The Harry Situation

Okay, okay. Fine. Harry and Floyd Bellman never slept together. I’m just trying to suck you in with a deceptive headline. And look at that - it worked.

Normally I wouldn’t publicly play with another person’s sexual reputation, but I’ve long since abandoned my value system… and my children.

Let me explain what was going on with Harry Johnson and Floyd Bellman, the man who plays Harry’s “wacky neighbor”, Ben Herb.

Floyd is one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet. He is a genuinely good person. He’s an accomplished actor of stage and screen.

Thank goodness he’s been playing “wacky neighbor” characters for the last twenty years.

He’s done a lot and deserves an award for special achievement as a “wacky neighbor”.

And let’s just say that it became awkward when Harry began to receive some special attention…

Harry tried to ignore it…

Harry did his best to rise above it all. Um… Harry’s best ain’t that good.

I didn’t pay attention to any of this because my life was in the toilet. Also, it had no bearing the actual show, which I was busy trying to pull it out of a nosedive.

The sponsor had already begun to chew, swallow, and digest my show, slowing pushing out a new show onto us. It was gradual at first, like a friendly turtle peeking its head out, but soon it was like a loose firehose spraying the walls.

I had no time for the conflicts between crazy self-involved actors. But I should have. Oh yes… I should have.

In the business, we call that a rockin’ cliffhanger