My girlfriends wouldn't let me take a break and watch TV.
OK. Lets do this scientifically.
Little birds, little brains. Right? Right.
He didn't have any bad girlies over, so he watched a lot of TV in 1981. "Cheers" and Masterpiece Theater, "The Good Soldier" in particular.
WAIT A MINUTE! "The Good Soldier"
was on Masterpiece Theater in 1981. Then the actor must be
John Ratzenberger.