Friday, April 7, 2023

Empowering For Women

Shelley in an ad for Frequent Flyer, 1996

In 1996, Shelley starred in the telefilm Frequent Flyer along with Jack Wagner, Joan Severance and Nicole Eggert. It was about polygamous commercial airline pilot Nick Rawlings (Jack Wagner) who was married to two different women in two different states, namely JoBeth Rawlings (Shelley) and Alison Rawlings (Joan). And during the course of the film, he marries another woman, Miriam (Nicole), in another state. But when JoBeth finds out her husband is married to two other women, instead of falling apart, she takes matters into her own hands and turns the cards around in her favor. The movie is well-paced and a really good watch - as well as very empowering for women. It was first aired in March 10, 1996 and beat out the 1996 People's Choice Awards in the ratings. It is currently out on DVD. If you can get it, watch it.

Shelley in a promo pic for Frequent Flyer, 1996