screen captures from the Jack and Mike pilot episode, 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 about to open his third restaurant. The pilot was released in VHS format and distributed in Europe, in the Netherlands and Belgium; but only the pilot episode. The entire episode was kept as is; but subtitles in Dutch were burned into the media for the convenience of the target audience. The episode runs for 90 minutes and was originally aired in September 16, 1986.
more screen captures from the Jack and Mike pilot episode, 1986
To continue, Jackie goes to the school Chris Sykes was teaching in before he was fired due to the rape case. Sister Joan, one of the school's officials, explains to Jackie why they had to fire Sykes even though he was a good teacher. The next day Jackie's column comes out. Her article "Who Has Time For Sex" was the article Jackie thought of days ago when she and Mike were trying to schedule time to be together. As Jackie and Mike enjoyed the breakfast Mike put together, Jackie explains to her husband why she felt she had to do something about the Chris Sykes case.
