Ummm, the character smoked in the book.
That doesn't matter. Reiner is apart of the stop smoking at all costs out there in Hollywood, and a lot of directors are removing smoking even from the old movies where everyone smoked.
I just can't stand ole Big Fat. I guess I should have stayed out of this thread, but he makes my fur stand on end. ugh!
If Meathead really cared about kids, he could have had the kid in the movie 'smoke' an unlighted cig. Wouldn't have changed the plot a WHOLE lot. You know, how they do on stage.