- offs , ▁had ▁no ▁cred ited ▁invol vement ▁in ▁Gl oria .) ▁After ▁this , ▁O ' Con nor ▁chose ▁to ▁be ▁un in vol ved ▁in ▁the ▁re to o led ▁pilot ▁and ▁series . ▁The ▁characters ▁of ▁Dr . ▁Jim ▁Way new rite ▁and ▁Ben ▁the ▁hand yman ▁were ▁dropped ▁when ▁Marshall ▁and ▁G unt zel man ' s ▁second ▁pilot ▁was ▁made , ▁which ▁went ▁to ▁series . ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁pilot , ▁Jo ey ▁adopted ▁a ▁black ▁dog ▁that ▁he ▁named ▁Arch ie ▁after ▁his ▁grand father , ▁which ▁O ' Con nor ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁less ▁than ▁thr illed ▁about ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁TV ▁Guide ▁article . ▁In ▁the ▁original ▁pilot , ▁actress ▁Jo ▁de ▁Winter ' s ▁character , ▁Mag gie ▁Lawrence , ▁was ▁an ▁assistant ▁to ▁Dr . ▁Adams . ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁pilot ▁and ▁the ▁series , ▁Mag gie ▁Lawrence ▁is ▁a ▁veter in arian ▁and ▁Dr . ▁Adams ' ▁partner ▁in ▁the ▁clin ic . ▁ ▁Cast ▁S ally ▁Str uth ers ▁as ▁Gl oria ▁B unker ▁St iv ic ▁Burg ess ▁Mer ed ith ▁as ▁Dr . ▁Will ard ▁Adams ▁Jo ▁de ▁Winter ▁as ▁Dr . ▁Mag gie ▁Lawrence ▁Christian ▁Jacob s ▁as ▁Jo ey ▁St iv ic ▁Lou ▁Rich ards ▁as ▁Clark ▁V . ▁U h ley , ▁Jr . ▁ ▁Epis odes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : All ▁in ▁the ▁Family ▁Category : 1 9 8 2 ▁American ▁television ▁series