Blackadder appeared in more than one of the Blackadder series and/or specials. These are: Ben Elton's arrival after the first series heralded the more frequent recruitment of comic actors from the alternative comedy era for guest appearances, including Robbie Coltrane, Rik Mayall (who had appeared in the final episode of the first series as "Mad Gerald"), Adrian Edmondson, Nigel Planer, Mark Arden, Stephen Frost, Chris Barrie and Jeremy Hardy. Elton himself played an anarchist in "Blackadder the Third". Gabrielle Glaister played Bob, an attractive girl who poses as a man, in both series 2 and 4. Rik Mayall plays Lord Flashheart,
Johnie's Coffee Shop located across from the May Co. department store, one of Los Angeles' best examples of Streamline Modern architecture, on the Miracle Mile. The May Co. building is now part of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Johnie's was declared a historical landmark by the Los Angeles City Council on November 27, 2013. On May 5, 2016, the coffee shop was renamed "Bernie's Coffee Shop" in honor of presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. The shop retained that name and served as a campaign office until at least June 7, 2016. Johnie's Coffee Shop Johnie's Coffee Shop is a former coffee shop