Jack & Jill (TV series)

Jack & Jill
Genre Comedy drama
Created by Randi Mayem Singer
Starring
Opening theme "Truth About Romeo" performed by Pancho's Lament
Country of origin United States
Original language English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 32
Production
Executive producers Mark Canton and Randi Mayem Singer
Running time 42 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network The WB
Release September 26, 1999 –
April 11, 2001

Jack & Jill is an American comedy-drama television series created and produced by Randi Mayem Singer. It ran from September 26, 1999, to April 15, 2001, on The WB. The series stars Ivan Sergei, Amanda Peet, Sarah Paulson, Jaime Pressly, Justin Kirk, and Simon Rex.

Premise

Jacqueline Barrett ("Jack") abandons her unfaithful fiancee at the altar, and heads to NYC (where her friend Audrey works as a dancer) to rebuild her life. Moving in to Audrey's apartment, she encounters David Jillefsky ("Jill") who's preparing to move in with his girlfriend Elisa. "Jack" and "Jill" develop a hot and cold romantic relationship, but face obstacles in their relationships with their friends.

Cast

Production

The main characters were David Jillefsky (Ivan Sergei) and Jacqueline Barrett (Amanda Peet, replacing Amelia Heinle after the pilot). The two become romantically involved just as they both face major obstacles in their relationships with their friends. The show's theme song was "Truth About Romeo" written by Pancho's Lament, the stage name of songwriter Jeff Cohen. It was performed by Pancho's Lament during the first season and by David Crosby and Beth Hart in the second season.

Due to the average ratings of the first season, the second season was only 13 episodes long and was aired as a midseason show. The final episode detailed the problems during preparations for the couple's wedding. Jacqueline discovered she was pregnant, but before she could tell David, he decided that their relationship was moving too fast and he wanted to call the wedding off and move things slower. Despite the rallying of fans, the series was not renewed for a third season, so the series ended in a cliffhanger.

Co-stars Amanda Peet and Sarah Paulson would later reunite for the NBC series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, which debuted in 2006.

Episodes

Series overview

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 19 September 26, 1999 March 19, 2000
2 13 January 10, 2001 April 11, 2001

Season 1 (1999–2000)

No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Title  Directed by  Written by Original air date Prod.
code 
1 1 "Pilot" [or "Jack & Jill"]
"These Are the Days" 		James Frawley Randi Mayem Singer September 26, 1999 225701
2 2 "The Awful Truth" Stephen Cragg Randi Mayem Singer October 3, 1999 225702
3 3 "Moving On" Kristoffer Tabori Sandy Isaac October 10, 1999 225703
4 4 "Welcome to the Working Week" Stephen Cragg Ed Redlich October 17, 1999 225704
5 5 "Not Just a River in Egypt" Dennie Gordon Rina Mimoun & Randi Mayem Singer October 24, 1999 225705
6 6 "She Ain't Heavy" John Whitesell Becky Hartman Edwards & Tim Davis & Peter Saisselin November 7, 1999 225706
7 7 "Fear and Loathing in Gotham" Bruce Seth Green Remi Aubuchon November 14, 1999 225707
8 8 "Men Will Be Boys" Bethany Rooney Sandy Issac November 21, 1999 225708
9 9 "Pseudos, Sex and Sidebars" David Petrarca Randi Mayem Singer December 19, 1999 225709
10 10 "To Be Perfectly Honest" Sandy Smolan Rina Mimoun January 9, 2000 225710
11 11 "Bad Timing and Dirty Laundry" Mel Damski Randi Mayem Singer January 16, 2000 225711
12 12 "When You Wish Upon a Car" Patrick Norris David T. Levinson January 23, 2000 225712
13 13 "Animal Planet, Part 1" Dennie Gordon Peter Saisselin & Tim Davis February 6, 2000 225713
14 14 "Animal Planet, Part 2" Mel Damski Becky Hartman Edwards February 13, 2000 225714
15 15 "The !@#$%^& Future" Dennie Gordon Rina Mimoun February 20, 2000 225715
16 16 "Under Pressure" Michael Katleman Randi Mayem Singer & Rina Mimoun February 27, 2000 225716
17 17 "Lovers and Other Strangers" David Petrarca Remi Aubuchon March 5, 2000 225717
18 18 "A Key Exchange" Mike Pavone Rina Mimoun March 12, 2000 225718
19 19 "Starstuck" Alan Myerson Becky Hartman Edwards
& Sandy Isaac		 March 19, 2000 225719

Season 2 (2001)

No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod.
code
20 1 "What Weddings Do to People" Mike Pavone Randi Mayem Singer January 10, 2001 226751
21 2 "Seriously, All Coma Proposals Aside..." David Petrarca Rina Mimoun January 17, 2001 226752
22 3 "Caution: Parents Crossing" David Petrarca Tim Davis and Peter Saisselin January 24, 2001 226754
23 4 "California Dreamin'" Mel Damski Becky Hartman Edwards January 31, 2001 226753
24 5 "Chivas and Lies" Michael Katleman Tom Spezialy February 7, 2001 226755
25 6 "Pressure Points" Randall Miller Rina Mimoun February 14, 2001 226756
26 7 "Crazy Like a Fox, Hungry Like the Wolf..." Michael Katleman Randi Mayem Singer and Rina Mimoun February 28, 2001 226757
27 8 "The Big Bounce" Lev L. Spiro Nick Harding March 7, 2001 226758
28 9 "Becky Hartman Edwards" Adam Nimoy Nick Harding March 14, 2001 226759
29 10 "Battle of the Bahamas" Keith Samples Kevin Murphy March 21, 2001 226760
30 11 "Bag Full of Love" Mel Damski Tom Spezialy March 28, 2001 226761
31 12 "...And Nothing but the Truth" [Part 1] Mike Pavone Tim Davis and Peter Siasselin April 4, 2001 226762
32 13 "...And Jack & Jill Came Down the Hill" [Part 2] Mike Pavone Rina Mimoun April 11, 2001 226763

Reception

The series was nominated for an Artios Award in 2000 by the Casting Society of America for Dramatic Pilot Casting.