Nat Bernstein

<p>Nat Bernstein joined me to talk bout guest starring on The Golden Girls; early TV memories; going out to LA after college on a whim; getting a PA job on <em>Angie</em>; taking acting class with Gordon Hunt; early appearances on <em>Bosom Buddies</em>, <em>Taxi</em>, <em>Mork &amp; Mindy</em> and <em>Hill Street Blues</em>; getting s free hairpiece for <em>Hill Street</em>; appearances on <em>Newhart </em>and <em>Night Court</em>; different ways people get into show business; <em>The Wonder Years</em>; writing a <em>Wonder Years</em> spec script; paying it forward; writing Opportunity Knocks; writing for <em>Baby Boom</em>; getting <em>Doogie Howser, MD</em>; Neil Patrick Harris; Doogie loses his virginity; how the computer tag was the hardest part of the episode to write; being nominated for a Scott Newman Drug Awareness Award; Markus Redmond; James B. Sikking; selling CBS and ABC <em>The Gregory Hines Show</em> and <em>Over the Top</em> at the same time; Annie Potts and Tim Curry; Norman Lear; Bruce Vilanch; <em>Center of the Universe</em> with John Goodman; Ed Asner; Jean Smart; Olympia Dukakis; Judd Hirsch; Rev. Jim's driving test; working for Nickelodeon's <em>Supah Ninja</em> and for Brian Robbins; Jay Kogen; how hard it is to keep friends in Hollywood where you may be working on a different show every year</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>