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To: Bill Ulrich who wrote (7156)	2/4/2005 7:42:06 AM
From: John Sladek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12465

Bill, I think it was interviews with the cast of Gilligan's Island. Do you remember what replaced our slot?

To: Bill Ulrich who wrote (7156)	2/4/2005 9:30:58 AM
From: Jeffrey S. Mitchell	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12465

Since filming never began, we never had a time slot. Not sure if you recall, but the producer had finished filming a piece about Sunbeam and how their heating pads had problems going up in flames. He said the ABC legal department took forever to approve it because of the severe risk of a lawsuit by Sunbeam, but finally relented because it had sufficient basis in fact. I asked my broker at the time if it would be insider trading if I bought puts on Sunbeam and he said absolutely not. So I bought the puts, the show finally aired, the stock didn't budge, and the puts ended up being worthless. Early lesson learned that there's never a sure thing. - Jeff