The Fabulous Martin Mull

This isn't a particularly memorable day in Martin Mull history, but I decided to post these up anyway. First off, here's a 1978 New York Times profile of Mull. Next, we have a loooong blog post about his appearance on Norm Macdonald Live (is that still a thing?), and finally, an explanation of an excerpt from the NYT piece, about Bill Murray almost wanting to murder Martin Mull.

I've always liked him (from my first exposure -- as a kid -- to his work in "Mr. Mom"), and this Pizza Hut commercial:



These were part of a series that also included Pat Morita, Hoyt Axton, Susan Anton, Rita Moreno... and probably others. Still not as good as the Priazzo Italian Pie!

Here's Martin Mull's Humming Song, done in front of a live (and clearly LA) audience; and here is a link to the studio version.

One last thing I'll add: Mull's first big film role was in the 1978 movie, "FM," notable for its theme song (by Steely Dan) and for constantly being referred to as the "inspiration" for the show "WKRP in Cincinnati," which premiered that fall. It was not -- none of the characters are similar, there's far less humor in the movie, and the show was being planned while the movie was in production. So there. Martin Mull still comes off pretty well in "FM," however.