9 to 5 (film) be a drama, but "any way we did it, it seemed too preachy, too much of a feminist line. I'd wanted to work with Lily [Tomlin] for some time, and it suddenly occurred to [her producing partner] Bruce and me that we should make it a comedy." Patricia Resnick wrote the first draft drama, and Fonda cast herself, Lily Tomlin, and Dolly Parton in the leads, the latter in her first film role. Then Colin Higgins came on board to direct and rewrite the script. Part of his job was to make room for all three in the script. Higgins
9 to 5 (Dolly Parton song) the 500th song to top the "Billboard" Hot 100. The song appears in "The Simpsons" episode "I Married Marge". The song is played in a bar on Season 8 Episode 17 of the comedy "Will & Grace". It also appears in the game "Karaoke Revolution Country". On the children's show, "Sesame Street", Parton and this song were spoofed, respectively as Polly Darton, performed by veteran Muppeteer Fran Brill, and "Counting One to Five", about the time that Polly went to school, when her teacher asked her to count to five. Alvin and the Chipmunks covered the song for their 1982