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Don Rickles (right) pictured here with comic Don Adams: "Rickles is a genius," says his new co- star Steve Lawrence. Rickles a pussycat at By TIM BOXER Merchant of Venom. After a six-year absence from the Lawrence explains that his TV family, she returns to Napa Valley Don Rickles and Steve Lawrence, partner is actually a pussycat with only to find romance with Lance the hosts of Foulups, Bleeps the ability to say things in a negative Cumson (Lorenzo Lamas). Blunders, consented to an interview manner but still make people laugh. Wait a minute.

Isn't Lance married in tandem. "It's a in to Melissa (Ana Alicia)? "We always enjoy seeing people Rickles admits he doesn't watch politics and show business goofing much TV comedy. "I love action," he Yes, but they are separated, and up," Lawrence says. says. "I watch this being a soap, you can expect your biggest foul-up?" much extramarital hanky-panky.

In they were asked. How does Loni Anderson find work- fact, Miss Vernon sees her here," Rickles shoots back. with ment with Lance developing into the "Don's a a suddenly awe- ing Carter another Partners beauty, Crime? Lynda Romeo and Juliet of prime-time Lawrence declares. "His head on in No soaps. struck sweat.

is so "She just makes me look The Toronto-born actress is the fertile." The says Miss Anderson. "How can that daughter of John Vernon (Animal interviewer asks if Rickles had ever been sued for making be bad?" House, "insults" blunders on Dirty Harry). or for exposing people's the tube. "I watched the business all my life He narrowed his eyes, knitted his Kate Vernon has joined Falcon through my dad," she says. "He told brow and snarled: Crest as 19-year-old Lorraine me, 'Go in there and knock 'em dead "No unless you have plans," said Prescott, step-daughter of Richard and have a great And that's Rickles, who has been nicknamed the Channing (David Selby).

what I'm 10 TV WEEK October 21, 1984.