JEFF CONAWAY WAS PART OF THE ENSEMBLE OF THIS SITCOM AS BOBBY WHEELER, A WANNABE ACTOR WHO PAYS THE BILLS BY DRIVING A CAB. CONAWAY LEFT THE SHOW TO PURSUE A MOVIE CAREER THAT NEVER MATERIALIZED, BUT HE WAS ACTUALLY FIRED. ONE DAY HE PASSED OUT ON THE SET (HE WAS A KNOWN DRUG USER) AND MISSED A REHEARSAL. THE WRITERS TOOK BOBBY OUT OF THE EPISODE ENTIRELY, ASSIGNING HIS LINES TO OTHER CAST MEMBERS. REALIZING THAT THE SHOW WORKED JUST FINE WITHOUT THE BOBBY CHARACTER, PRODUCERS FIRED CONAWAY. CONAWAY DIED IN MAY 2011 FROM A DRUG OVERDOSE.