screen captures from the Jack and Mike episode "Ready or Not," 1986
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.
more screen captures from the Jack and Mike episode "Ready or Not," 1986
Jackie goes to The Mirror and her editor, Nora Adler, pays her a visit for an idea for a column. Nora, being one of Jackie's longtime friends, immediately notices that something's amiss. She asks Jackie why she's a bit pale to which Jackie says she's a bit under the weather. Nora suspects a pregnancy, calls Dr. Cooperman and forces her to make an appointment. Jackie goes to Dr. Cooperman's for a pregnancy test.
