It exemplifies what The Bear and Life & Beth typically miss out on: (1) your character’s motivations are dramatic AND funny, and (2) you can take control of the tone, so the drama immediately follows the comedy, and vice-versa.
Anthologized
How far does your cynicism go?
Captain's Log
Next week, more new TV starts to return. Until then, let's wrap up the summer season
The Rockford Files Files
In which Jim starts out flirting with Suzanne Somers and things rapidly go downhill.
Celebrating the Living
Another Steppenwolf great playing a genial but baffled character, this one almost impossible to find good images of online.
Anthologized
Have a cup of cocoa.
Captain's Log
As if August wasn't slow enough, Comedy Central is making one of my favorite shows nearly impossible to watch
The Rockford Files Files
In which Jim manages to run afoul of city cops, feds, a rich guy who knew Orson Welles, and the mob on two coasts.
Celebrating the Living
Sometimes, all it really takes to be memorable is one role, and you don't have to act much after that.
Attention Must Be Paid
A prolific writer whose career is part of pop culture's ephemera with one or two exceptions.
Anthologized
A grueling mini-masterpiece.