They are often told which forms of transportation they can and cannot take.  If taking the subway was as obvious a choice as you say, it's likely they were told they couldn't take it for whatever reason (too tough to drag the crew with them?  more drama going by taxi in the final leg?).

Whoa, flashback to the Mike and Molly pilot, only Overeaters Anonymous and food.

Whoa, flashback to the Mike and Molly pilot, only Overeaters Anonymous and food.

No.

No.

Keep in mind that this is Chuck Lorre, so the woman of color is, at best, ever so slightly brown.

Keep in mind that this is Chuck Lorre, so the woman of color is, at best, ever so slightly brown.

I'm just saying I thought that's where they said it was when they introduced the location as a soup kitchen.  You don't expect this show to be consistent, do you?

I'm just saying I thought that's where they said it was when they introduced the location as a soup kitchen.  You don't expect this show to be consistent, do you?

IIRC, it's some sort of basement/train tunnel type deal.  It's supposed to be underground.

IIRC, it's some sort of basement/train tunnel type deal.  It's supposed to be underground.

@avclub-3db41011acc2d229176bf6a92202728d:disqus The best way I can think of to put it is that Laverne was hard/tough and Shirley was soft/goody-two-shoes.

@avclub-3db41011acc2d229176bf6a92202728d:disqus The best way I can think of to put it is that Laverne was hard/tough and Shirley was soft/goody-two-shoes.

I don't know if Patrice has a clue, but this all being a Play by Barney would explain why he so deliberately did not look in his bedroom closet over and over.

I don't know if Patrice has a clue, but this all being a Play by Barney would explain why he so deliberately did not look in his bedroom closet over and over.

Like, actually 5'8" or "wear 6" heels in every scene no matter how absurd" 5'8"?

Like, actually 5'8" or "wear 6" heels in every scene no matter how absurd" 5'8"?

Yup, huge tabloid scandal at the time.  He may have been privately on the outs with Phillips shortly into the marriage, but he was most decidedly not yet separated from her when he got together with Scialfa.  It was all over the papers at the time (he and Patti were photographed "canoodling" on tour), and Phillips…

Yup, huge tabloid scandal at the time.  He may have been privately on the outs with Phillips shortly into the marriage, but he was most decidedly not yet separated from her when he got together with Scialfa.  It was all over the papers at the time (he and Patti were photographed "canoodling" on tour), and Phillips…

@LurkyMcLurkerson:disqus Clearly, that's working for Tom Hanks, too, since he started up with Rita Wilson several years before he divorced his first wife. (Or maybe there's just not many of us left who remember the '80s).