, ▁" It ▁was ▁where ▁I ▁saw ▁O sw ald ▁shot . ▁It ▁was ▁where ▁I ▁head ed ▁during ▁the ▁[ 1 9 6 5 ] ▁black out . ▁The ▁Mo yl an ▁is ▁where ▁I ▁came ▁of ▁age ." ▁The ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁show ' s ▁b art ender ▁character , ▁Jack ▁Don ah ue , ▁was ▁taken ▁from ▁that ▁of ▁real - life ▁owner ▁Jimmy ▁Don ah ue , ▁who ▁bought ▁the ▁bar ▁from ▁the ▁original ▁own ers . ▁The ▁set ▁itself , ▁however , ▁res emble d ▁another ▁upper - B road way ▁bar , ▁Car lin ▁said : ▁" C annon ' s — where ▁my ▁father ▁used ▁to ▁drink ." ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Main ▁ ▁George ▁Car lin ▁as ▁George ▁O ' Gr ady , ▁a ▁New ▁York ▁city ▁cab driver ▁and ▁regular ▁patron ▁of ▁The ▁Mo yl an ▁Ta vern ▁ ▁Alex ▁Roc co ▁as ▁Harry ▁Ros set ti , ▁George ' s ▁best ▁friend , ▁an ▁ex - con ▁book ie ▁ ▁Pa ige ▁French ▁as ▁Sydney ▁Paris , ▁wait ress ▁at ▁The ▁Mo yl an , ▁and ▁asp iring ▁model / act ress ▁ ▁Anthony ▁Star ke ▁as ▁Jack ▁Don ah ue , ▁b art ender / owner ▁of ▁The ▁Mo yl an ▁ ▁Christopher ▁Rich ▁as ▁Dr . ▁Neil ▁Beck , ▁a ▁pl astic ▁sur geon ▁who ▁is ▁quite ▁unlike ▁the ▁blue - col lar ▁Mo yl an ▁regular s ▁ ▁Mike ▁H ag ert y ▁as ▁Frank ▁Mac N am ara , ▁a