de souza -- who penned the hits `` 48 hours `` and `` commando `` -- says he suddenly found himself being paged for directorial stints after helming this season 's first `` tales from the crypt `` episode. ; here'n'there : dr. ruth westheimer , last seen pitching pepsi on the tube , will be heard doing voice-overs hyping u2 's new `` achtung baby `` lp .