# Jack and Mike

Jack and Mike is an American comedy-drama television series created by Sara Davidson that aired on ABC from September 16, 1986, until March 24, 1987.

## Premise

Shelley Hack plays Jackie, a newspaper columnist for the fictional Chicago Mirror newspaper. Tom Mason plays Mike, a restaurant owner who operates two of Chicago's trendiest clubs. The two are married and their careers often interfere with one another.

## Cast

* Shelley Hack as Jackie Shea
* Tom Mason as Mike Brennan
* Jacqueline Brookes as Nora Adler
* Kevin Dunn as Anthony Kubacek
* Vincent Baggetta as Rick Scotti
* Diana Petersen as Scotti's girlfriend
* Nouelle Bou-Sliman as Belinda
* Carol Rossen as Charlotte
* Mills Watson as Max

## Episodes

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
| 1 | "Pilot" | Jack Bender | Sara Davidson | September 16, 1986 (1986-09-16) |
| Jack defends a man who claims he was wrongly accused of rape. Mike is stressed about the opening of a new restaurant. This was a 90 minute episode, later reran on cable channels like Encore Action as a TV movie. |||||
| 2 | "Change of Heart" | Jack Bender | Joe S Landon | September 23, 1986 (1986-09-23) |
| Jackie thinks a patient waiting for a heart transplant may have been passed on the list by a man who donated a lot of money to the hospital. A friend of Mike's come to stay at the house. |||||
| 3 | "Personal Foul" | Victor Lobl | Unknown | September 30, 1986 (1986-09-30) |
| A college professor is suspended when he tries to flunk the star player of the basketball team. Tom doesn't like that Jackie is covering the story, because it's his alma mater. |||||
| 4 | "Ready or Not" | Harry Winer | Liz Coe | October 21, 1986 (1986-10-21) |
| Jackie is pregnant; she's also making her exclusive column about a 14-year fugitive who wants to come clean which becomes challenging. Mike deals with the changes a baby will cause in their careers while dealing with investors in his restaurant. Jackie outsmarts the fugitive's secret plan to evade justice. |||||
| 5 | "High Anxiety" | Paul Stanley | Gina Goldman | November 11, 1986 (1986-11-11) |
| A young comedian is suspected to have died of a cocaine overdose behind Mike's restaurant. |||||
| 6 | "Cry Uncle" | Kim Friedman | Harry and Renee Longstreet | November 18, 1986 (1986-11-18) |
| Mike finds out that the 15-year-old boy he has been looking after is actually a missing child. |||||
| 7 | "Mentor" | Peter Crane | Unknown | November 25, 1986 (1986-11-25) |
| A college teacher admired by Jackie is cited for contempt of court when he refuses to reveal his sources. |||||
| 8 | "Taste of Chicago" | Victor Lobl | Max Eisenberg | December 9, 1986 (1986-12-09) |
| Mike gets an offer he can't refuse from the mayor's office. Jackie gets an exclusive interview with a man who has been in prison for 30 years. |||||
| 9 | "Separate Lives" | Paul Stanley | Unknown | January 6, 1987 (1987-01-06) |
| Jackie goes to New York City for a job interview, but she ultimately stays in Chicago. |||||
| 10 | "Come Together" | Peter Crane | David Braff, Gina Goldman | January 13, 1987 (1987-01-13) |
| Jackie and Mike have a difficult time after their separation. |||||
| 11 | "Charity Ball" | Paul Stanley | Braff, Eisenberg, Goldman | January 20, 1987 (1987-01-20) |
| Jackie looks into the odd behavior of a wealthy sorority sister. A friend of Mike's dies of a heart attack. |||||
| 12 | "Till Death Do Us Part" | Jan Eliasberg | Unknown | February 3, 1987 (1987-02-03) |
| Mike wants to get a shotgun for protection. Jackie keeps getting calls from a psychotic secret admirer. |||||
| 13 | "Fire and Ice" | Lee David Zlotoff | Lee David Zlotoff | February 24, 1987 (1987-02-24) |
| A drug kingpin wants to become partners with Mike in the restaurant business. |||||
| 14 | "Light My Fire" | Paul Krasny | Unknown | March 3, 1987 (1987-03-03) |
| A time capsule is opened prematurely and secrets are revealed. |||||
| 15 | "Dreamland" | Victor Lobl | Unknown | March 17, 1987 (1987-03-17) |
| Jackie is pressured into dropping the investigation of a dance studio that has been swindling elderly women out of their money. |||||
| 16 | "Reluctant Hero" | Unknown | Unknown | March 24, 1987 (1987-03-24) |
| A mystery man saves the life of a young boy. |||||