Tom Tenowich

<p>Tom Tenowich joined me to talk about Jack Benny; writing jokes in high school; meeting and writing for Jackie Vernon and Jackie Mason; Rodney Dangerfield; writing for <em>The Dom DeLuise Show</em> and the <em>Jackie Gleason Show</em>; doing Tiny Tim on <em>Gleason</em>; leaving to write for <em>The Golddiggers</em>; joining <em>The Dean Martin Show</em>; Vernon's Viewing Room; Bob Newhart; writing the roasts; <em>Jack Benny's 1st Farewell Special</em>; Tom not being intimidated but impressed by the personas of Gleason and Dean Martin; Dean's rehearsals; <em>Phyllis</em>; <em>The Bob Newhart Show</em>; <em>Mork &amp; Mindy </em>"Mork's Mixed Emotion"; critics and Robin diss <em>Mork</em> as a kiddie show; Robin and ad-libbing; Robin going over studio time; "The Night They Raided Minky's"; moral at the end of the show; Exidor; Foster Brooks; Dorf; Jay Leno; Davd Letterman; Tom's daughter Amy becomes a semi-regular; <em>Lewis &nbsp;&amp; Clark</em>; <em>Check it Out</em>; <em>Perfect Strangers</em>; <em>Cheers</em>; John Cleese; Bob Ellison; &nbsp;<em>Barney Miller</em>; <em>Saved by the Bell</em> being inspired by Ferris Bueller; creating the character of A.C. Slater; casting Tiffany Amber Thiessen, Elizabeth Berkeley, and Mario Lopez; "Jessie's Song"; using the show to talk about environmentalism; Casey Kasem; Tom's wife's unfortunate accident, misdiagnosis and subsequent changing of marital roles; and writing a book about the experience. &nbsp;</p> <p>The book Crutches Tipped Banana Peels Laugh can be purchased here: https://www.amazon.com/Crutches-Tipped-Banana-Peels-Laugh/dp/1734952407/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=tom+tenowich&amp;qid=1631389367&amp;sr=8-1</p> --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. <a href="https://anchor.fm/app">https://anchor.fm/app</a>