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Jenny

an Episode Guide
by Steph Beaulne

Last updated:
Thu, 25 Oct 2018 21:00

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aired from: Sep 1997
to: Jan 1998		 17 eps, 7 unaired NBC 30 min stereo closed captioned

regulars:

  • Jenny McCarthy as Jenny McMillan
  • Heather Paige Kent as Maggie
  • Rafer Weigel as Max
  • Dale Godboldo as Cooper
  • George Hamilton as Guy Hathaway

    recurring characters:

  • Kevin Ruff as Ted Tucker

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      1st Season 1997

    1. "Pilot"
      gs: Eric McCormack [ Jason Slade ], Carolyn Hennesy [ Chase Gardner ], Miriam Flynn [ Mother Superior ], Dan Bucatinsky [ Carl ], Lindze Letherman [ Jenny at 8 ], Katie Hagan [ Maggie at 8 ]

      Jenny learns that her long lost father has died and she inherited his house in the Hollywood Hills. At first she wants to sell it but she later changes her mind.

      b: 28 Sep 97 pc: 101 w: Mark Reisman, Howard Gewirtz d: Andy Ackerman
    2. "A Girl's Gotta Pierce"
      gs: Christopher Maleki [ Ian ], Alex Nevil [ Daryl ], Karen Kilgarif [ Sales Clerk ], Michael Riykin [ Weasly Man ], Mike Grief [ Piercing Expert 1 ], Bill Stevenson [ Piercing Expert 2 ], Marcia Ann Burns [ Minnesotan Woman ], Susan Sherriffe [ Woman 1 ], Kathleen Walsh [ Woman 2 ], Meredith Monroe [ Brianna ]

      Jenny gets her tongue pierced thinking it'll impress the people at a Malibu party, but it backfires when her tongue swells up after accidentally eating spicy food.

      b: 5 Oct 97 pc: 102 w: Joshua Sternin, Jeffrey Ventimilia d: Jeff Melman
    3. "A Girl's Gotta Work"
      gs: Richard Libertini [ Mr. Patel ], Sean Wilalen [ Writer ], Seth Isler [ Jake ], Darla Haun [ Emaline ], Ray Proscia [ Drug Dealer ], Natasha Pavlovich [ Cosmonaut ], Jennifer Taylor Scott [ Woman ], Leon W. Grant [ Man ]

      rc:

      Jenny and Maggie get jobs at Inky Pete's.

      b: 12 Oct 97 pc: 103 w: Ellen Byron, Lissa Kapstrom d: Andy Ackerman
    4. "A Girl's Gotta Spike"
      gs: Katie Rich [ Amanda ], Cathy De Buono [ Woman 1 ], Christi Bauer-Lee [ Woman 2 ], Robyn San Filippo [ Girl ], Shannon Bullock [ Waitress ], Vicki Davis [ Girl Captain ]

      Maggie feels left out when Jenny spends all her time with her new jock friend.

      b: 2 Nov 97 pc: 104 w: Lori Kirkland d: Leonard R. Garner Jr.
    5. "A Girl's Gotta Live in the Real World"
      gs: Richard Libertini [ Mr. Patel ], Richard C. Hearst [ Zak ], Tempest Bledsoe [ Kaylene ], Mike Doyle [ Dave ], Christian Matthew Taylor [ Neil ], Rebecca McFarland [ Penelope ], Michael Rivkin [ Weasly Man ], Jennifer Crystal [ Female Customer ], Julie Claire [ Female Contestant ], Jerry Lambert [ Host ], Ivan Allen [ Bachelor 1 ], Ken Hanes [ Bachelor 2 ]

      Jenny starts dating Zak, who's supposedly a struggling musician who comes from a poor family. What she doesn't know is that Zak is actually stinking rich. When Jenny finds out she dumps him for not being honest, in return he tells everyone at MTV's "The Real World" (the show he's on) that she dumped him because she couldn't handle the fact that he's poor. But Jenny exposes him for the fraud he is.

      b: 16 Nov 97 pc: 105 w: Jennifer Glickman d: Jeff Melman
    6. "A Girl's Gotta Lie"
      gs: Scott Thompson Baker [ Mark ], Christopher Wiehl [ Jeremy ], Randall Rapstine [ Waiter ], Amy Weber [ Woman ]

      rc: Ted

      Maggie brings Jenny along on a date because she thinks the guy will be a real "snoozer". The guy happens to be a relationship therapist and stands in the way of Jenny and his brother's possible relationship when Maggie tells him that Jenny just got dumped by her fiancée. And seeing as this isn't true Max poses as Jenny's ex-fiancée and is thought to have left Jenny for Cooper by Maggie's fellow.

      b: 1 Dec 97 pc: 106 w: Ellen Byron, Lissa Kapstrom d: Leonard R. Garner Jr.
    7. "A Girl's Gotta Deck the Halls"
      gs: Kevin Ruf [ Ted Tucker ], Carol Hennesy [ Chase Gardner ], Laraine Newman [ Joella ], Justin Urich [ Brett ], Brian Klugman [ Jason ], Jack Salvatore Jr. [ Kid ], Bette Rae [ Older Woman ], Cecily Adams [ Mother ]

      Jenny and Maggie's plan for a Christmas in Utica are ruined when the airline goes out of business, so they try to make the best of it in L.A.

      b: 15 Dec 97 pc: 107 w: Lori Kirkland, Jennifer Glickman d: Jeff Melman
    8. "A Girl's Gotta Love a Wedding"
      gs: Sean O'Bryan [ Ethan ], Todd Susman [ Marvin Stark ], Kyle Gibson [ Tyler ], Terry Rhoads [ Plastic Surgeon ], Kaitlyn Hopkins [ Bride ], Carlos Del Olmo [ Eduardo ], Carol Kiernan [ Minister ], Monica Allison [ Patty ], Dick Clark [ Himself ]

      Max and Cooper get hired to film a wedding and they get Maggie Jenny to assist them. While working Jenny gets hit on by the groom and Maggie by a 13 year-old boy.

      b: 22 Dec 97 pc: 108 w: Joshua Sternin, Jeffrey Ventimilia s: Howard Gewirtz d: Leonard R. Garner Jr.
    9. "A Girl's Gotta Merger"
      gs: Patrick Breen [ Richard Marino ], John Catanzaro [ Boss ], Miguel Sanvoval [ Diego Machado ], George Coe [ Thomas Kendall ], Jacqueline Schultz [ Jill ], Elmarie Wendel [ Doris ], Frank Shanahan [ Waiter ], Mike Schwartz [ Voice of Base ]

      rc: Ted

      Maggie's brother comes to L.A. to seal a multi-million dollar merger between two candy companies, but he thinks Maggie and Jenny will screw it up for him.

      b: 5 Jan 98 pc: 109 w: Mark Reisman & Howard Gewirtz d: Jeff Melman
    10. "A Girl's Gotta Get It"
      gs: Richard Libertini [ Mr. Patel ], Jon Polito [ Sid Bouchie ], Rob Youngblood [ Jules ], Roger Rose [ Craig ], Fred Stoller [ Henry ], Christopher Titus [ Surf Guy ], Betsy Monroe [ Surf Groupie ]

      An aspiring writer brings a screenplay he spent the last two years of his life writing to Inky Pete's, but Jenny loses it on the bus before she can make copies. So she has to try to get it back from a sleazy producer. However the slimy producer brings it in to Inky Pete's not knowing that Jenny and Maggie work there.

      b: 12 Jan 98 pc: 110 w: Lori Kirkland d: Ted Wass
    11. "A Girl's Gotta Hang with a Celebrity"
      gs: Adam West [ Himself ], Richard Libertini [ Mr. Patel ], Farrah Forke [ Tara Campbell ], Elisa Gabrielli [ Tammy ], Brian Foysler [ Maitre D' ], Rosemary Addeo [ Guest #1 ], Mia Suh [ Guest #2 ], Brian Posehn [ Guest #3 ]

      Jenny and Maggie really start living when they meet a famous actress in a dance club.

      b: UNAIRED pc: 111 w: Stevie Ray Fromstein d: Leonard R. Garner, Jr.
    12. "A Girl's Gotta Protect Her Assets"
      gs: Carolyn Hennesy [ Chase Gardner ], Gilbert Gottfried [ Nathan ], Mark Davis [ Drag Queen ], Amy Bryden [ Dawn ], Chuti Lynn Tiu [ Girl ], Charles Rocket [ Grant ], Nancy L. Sawyer [ Wendy ], Mariah Nunn [ Nurse ], Robb Derringer [ Robby ]

      rc: Ted Tucker

      b: UNAIRED pc: 112 w: Marty Weiss, Stevie Ray Fromstein d: Jeff Melman
    13. "A Girl's Gotta Make Room for Daddy (1)"
      gs: Taylor Negron [ Fish Boy ], Christopher Carroll [ Bartender ], Lisa Lord [ Woman ], Lilly Acain [ Waitress ], John E. Parcher [ Nerd ], George Wallace [ Vet ], Nick De Gruccio [ Bradley ], Peter Tuiasosopo [ Bouncer ], Jennifer Lee [ Chantal ], Sarah Aldrich [ Monica ], Keoni Young [ M.C. ]

      rc: Ted Tucker

      Jenny discovers $3000 stashed away in an old teddy bear of her father's and decides to blow it all on a trip to a resort where her father once stayed. She get even bigger shock when she meets her supposedly dead father staying there.

      b: UNAIRED pc: 113 w: Ellen Byron, Lissa Kapstrom d: Jeff Melman
    14. "A Girl's Gotta Make Room for Daddy (2)"
      gs: Carolyn Hennesy [ Chase Gardner ], Natalija Nogulich [ Sophia ], George Tasudis [ Vlada ], Michael Kagan [ Nicky ], Bob Swain [ Man On Bus ], Layne Beamer [ Rudy ], Damon Jones [ Waiter ]

      rc: Ted Tucker

      After initially having some trouble, Jenny finally tells her father the truth. He plans on continuing his life with a current flame but changes his mind and come home to try and be a father for Jenny. He eventually decides he's not ready for this and goes to leave. But a phone call from Jenny's current boyfriend changes everything.

      b: UNAIRED pc: 114 w: Joshua Sternin, Jeffrey Ventimilia d: Jeff Melman
    15. "A Girl's Gotta Go Vogue"
      gs: Carolyn Hennesy [ Chase Gardner ], Yul Vasquez [ Philipe ], Paul Cassell [ Norman ], Jane Carr [ Oona ], John Cassir [ Chaz ], Robert Lee [ Announcer ]

      rc: Ted Tucker

      Inky Pete's is taken over by World of Copies and in retaliation to the new uniforms they are being forced to wear, they quit there jobs to take up a modeling job offer.

      b: UNAIRED pc: 115 w: Lori Kirkland d: Matt Diamond
    16. "A Girl's Gotta Get Ready for Her Close-up"
      gs: Timothy Omundson [ Griffin ], Paul Willson [ Pointing Guy ], Charles Dougherty [ A.D. ], Pamela Bowen [ Cindy ], Lisa Deanne [ Tiffany ], Sharon Johnston [ Crew Member ]

      Jenny and Maggie get jobs as extras in a new film, but Maggie suddenly gets a line and Jenny gets extremely jealous.

      b: UNAIRED pc: 116 w: Jennifer Glickman d: Leonard R. Garner, Jr.
    17. "A Girl's Gotta Come Through in a Clutch"
      gs: Joe Bologna [ Bernie ], Patrick Fabian [ Parker ], Matt Champagne [ Peter ], Christopher Moynihan [ Deke ], Constance Zummer [ Kaleigh ]

      Guy gets dropped by his agent, Bernie, and becomes depressed, never leaving the house or his bed. To get his spirits high Jenny convinces two fans to give him an award, unknowing that is an award for a lifetime achievement of bad acting. Meanwhile Maggie sees a cute new car for sale at the mall and buys it, even though it's a stick shift and neither her nor Jenny know hot to drive it.

      b: UNAIRED pc: 117 w: Jon Ross d: Jeff Melman

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    Thanks to Liam Smith for descriptions for some of the unaired episodes.

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