Throw Mama from the Train

Stu Silver, who is credited with the screenplay, created "Webster". I once met one of the writers from the show.

"So, were you kind of stoked to work on a popular show?"

Gives me a look, laughs.

"Nah, the show sucked. We just tried to make each other laugh. While working on our resume specs".

"How come?"

"Well, when you work on a crappy show, you know you have to have a hot spec or you'll find yourself out of work".

Whether it was the spec or the friends that he made laugh, he landed a really nice gig after "Webster" and then worked for couple of decades in a supervising/executive producer capacity.

Oh, and "Throw mama from the train" sucked. And I am a big fan of DeVito (going back to the "Taxi" days) and Crystal (from "Soap" and "Breaking up is hard to do")
 
I saw it as a kid and thought the frying pan scene was the funniest thing ever. Of course we're all adults now, and it was just slapstick.

"You don't have a cousin Patty."
"You lied to me!" (BONG)
 
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