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, at Brennan's Grill, as Mike is talking to Jackie, he suddenly notices that there no waiters around. He leaves Jackie and goes to the kitchen. He catches all the waiters in there listening to new waitress Belinda once again going into another of her impromptu comedy routines. Seeing him, the waiters quickly disperse, leaving Belinda behind to confront Mike. She is surprised that Mike, instead of firing her, offers her 10 minutes a night, two nights a week to do her comedy routine in front of the restaurant's patrons. Belinda is very grateful. Later that day, Lincoln University star player Andrew Taylor comes over to speak to Mike. He says he's on probation and the university has been suspended from the sports conference. Mike tells him it's for his own good, that a good education - being able to read and write - is more important and will be more beneficial to him as the years go by. Andrew says that he understands that now and he actually came over to thank both Mike and Jackie for intervening. Before Andrew leaves, Mike tells Andrew to keep in touch; he wants to know how much progress he has made. Andrew promises to write to him.
screen captures from the Jack and Mike
episode "Personal Foul," 1986
