Early into her acting career, she appeared in "Rockhopper", an unsold CBS television pilot from 1985. Yasbeck has had guest-starring roles in many television shows, including "Dallas", "Spies", "Werewolf", "J.J. Starbuck", "Magnum, P.I.", "China Beach", and "Murphy Brown". She played Olivia Reed for four months between 1986 and 1987 on the long-running daytime soap opera "Days of Our Lives". She also played the starring role of the mermaid Madison in the Disney television movie "Splash, Too" in 1988 (the role of Madison was originated by Daryl Hannah in the 1984 movie "Splash"). Playing a mermaid in "Splash, Too" was a fulfillment of a childhood dream for Yasbeck, as she loved mermaids when she was 5 years old after watching a Disney movie that featured mermaids. Yasbeck has also had starring roles in the sitcoms "Wings", "Alright Already", and "Life on a Stick" and in movies such as ', "Pretty Woman", "Problem Child", "Problem Child 2", and "The Mask". She has twice worked with Mel Brooks, in 1993's ' and 1995's "".