screen captures from the Jack and Mike episode "Ready or Not," 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. The other cast members were: Nora Adler (Jacqueline Brookes), Jackie’s editor at The Mirror; Anthony Kubecek (Kevin Dunn), a reporter at the Chicago Mirror; Carol (Holly Fulger), the head waitress at Mike's new restaurant, Brennan's Grill; and Rick Scotti (Vincent Baggetta), an attorney who appears occasionally. The series, created by Sara Davidson, was filmed on location in Chicago, Illinois.
more screen captures from the Jack and Mike episode "Ready or Not," 1986
Jackie and Mike are entertaining Gil and Dede, investors in one of Mike's restaurants with whom Mike promised to make dinner. Jackie is slightly annoyed by them, and Mike is as well - because the couple likes bragging about their kids and their lifestyle. Mike returns from the kitchen with some appetizers and describes the meal he is about to make for them tonight, how delicious it will be. Gil and Dede are skeptical. The phone rings and Jackie answers it from the kitchen. It's Dr. Cooperman with news. Jackie puts the phone down as Mike returns to the kitchen, ready to start cooking. Jackie has news and she asks Mike to sit. Mike says he can't sit and starts cooking so Jackie just blurts it out. She's pregnant.
