Another Pynchon allusion on American TV?

[Penny Padgett]

Hi all,

In addition to the numerous mentions of TRP on _The John
Larroquette Show_, we have now the following (from "Will
big names translate into big success?" in the TV Click
section of the Portland _Oregonian_, Sept. 8, 1996, p. 8):

  _Pearl_  Rhea Pearlman plays widow Pearl Caraldo, who
  goes back to college -- only to find herself grappling
  with an arrogant humanities professor, Stephen Pynchon
  (Malcolm McDowell).  He wanted to call his class "I Know
  More Than You Do."  The Pearlman-McDowell matchup is
  a natural.  With Carol Kane thrown in as the sister-in-law,
  CBS could be looking at a hit.

Penny