DGrant -- thank you, you're right. I guess I should revise my post and say "first long-suffering recurring gay character with no sense of humor about himself or the world..." But hey, I watched every episode, so who am I to judge?
Al Corley used to be a nearby neighbor of mine in Manhattan. We used to speculate about his marrying Ms Simon.
But would you wanna go through the world as Carly Corley?
"I'm a comedian, but in my spare time, things bother me." Garry Shandling