So We Gravitated To Shows And Issues

The People Responsible For The Dollars That Will Buy The Sex And Violence So Many Deplore, Don't Even Know What's Going - Well, Of Course They Know. But They're Comfortably Ensconced In Their Country Clubs And Churches, And Very Far Removed From The Decisions That Are Made On Their Behalf.

Ed Simmons And I Became Stars In The Emerging Medium Of Television. We Were New And Fresh, Just Like Tv At The Time, So We Automatically Became 'the' Comedy Writers For Television.

My Dad Called Me Meat Head Dead From The Neck Up.

So We Gravitated To Shows And Issues And Causes That Made People Care.

I Guess The Story That Best Defines Us [with Bud Yorkin] And Our Relationship Goes Back To The [dean] Martin And [jerry] Lewis Show. The Four Stage Managers On That Show Became Major Tv Creators And Directors - John Rich, Jack Smight, Arthur Penn And Bud Yorkin.