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Some of My Best Friends are Men
Some of My Best Friends are Men is a Canadian women's issues television series which aired on CBC Television in 1975.
Premise.
The series took a humorous approach to feminist topics during International Women's Year. One recurring segment featured Dave Broadfoot who portrayed a male chauvinist and was pied for his behaviour. Florynce Kennedy also hosted a regular opinion segment. A "Shiny Golden Porker" award was announced to identify cases of media sexism. Subjects included men who look after their
good friends with Craig Chester, who co-starred in the film. Douglas rented the movie and screened it for her husband, who saw the series potential. Sitcom veteran Marc Cherry, was brought in to help develop/produce the series, and he and Vitale instantly hit it off. The series was renamed, "Some of My Best Friends" starring Jason Bateman and Danny Nucci and ran for eight episodes on the CBS Television network.
Vitale's second film, "Very Mean Men", won the 2000