Shelley's third foray into series TV was Jack and Mike in 1986. It was about a married yuppie couple living in Chicago, trying to find time for each other amidst their busy schedules. Shelley played Jackie Shea, a star columnist at The Mirror, a fictional Chicago newspaper. Tom Mason played Jackie's husband Mike Brennan, a successful restaurateur. Regarding her character, Shelley said, "My character is doing what all my friends are doing. They're in the work place and trying to have a relationship." She told ET in 1986, "I saw in the script a modern woman who really loves her job and really loves her husband and is trying to balance the two." The pilot episode was originally aired in September 16, 1986 right after the hit TV series Moonlighting; and debuted to decent ratings. It also received decent reviews, with a few scathing writeups here and there. After a first order of a pilot and 12 episodes, the ABC network (which aired the series) ordered five more episodes; and the series looked like it was in for a long run. Then, it was suddenly canceled to the disappointment of fans. Let's hope the entire series is finally streamed somewhere.
