 employed several actors who were already familiar faces from shows produced by Garry Marshall and his associates Thomas L. Miller and Edward K. Milkis.Those who had already worked with the producers were Caren Kaye, Lynda Goodfriend, Scott Baio, Shirley Kirkes and Elaine Bolton.These five originally appeared together as co-stars on Marshall's short-lived 1977 "Happy Days" spin-off "Blansky's Beauties", which starred Nancy Walker.