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, since Mike cancelled on their lunch date, instead of going back to The Mirror, Jackie decides to head to Lincoln University. She wants to look into the scholastic life of Lincoln U's star basketball player Andrew Taylor. She arrives at the university and decides to see Prof. Powell, one of Andrew's professors. From a student, Jackie discovers that Powell had been relieved of all her courses, of all her teaching classes. Jackie goes to see the professor anyway and asks her about Andrew, who was flunking one of her courses. Powell informs Jackie that Andrew is no longer flunking. Jackie suspects that the professor's current situation and Andrew's sudden academic improvement are somehow connected. Jackie asks Powell if she would like to share her side of the story.
screen captures from the Jack and Mike
episode "Personal Foul," 1986
