was there for a lot of the auditions. Judd Hirsch was on Broadway in Neil Simon’s Chapter Two and was first choice for Alex. Judd had become a successful theater actor and was hesitant to go back to television, where he’d had limited success. He initially turned down the role but then agreed to do it. Judd was one of the greatest sitcom centers; his eyes and persona were the windows through which the audience saw and processed everything. Alex is the warden, sitting with all the lunatics in the garage. He is sympathetic to their problems and issues and tries to help them, which gives the
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