Ann meets her new neighbor, Judy Bessemer ( Bonnie Scott), and her independence is tested when her mother, Helen ( Rosemary DeCamp) moves in after an argument with Ann's father, Lew. Her agent Harvey Peck ( Ronnie Schell) helps her find an apartment, much to her father's ( Lew Parker) chagrin. Ann is cast in a television commercial filming in the lobby of the office building, but an encounter with the chivalrous Donald may end her job.Īnn Marie leaves her home in Brewster, New York and moves to New York City to pursue her acting career.
The first television airing was on the premier night of TV Land on April 29, 1996.Īspiring actress Ann Marie is working at a newsstand in an office building, where she meets Donald Hollinger ( Ted Bessell), a writer for Newsview magazine. Aspiring New York City actress Ann Marie faces a dilemma when her agent/boyfriend Don Blue Sky ( Ted Bessell) urges her to get a stage name, much to the chagrin of her parents ( Harold Gould and Penny Santon).