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Yvanka comes through yet again and gives us a little ’90s gold: Jane Lynch on Dave Foley’s American masterpiece, NewsRadio.  It’s a very bit role; as Yvanka states, “The guest spot on NewsRadio is a tiny, tiny role, barely worthy of Ms. Lynch and must’ve come from her ‘I’ll do anything for a steak and a buck fifty’ days.”  Heh.  And, that hair!

Here goes, all courtesy Yvanka.  You guys are making this easy for us.  Keep ‘em coming!!

NEWSRADIO: “The Cane”
Character Type: Secretary (the ballsy kind)
Best Line: N/A

NewsRadio was kind of a great show, I thought.  Maura Tierney, as always, was lovely; Dave Foley was not yet the oafish posturing d-bag he became circa Celebrity Poker Showdown; and Phil Hartman, in his post-SNL prime, was playing the kind of Phil Hartman role only Phil Hartman was meant to inhabit.  In this episode, Jimmy James – the bossman – calls all the WNYX employees together for a staff retreat.  Lisa and Dave (Tierney and Foley, respectively) have a bit of a tiff, professional/personal relationship issues, etc.  It all works out in the end, and we all win because we get to see JL with big shoulderpads and a swagger.  Only for a moment, but still.

She, as Carol the secretary, interrupts the ‘retreat’ to deliver a hand-written note to Jimmy James (08:02).  She’s all “Excuse me sir, sorry sir, yes sir,” but she does it with a little “We all know who really runs this office, but you sign my check so I’ll patronize you” in her tone.  Or maybe that’s just me.  Also she gets to walk across the room and look good doing it, shoulder pads and curly hair and all.  Hello, Carol, lookin’ good.

And then, bonus! A throwaway appearance a little later – no lines, just a visual. Gander at 15:12. Remind you of a certain Sue Sylvester zoot suit?  Yes, I thought so.

[From the editors: This episode actually was pretty damn funny, so if you have 25 minutes to spare, this isn't a bad way to spend it.]