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## HEADING: TELEVISION ## LEFT COLUMN 2658. Chicken Soup : Jackie Mason plays Jackie Fisher, who quit his job selling pajamas to experience life & love with Maddie (Lynn Redgrave,) a tall Irish Catholic mother of three. Series Debut: 9/12/89 9/19; 10/3; 10/10 & 10/24/89 SIMPSONS: w/Jackie Mason. (1991) JACKIE MASON: LOOK WHO'S LAUGHING, London Palladium. 3/17/97 CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL. THE SEED JAR. 8/29/99 TAKING A BREAK. 8/29/99 THE GIFT. 8/29/99 2659. NORM : Series Debut: 3/24/99 w/Norm MacDonald, Laurie Metcalf, Nikki Cox, Jack Warden, Vicki Lewis, Abe Vigoda & Faith Ford. 3/24/99 thru (20 episodes)3/15/2001 2660. Get Real Debut: Meet the Greens. Husband Mitch (Jon Tenney), a distracted businessman who's al- ways chasing deals, has been married to Mary (Debrah Farentino) since she became pregnant at age 17—with daughter Meghan (Anne Hathaway), now a superachieving high-school senior. Her reckless brother Cameron (Eric Olsen) is 16, and baby Kenny (Jesse Eisenberg), a freshman, isn't as nerdy as he looks. They discuss their lives in voice-overs throughout this comedy-drama, and in the opener the kids are talking about the "contraband" in Cam's bed (a girl who stays for breakfast) and Meghan's "surprise." Mitch and Mary won't like it. (1:00) w/Debrah Farentino, Jon Tenney, Jay Thomas. 9/8/99 thru 1/26/2000 SERIES DEBUT: 9/8/99 2661. GET REAL : 2. Guest: Tom Arnold. 3/22; 3/29 and 4/12/2000 ## RIGHT COLUMN 2662. Joe's LIFE PETER ONORATI and MARY PAGE KELLER in JOE'S LIFE (CC)—Comedy 261 Debut: Family man Joe Gennaro (Peter Onorati) is a laid-off defense worker who has to deal with the problems of running the house while his wife, Sandy (Mary Page Keller), works as an office temp. In the opener, Joe faces a hairy issue: son Scott (Spencer Klein) wants to wear a "rat tail." Amy: Morgan Nag- ler. Paul: Robert Hy Gorman. Series Debut: 9/29/93 w/Peter Onorati, Mary Page Keller, George DiCenzo, Robt. Hy Gorman. 9/29/93 thru (7 episodes)11/17/93 THE FULL MONTY. (1997) w/Robert Carlyle, Tom Wilkinson and Mark Addy. ATTENTION SHOPPERS. (1999) w/Nestor Carbonell, Michael Lerner & Cara Buono. 2663. GILMORE GIRLS : Mothers and Daughters Debut: Family matters take center stage in this drama about a single mother raising her teenage daughter in a small Connecticut town. Lorelai Gilmore (Lauren Graham) manages the Independence Inn while maintaining a close relationship with her 16-year-old daughter, Rory (Alexis Biedel). The pair act more like friends than family and even share the same taste in music. In the opener, Lorelai reluc- tantly asks her estranged parents (Kelly Bishop, Edward Herrmann) for financial help when Rory is accepted at an expensive private school. Her parents agree to lend her the tuition money—but at a personal cost. (1:00) Lauren Graham, Alexis Biedel w/Edward Herrmann. Debut: 10/12/2000 7 Episodes through 11/16/2000 2664. that's life Jersey Girl Starts Over Debut: Heather Paige Kent stars as Lydia Delucca, a 32- year-old New Jersey bartender who cancels her eight-year wedding engagement to pursue her lifelong dream of earn- ing a college degree. The series—which blends humor and drama to depict life at home and on campus—boasts a talented cast that includes Ellen Burstyn and Paul Sorvino as Lydia's doting parents, Debi Mazar as her sharp-tongued best friend, and Kevin Dillon as her moronic cop brother. First up: Lydia butts heads with a psychology professor when she finds it difficult to complete an assignment that involves disregarding her free will. (1:00) Heather Paige Kent Series Debut: 10/1/2000 w/Paul Sorvi Ellen Bursty Dan Cortese, Debi Mazar & Kevin Dillon 9 Episode thru 2/3/01