>In 1997, the situation comedy 'Love That Baby' premiered on ABC. The show, in which a young orphaned girl helps a dysfunctional suburbanite family find themselves again in the wake of loss, was initially dismissed by critics as "broad" and "saccharine" and "not good," but the family comedy struck a chord with American viewers and went on to air for nine seasons.
>The star of Love That Baby, Mary Louise Dahl, is our guest tonight. Welcome, Mary.
It's good to be here, Charlie. Sorry I was late. The traffic-
>It's really no problem.
I parked in a red zone. I hope that's okay.
>You parked in a-
I'm sorry, fire lane. Is that the proper nomenclature?
>Maybe you should move the car.
No, I don't think I should drive right now. I'm incredibly drunk.
>You're telling me that you're drunk right now?
Is it just me, or am I nailing this interview? I kind of feel like I'm nailing it.
>Yes. Anyway, we were talking about Love That Baby. To what do you attribute the show's wide appeal?
Charlie, listen, you know, I know that it's very hip these days to shit all over Love That Baby, but at the time, I can tell you - Is it okay to say "shit"?
>Please don't.
'Cause I I think the show's actually pretty solid for what it is. It's not Ibsen, sure, but look... for a lot of people, life is just one long, hard kick in the urethra, and sometimes when you get home from a long day of getting kicked in the urethra, you just want to watch a show about good, likable people who love each other, where, you know, no matter what happens, at the end of 30 minutes, everything's gonna turn out okay. You know, because in real life... Did I already say the thing about the urethra?
>Well, let's talk about real life. What have you been doing since the show's cancellation?
Mmm, that's a great question, Charlie.
