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, back at Lincoln University where Mike is on his once-a-week catch up/basketball game with his his old friend Coach Cyril Brock, the two have just finished their game and Brock tells Mike about his little secret. Impressed with what he had done with the university's basketball team so far, a university in California has offered him a job and a big pay raise. Cy tells Mike to keep quiet about it because it wasn't sure thing yet - as it all depended on the outcome of that basketball season. Mike promises to keep quiet and says he's off to meet Jackie for lunch. Cy receives a phone call about Andrew Taylor, who is at the police station for missing a detour sign and driving the wrong way down a one way street. He asks for Mike's help with the police at the precinct. Mike knows a few people and agrees to help. From the precinct, Mike rushes to meet Jackie to tell her he has to cancel. Jackie is disappointed but she understands. Then, she wonders how Andrew Taylor could have made such a mistake... she had the impression that he's a very responsible boy. Mike says goodbye and returns to the precinct. Jackie decides to return to The Mirror, but on a hunch, changes her mind and heads to Lincoln University instead.
screen captures from the Jack and Mike
episode "Personal Foul," 1986
