▁friends ▁with ▁the ▁real ▁Bill ▁Is ler ▁while ▁film ing ▁and ▁described ▁his ▁character ▁as ▁having ▁been ▁" so ▁important ▁to ▁Fred ". ▁ ▁Wend y ▁Mak ken a ▁as ▁Dor othy : J er ry ' s ▁second ▁wife . ▁Mak ken a ▁described ▁her ▁character ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁Vog el ' s ▁" d ys function al , ▁complicated ▁family ". ▁ ▁Tam my ▁Bl anch ard ▁as ▁Lor raine : ▁Lloyd ' s ▁sister ▁and ▁Tod d ' s ▁wife . ▁ ▁No ah ▁Har p ster ▁as ▁Tod d : ▁Lor raine ' s ▁husband ▁and ▁Lloyd ' s ▁brother - in - law . ▁ ▁Christ ine ▁La ht i ▁as ▁Ellen : ▁Lloyd ' s ▁editor . ▁ ▁Add itional ▁cast ▁members ▁include ▁Car men ▁C us ack ▁as ▁Mar gy , ▁a ▁producer ▁of ▁M ister ▁Rog ers ' ▁Ne igh bor hood ; ▁Jess ica ▁He cht ▁as ▁L ila ▁Vog el , ▁Lloyd ' s ▁mother ▁and ▁Jerry ' s ▁ex - w ife ; ▁M add ie ▁C orm an ▁as ▁Betty ▁Aber lin , ▁an ▁actress ▁st arring ▁as ▁Lady ▁Aber lin ▁on ▁M ister ▁Rog ers ' ▁Ne igh bor hood ; ▁Daniel ▁Kre ll ▁as ▁David ▁New ell , ▁an ▁actor ▁st arring ▁as ▁Mr . ▁Mc Fe ely ; ▁and ▁Jordan , ▁Na omi , ▁and ▁Zo ey ▁Har sh ▁as ▁G av in ▁Vog el , ▁Lloyd ' s ▁son . ▁ ▁Notable ▁came os ▁in ▁the ▁film