It was not the type of PR that strike-torn ABC needed.
Last week, the network was filming a scene for the Michael J. Fox show Spin City on location in New York. In it, Fox's character was to be confronted by striking cabbies who mistakenly believe him a scab.
When the cameras rolled, however, a real taxi rolled down the street.
Actors portraying the striking cabdrivers, thinking the scene was in progress, began to shake the cab and screamed, 'Scab! ...