifth Street! El Lay.

The Cuban Missile Crisis did not necessarily broaden Webb's outlook in the overall, but it may have sufficiently awakened him to the existential threat that informed the geopolitics of the day. This is all conjecture, of course.

It's interesting to me that David Mamet's name should pop up. I think, if a serious remake were ever attempted, Mamet would be a no-brainer to write and/or direct. Jack Webb, who insisted upon both the uninflected line deliveries as well as the martial-like cadences, was doing Mamet before Mamet. Webb's notion of…

…Or a teething conservative. Awww, how positively adorable! I say give Newt Gingrich some Ambesol, Jr. and maybe he'll go away. Regarding balok's point, the 1962 time-frame — provided it was produced late in the year —  coincides with the fresh terror of the Cuban missile Crisis. Look at how many liberals went gonzo…

The leading man of any hour-long procedural has a work grind that is not to be believed. Peter Falk, Jack Lord, Mike Connors, et al — That they maintained a workload such as this for so many seasons — and kept their performances sharp to the end —  is a testament to their skills and professionalism.

That's why I took a look at the time too. It was actually a well-done show all around. And to address your curiosity, Ed O'Neill's character was miles beyond Al Bundy on the evolutionary scale and he played him accordingly. In short, a complete departure from Al.

Jack Webb was originally a comedian. Huh…Complex man, indeed. Also, I've gotta say, Webb is a much better actor than I remembered. He's nuanced and communicates quite a bit in both versions of Friday's scene with his partner. The recently-passed Harry Morgan was always, in Noel's words, a 'savvy pro' on the screen and…

As that ridiculous scene played out, I had a parallel track playing in my head…of what would ACTUALLY be happening in that courtroom. My version had people ignoring Linc's drowned-out voice for the three seconds that elapse before Linc gets his balls tased.

And I am always in the minority, as I loved the Liberty bell episode. I think it's mostly for the scene where Dennis teaches Mac how to be a fop. 'Yeeeess', with more pinkie.

I agree, that sketch was about 10,000 or so times better than the next funniest MAD TV sketch. And I definitely think it's the funniest Sopranos parody I've seen.

Who-ers or who-iz, depending on the severity of the east coast accent.

The best were the understandable expressions of utter disgust on the faces of the people sitting next to them.

Or when Charlie told Mac he had more of a 'ding' than a dong.

And I liked how Frank conveniently inserted himself into some of the stories in ways he thought made him look good.

Wow! Keith Olbermann's got his head up his ass. This guy should get "Worst Person Ever' like two days out of every week.