to get out of bed, it's like, 'Dammit, I've got to get out of bed. I've got to get dressed.' That's when something major happens that she has to get dressed. She's very angry because she had to get out of bed today because of some stupid hooker in Venice." The character Chic was based on a real New York City cab driver who once drove writer Allen Zipper to LaGuardia Airport. The line "You want to fuck me or you want to fuck my Mercedes" used in the series was an actual line that the driver used when talking about how women in Los Angeles only cared about money. Ullman had a similar experience and spent the entire ride wondering how she could turn herself into the driver. The character was also partially based on a guy she knew as a teenager in London who worked in restaurant who used the come on line, "Hey, darling, you like sex?" Guest stars Guest stars marked with an asterisk (*) represent those who made recurring appearances. Amy Alcott as herself Joan van Ark as herself Corbin Bernsen Julie Brown Timothy Busfield Ron Canada * Seymour Cassel * Billy Connolly Bob Costas as himself Kristin Dattilo * Melinda Dillon Richard Dimitri * Alastair Duncan * Chris Elliott Erik Estrada as himself Jon Favreau * Mo Gaffney * Judy Geeson * Gloria Gifford * Steven Gilborn Adele Givens * Joanna Gleason * Whoopi Goldberg Huell Howser as himself Finola Hughes Alex Karras as himself Julie Kavner * Hugh Laurie * Hiep Thi Le Jennifer Jason Leigh Tobey Maguire John Mahoney Cheech Marin * Penny Marshall as herself Roddy McDowall Bruce McGill Tim McInnerny * Michael McKean * Sam McMurray Helen Mirren Joshua Malina * Alfred Molina Olivia Newton-John as herself Natalija Nogulich * Todd Oldham as himself Carre Otis as herself Maulik Pancholy * Ron Perlman Victoria Principal as herself Giovanni Ribisi Marissa Ribisi * Melissa Rivers as herself Glenn Shadix George Segal * Harry Shearer John Stamos Jeffrey Tambor The Roches as themselves Scott Thompson Liz Torres * Bradley Whitford Danny Woodburn * Episodes Reception Awards and nominations The series was nominated for 24 Emmy Awards, winning 6, including 1 in 1997 for Outstanding Music, Comedy and Variety Show. The show won a CableACE award in 1996 for Best Comedy Variety Series, 3 American Comedy Awards, and 2 GLAAD Media Awards in