 Originally conceived as a vehicle for latina actress  Mel Gorham (qv), the original pilot was centered around Gorham as  a wacky worker in a Florida souvenir shop who moved to New York and  found herself at a diner surrounded by equally wacky characters.  Before it aired, the network and producers decided Gorham wasnt the  right fit for the series, and the show was retooled as more of an  ensemble piece, with Constance Marie in the now