The first of two failed sitcoms produced by Roseanne Barr for her husband Tom Arnold. The next was titled "Tom."
Co-star Alison La Placa went on to co-star as Tom Arnold's wife on his next sitcom attempt; it was also produced by Roseanne Barr, but was less successful than this show.
The main theme sounds very similar to Metallica's "Enter Sandman." As the credits begin, a happy-go-lucky theme depicts what audiences think of the comic Jackie Thomas, then turns into the heavy-metal score showing the louse he really is.
The show's premise is about a "show within a show" much like "The Dick Van Dyke Show", of which producers Roseanne and Tom Arnold were big fans.
Dennis Boutsikaris is the secondary lead, and in one episode, a character named Elmer was played by then-unknown comedy actor/writer Bob Odenkirk. Boutsikaris would become a semi-regular on Odenkirk's
"Breaking Bad" prequel spinoff, "Better Call Saul"; they both played lawyers.