Happy Birthday Jenny

"Happy Birthday Jenny" is the third episode of the first season of "Ordinary Joe". It originally aired on NBC on October 4, 2021 in the US.

## Summary

Jenny Banks' birthday gives everyone something to celebrate. Music Joe crashes Jenny's party while Amy is in full campaign mode. Nurse Joe and Christopher try to plan the perfect cake for Jenny. Cop Joe and Amy take an important step in their relationship.

## Plot

While helping Diaz with his physical therapy, Nurse Joe notices a tremor in his hand. He asks his superior, Dr. Douglas Banks, to order an MRI for the congressman, but when Dr. Banks refuses (and criticizes Joe for the state of his marriage), Joe forges his signature on the order. Eric gets Joe a vacation in Canada for Jenny's birthday, but Jenny refuses to go and tells Joe to cancel the trip since she doesn't want to leave Christopher's side. Joe and his son make a special cake for her party, and when Joe reveals that he is willing to pay for couples' counseling, Jenny decides to turn down her firm's offer.

Musician Joe's growing obsession with finding his son begins to drive a wedge between him and Amy. After learning that his name is not on the birth certificate Jenny filed (preventing him from learning who adopted his child), Joe deliberately skips out on a commitment to introduce his wife at her first campaign rally, forcing Diaz to step in at the last second. Instead, he goes to see Jenny at her birthday party and threatens to reveal her secret unless she agrees to help him. Arriving late to the rally, Joe watches Amy give a heartwarming, unscripted speech and celebrate with Diaz.

Officer Joe invites Amy to dinner with his family, not knowing that Amy only accepted his invitation because Diaz kicked her out for the evening to keep his wife from finding out about their affair. After dinner, the two go upstairs to Joe's room and share a kiss. Jenny steps out of her own party to take a work call, and learns that Coleman died during surgery. She notifies Joe, who is distraught over the realization that his bullet killed Coleman.

## Cast

### Main Cast

* James Wolk as Joe Kimbreau
* Natalie Martinez as Amy Kindelán
* Elizabeth Lail as Jenny Banks
* Charlie Barnett as Eric Payne
* David Warshofsky as Uncle Frank Kimbreau

### Recurring Cast

* John Gluck as Christopher Kimbreau \ Lucas
* Michelle Lukiman as Kokoro
* Amelie Young as Megan
* Penelope Young as Lindsey
* Anne Ramsay as Gwen
* Adam Rodriguez as Bobby Diaz
* Sarah Charipar as Aunt Meg Kimbreau
* Christine Adams as Regina Diaz
* Curtis Edward Jackson as Wayne Coleman
* Gabrielle Byndloss as Mallory Payne
* Jackson Abram as Bobby Diaz Jr
* Nola Epps as Lilly
* Eliana Ghen as Nurse Receptionist
* Lexi Janicek as 10 Yr Old Jenny

### Guest Stars

* Lucia Scarano as Beth Lauria
* Kai A. Ealy as Officer Marquis
* Marquecia Jordan as Fertility Doctor

## Quotes

* You’re not the only one I look out for here. When you said I do, Amy became my niece. She’s family and I think she has a right to know. - Uncle Frank
* Joe: I’m trying Jenny. Jenny: I know you’re trying. I’m just not comfortable leaving him. I won’t enjoy it.
* In what world does this work, Bobby? - Amy
* Officer Joe: It actually went great. There might be something there. Eric: And so you’re freaking out? Officer Joe: I’m not freaking out. I just don’t want to crash and burn with this girl.

## Trivia

* Apollo–Soyuz was the first manned international space mission, carried out jointly by the United States and the Soviet Union in July 1975. Millions of people around the world watched on television as a United States Apollo module docked with a Soviet Union Soyuz capsule. The project, and its memorable handshake in space, was a symbol of détente between the two superpowers during the Cold War, and it is generally considered to mark the end of the Space Race, which had begun in 1957 with the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik 1.

1. ↑ https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-monday-10-4-2021-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo%E2%80%93Soyuz