Jon Lovitz on THE PAPER CHASE

"The Paper Chase” was a 1971 book, then a 1973 movie, then a CBS television series for the 1978-79 season... and then it was brought back by fledgling cable network Showtime! They aired 7 monthly episodes in 1983… and then new episodes every summer in 1984 (12), 1985 (12), and 1986 (6). Season two encompasses the 1983-84 episodes, season three is 1985, season four (when they graduate) is 1986. This is from the season two finale on August 21, 1984: Jon Lovitz plays an angry law student. This episode ("Billy Pierce")  also includes Lynn Swann and was directed by Corey Allen of "Hill Street Blues" Pretty good acting by Lovitz; I tweeted this and he responded by saying it was his first acting job and then -- for two years -- nothing! And then came SNL...