screen captures from the Jack and Mike
episode "Personal Foul," 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. Other cast members were: Nora Adler (Jacqueline Brookes), Jackie’s editor; Anthony Kubecek (Kevin Dunn), Jackie's assistant; Carol (Holly Fulger), the head waitress at Mike's restaurant, Brennan's Grill; and Rick Scotti (Vincent Baggetta), an attorney who appears occasionally. In the episode "Personal Foul," a college professor is suspended for trying to flunk the school's star basketball player, and Mike is upset that Jackie's covering the story, since it's his alma mater and he's the team's No. 1 supporter. The episode was originally aired in September 30, 1986.
screen captures from the Jack and Mike
episode "Personal Foul," 1986
To continue, Jackie and Mike are now home from the party and going through some unfinished work from earlier in the day. Mike is going through the expenses of some of his restaurants and is astonished by how much money he has paid for goods from his food wholesalers. Jackie is looking though a lingerie catalog for a possible article (as recommended by her editor Nora) about the latest trend - lingerie parties. Mike is distracted by the catalog and Jackie quickly pulls it away from him in jest. She then notices a check made to Lincoln Sentinels' star player Andrew Taylor. Mike says he employs Andrew from time to time, to help the kid out financially. Jackie points out that that's against the rules; but Mike assures her that the kid isn't employed full-time. Plus, he says it helps both Andrew as well as his restaurant, as the kid attracts a lot of customers. He tells her it's no big deal; then goes back to the lingerie catalog. They both agree that maybe they should call it a night and turn in.
screen captures from the Jack and Mike
episode "Personal Foul," 1986
