If I could make one command -- an edict that every TV viewer would have to follow -- I would direct the people of Earth to give 'Cougar Town' (9:30PM ET Wednesday, ABC) another chance. (I'd also ask you to give FX's very enjoyable 'Terriers' a try, if you haven't already. Yes, I know that's two commands. Work with me here.)

Last week's 'Cougar Town' may end up being one of my favorite episodes of television of the year. The Halloween installment of the show was delightfully written and acted and featured a terrific guest performance from 'Scrubs' star Ken Jenkins as Jules' dad. If you gave up on 'Cougar Town' last year or never gave it a shot, that's the episode to watch (there are seven episodes, including the Halloween one, here, and a previous piece singing this sterling comedy's praises here).

This week's episode features a prominent story line for Jules' neighbor Andy, who's played by Ian Gomez. Given that knowledge, I concocted a plan make Gomez reveal his penny-can secrets and other intel about the show.

Here are Seven Things That Ian Gomez Revealed About 'Cougar Town':

1. In tonight's episode, the issue of whether Andy and Jules are really friends -- as opposed to Andy being the merely tolerated husband of Jules' best friend, Ellie -- comes up. "I try to convince her we really are friends," said Gomez, who somehow gets Jules to go out dancing with him. "It's hip-hop dancing. It's slightly naughty dancing, not really dirty dancing. Or maybe it is."

2. We all know the 'Cougar Town' gang loves their red wine -- and once in a while, on the set, the actors are really drinking wine. Occasionally, the usual non-alcoholic grape juice in their glasses is replaced by the real thing. "It's later in in the evening, when we need a little something," Gomez said.

3. Ian Gomez wants a robot baby. Early in season 2, the show made light of the fact that we rarely see Stan, Andy and Ellie's baby. But that's because TV sets can be less than enjoyable for babies, as co-creator Bill Lawrence noted in this edition of the 'Talking TV' podcast. Gomez sounds as though he agrees with Lawrence. "I'd rather have a robot baby," Gomez said. "That's my stand on it. I think they should enjoy being babies, not be on TV."

4. Josh Hopkins, who plays Grayson, is the best at penny can, the 'Cougar Town' game that is as simple as it sounds -- it consists of tossing a penny into a can. "He's a basketball player. He's really good," Gomez said. Gomez said Hopkins is at the top of the penny can league standings, with Brian Van Holt (Bobby Cobb) not far behind. "The rest of us are kind of sub par," Gomez admitted.

5. Good penny can technique is "all about the loft," Gomez says. "You have to get the right loft. You can't line-drive it in there. It's about the finesse." He added that he's pretty good at the penny-can game on the 'Cougar Town' website.

6. He agrees with almost everyone that the title for the show is "awful," but he's enjoying the way the show is playing with the title in the opening credits. One week the show put the word "Still" over the words 'Cougar Town' and another week superimposed the words "Titles are hard." Gomez said a title card coming up will pay tribute to 'Modern Family,' ABC's better-known comedy hit. (I love me some 'Modern Family,' but a word to the wise -- some weeks, 'Cougar Town' is better. No, really, it is!)

7. Spoilers ahead for upcoming episodes: "I heard that in a script coming up, Bobby's boat goes into the water. I can't wait to see what happens with that," Gomez said. In the Thanksgiving episode, which airs Nov. 24, Elle and Laurie try to break Andy of his congenital optimism. "Other things happen, but the Andy story is about them trying to break me, and they can't," Gomez noted. (Speaking of upcoming episodes, Jules' son Travis brings home a college girlfriend for the first time in the Nov. 17 episode. That ought to go well.)


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