1.   His character is introduced at the beginning of the first chapter.

2.   And screenwriter Leopold Serran asked for trouble when he introduced a character who gives the right-wingers a human face.

3.   As Area Manager contemplates his task, a second character is introduced named Charlie, who plays the very untraditional role of a fairy godmother.

4.   As each character was introduced, the actor stood and whisked off his or her cape.

5.   As the space race between America and the Soviet Union heats up, Hanks and writer Steven Katz introduce character after character.

6.   As the day unfolded, it sometimes seemed a bad screenwriter had taken over the Simpson saga, introducing unlikely characters and befuddling events into an already confounding script.

7.   A notable example is the lonely Maytag repairman, who has been recast twice since the character was originally introduced.

8.   A tour of the office also introduces new characters like Professor Farnsworth, who looks like a cross between Burns and Grandpa Simpson.

9.   But Ty Toys conveniently introduces new characters to collect as it retires older ones.

10.   By the end of the session, Milch has promised a reworking of the pilot in an attempt to introduce the character earlier.