Shelley Hack's third TV series was Jack and Mike. It aired from 1986 to 1987 right after the hit series Moonlighting. The two shows were promoted together, like a package. But while Moonlighting was about a bickering "will-they-or-won't-they" couple, Jack and Mike was about a happily married couple trying to find time to be together amidst their busy schedules. The show explored the life of journalist Jackie Shea (played by Shelley) and restauranteur Mike Brennan (played Tom Mason), a married couple with busy careers trying to make their marriage work. The yuppie phenomenon exploded in the 1980s - and more and more women began entering the workforce, climbing up the corporate ladder and holding positions previously held exclusively by men in past generations. This change affected the relationship dynamic of couples at the time as married women were no longer relegated to just being at home... finding a good balance between work life and home life was the ultimate goal. Men too were making adjustments to the new normal... coming to terms with the problems that came with the change as well as realizing the benefits it brought to a marriage.
