Jerry Van Dyke was the first choice to play George Utley, but his audition for the role was unsuccessful. Larry always wears a quarter in his ear. Exterior scenes of the Stratford Inn were those of the Waybury Inn in Vermont. Early episodes of the show were videotaped, later episodes were filmed. The opening credits are outtakes of On Golden Pond (1981). If you look closely you can see Jane Fonda and Dabney Coleman in the car. Julia Duffy was pregnant during several episodes of th ...[Read Story ]