Barry Rubinowitz (Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, Taxi)

Barry Rubinowitz joined me to discuss his comedy influences; writing a sketch for a competition with Lowell Ganz and Mark Rothman; being brought out by them to Hollywood; his first Happy Days; how the change from one to three camera affected the show; his episode "Tall Story"; writing for Laverne & Shirley; his favorite episode "Bachelor Mothers"; change of the Laverne & Shirley characters when they got their spinoff; Busting Loose; The Ted Knight Show; difference in professionalism between Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley; "Ah Wilderness" (HD episode); his Taxi episode "The Apartment"; Down to Earth; creating the Sanchez rule for the Writer's Guild; Rocky Road; writing for Diff'rent Strokes, Webster, and Throb; getting Marjorie Gross a job on Newhart; why it is important to have women in the writer's room; appearing on Jeopardy!; Jeopardy!  tricks; his love for the New York Mets