Three new recurring characters are introduced into Lucy's storyline: Nicholas Hammond as Lucy's lovestruck client Bill Johnson. He will appear in three episodes as will Fay Hauser as Annie, Lucy's new fashion photographer. And finally, John Larroquette plays Lucy's divorce attorney Phillip Colton. He will also appear in the following episode then disappear from this series (only to reappear a season later in his defining comedic role as prosecutor Dan Fielding on Night Court (1984)).