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I was watching Gilbert's stand up act when this one off came on. I could not believe how incredible he was as an actor, it is literally him doing a one man show since he goes the entire time with little or no play amongst other actors. AMAZING! I actually brought this up to Gilbert once and he was embarrassed by it. Honestly don't know why he would feel that way because his performance was incredible. And to think that this guy sits on this much talent is incredible.

Also, it is very Seinfeldian. Obviously Larry David wrote this BEFORE Seinfeld, and you can tell. Gilbert is by far the better actor, if you look at Seinfeld he always has an embarrassed/nervous smile on his face whereas Gilbert is by far the pro. This sitcom would not have done well on TV because it is too stagy -- it might have been due to a low budget that they did not have the capacity to make it with a "sitcom" feel.

Gilbert shines! It is interesting to ask yourself the obvious question, "Why wasn't this Seinfeld?" Too stagy, too "shticky" in terms of Gilbert's mannerisms it could have been an "All In the Family" type sitcom with embellished social issues from passersby...

Without question, worth watching...just to see this guy ACT!

Back in the day, Rob Lowe was devoid of talent (as were many of the notorious Brat Pack members) but had that certain something that made people (mostly teens) want more. He was a very marketable commodity at the time, so what better role to give him than something that has already been done (i.e. little money spent writing, pre-production as possible before his fame expires as we all remember it did in the form of a threesome with two underage girls).

He can't act like Meryl Streep but he can deliver lines adequately and professionally; he is not so horrible that it is not watchable, and the story line is cute. Overall not an oscar winner but watchable. Some of his Brat Pack friends had big hits with their solo movies such as Ally Sheedy in Short Circuit, Emilio Estevez in Young Guns, etc.