Miami native Gail Edwards, one of the most arresting-looking actresses on television, carries an appropriately creepy mix of wide-eyed innocence and “Fatal Attraction.” If there's anything wrong with this very funny episode, it's that we can’t quite accept*(a) that palooka Tony thinks he’s too good for this sweet, gorgeous, ambitious girl and (b) that she doesn't think she's too good for him. Amazingly, the episode triumphs over a sitcom premise. A lot of it has to do with the caliber of the individual performances.

—Frank Loveler

This was one of my first guest-star appearances, if not the first. It was a thrill to get this part because it was depicting a real tough, New York, pill-popping chick—a role I didn’t think I could play. All week with the cast, I worked hard at “gettin' dangerous.” Five days into rehearsals, when we were getting ready to tape in front of our first live audience, the director came up to me and said, “You're so tough, Gail, we're afraid you're gonna knife Tony. Could you take your performance back two days?”  I took it as a challenge and a compliment. Looking back, I take it as one of the funniest notes a director has ever given me.

—Gail Edwards