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 "American Dad!" episode Bush Comes to Dinner. The song is featured in the 1987 animated TV movie "". In season 7 of the reality show "American Idol", the top nine contestants performed the song. In 2016, Winn-Dixie reworked "9 to 5" as "Down, Down, Down", in a television campaign advertising the new lower prices store-wide. In Jock's "Life of Mo", the opening song "Man of Mine" is a parody of "9 to 5." In the 2016 animated film " Sing", an unnamed beaver auditions with this song. Emery Worldwide used a variant of "9 to 5" (as "Emery's On