Butterflies (TV series) unconventional friendship with Leonard. In a 2002 interview, Carla Lane explained, "I wanted to write a comedy about a woman contemplating adultery." In the first episode, an expository discussion between Ria and Leonard alludes to the significance of the series' title: "We are all kids chasing butterflies. You see it, you want it, you grab it, and there it is, all squashed in your hand." She adds, "I am one of the few lucky ones, I have a pleasant house, a pleasant man and two pleasant sons. My butterfly didn't get squashed." Ria's husband Ben collects and studies butterflies. The
Hap and Leonard (TV series) before its scheduled airing. The second season is inspired by "Mucho Mojo". The third season is inspired by "The Two-Bear Mambo". The second episode, "Ho-Ho Mambo" was released online at AMC.com and Sundancetv.com a week before the scheduled March 14 on-air premiere. A collection called "Hap and Leonard" made up of previously published short stories ("," "," "Dead Aim") by Joe Lansdale as well as new content was published by Tachyon Publications in March 2016 as a tie-in to the TV series. Hap and Leonard (TV series) Hap and Leonard is an American television drama series based on the characters