Since the 1987–88 season, "Perfect Strangers" stars Mark Linn-Baker and Bronson Pinchot (in character as Larry Appleton and Balki Bartokomous, respectively) had been doing hosted interstitials that were conducted from the "Perfect Strangers" set, originally airing during the two-hour Wednesday sitcom block that their series was part of as that season began. In March 1988, "Perfect Strangers" moved to Fridays, and the interstitials went with them. On Fridays, the hosted interstitial concept gained more traction before the family-friendly concept on that night was actually implemented. Pinchot and Linn-Baker would remain the sole hosts of the Friday lineup throughout the 1988–89 season.