Saturday, July 7, 2018

Jack and Mike Promo Spots

screen captures from a 1986 Jack and Mike promo spot

Shelley's third foray into series TV was Jack and Mike. It was about a married yuppie couple living in Chicago, trying to find time for each other in their busy schedules. Shelley played Jackie Shea, a star columnist at The Mirror, a widely-circulated Chicago paper. Her column was awaited by everyone every week. Her husband was Mike Brennan (played by Tom Mason), a successful restaurateur about to open his third restaurant. The pilot was released in VHS format and distributed in Europe, in the Netherlands and Belgium; but only the pilot episode. The entire episode was kept as is; but subtitles in Dutch were burned into the media for the convenience of the target audience. The episode runs for 90 minutes and was originally aired in September 16, 1986.

screen captures from another 1986 Jack and Mike promo spot

Check out:
ABC Commercials (September 23, 1986)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZtTErLxCnE
(highlight the link, right click
and choose "Open Link in New Tab" option)

the promos appear at 1:31 and 9:27 respectively