David Kelley has a wicked up'n down career in my book. Ally McBeal had some cute moments and then got (for me) terminally weird with the lawyer who had a remote control for the toilet, and his pet frog. I liked the other lawyer who once fondled the wattle of Janet Reno. He had some excellent quotes like "Here's a good opportunity to do an end run around the Second Amendment!".

The Practise was pretty good but I got tired of Bobby and his problems with the cute prosecutor and the cute attorney in his own firm that he married. The show would turn serious on some things (Scandal in the RC Church) while milking others for shock/humor/lascivious content, such as the nun who claimed she had immaculately conceived.

And there was that wretched movie of his: "Lake Placid" which took 90 minutes out of my life that I want back.

So I view Kelley with suspicion.

I too want to know about Shanter and Howdy Doody.