Q: I seem to recall Jerry Seinfeld getting paid $1 million per episode at one point. Is this accurate? And, to the best of your knowledge, have any other TV personalities received this kind of pay since then?
A: Many reports indicate Seinfeld was in the million-dollar club in the later years of his series, but he's far from the only performer to hit that mark. Other comedy stars to make that much or more have included the six cast members of "Friends," the five core stars of "The Big Bang Theory," Charlie Sheen in his "Two and a Half Men" years, Kelsey Grammer on "Frasier" and Tim Allen on "Home Improvement."
A bad dream
Q: Probably 50-plus years ago, I saw a show in which William Bendix (I think) played a psychiatrist who saw a patient who was having a recurring dream about being at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7. The doctor awoke in his office later and a while after in a bar saw a picture of his patient. When he asked the bartender about the man, the reply was, "He died at Pearl Harbor." I have tried and tried to locate this show with no success. Any ideas?
A: You can find the drama, called "The Time Element," on YouTube. It originally aired in 1958 on the drama anthology "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" and was written by Rod Serling (later famous for "The Twilight Zone"). The production indeed starred Bendix — but as the patient. Martin Balsam was the doctor.
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