Visible crew/equipment: After Jill tells Kelly that she'll lend her a T-shirt to help zero in on Dirko, when it cuts to Kelly having car trouble with the VW, the reflection of the boom pole/mic is visible on the rear glass. Then, both Kelly and Dirko go to the Beetle's rear engine, and three chalk T-marks are visible on the ground.
Visible crew/equipment: At the start, when Kale approaches Suzy the reflection of the moving boom pole/mic is visible on the car's windshield. (00:02:00)
Answer: After going through a number of cast changes that failed to improve the show's slumping ratings, Tanya Roberts' character was added as "street-wise" former model. This was probably an effort to give a different and edgier character dimension to the show.
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