The late David Lloyd, who penned the comedy bombshell episode “Chuckles Bites the Dust” for Mary Tyler Moore, saw no virtue in paying someone for years — 10 percent of your earnings — for having made perhaps one phone call. David composed his own contract. Its short opening paragraph: Mr. Lloyd will not, at any time, be either asked or required to be associated in any manner, shape, or form with “Laverne and Shirley.”

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/08/you-gave-away-your-babies/

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