CLAUDE TAKES OVER THE OFFICE NEWSLETTER AND DISCOVERS WILL'S DIRTY LITTLE SECRET, ON ABC'S "LESS THAN PERFECT"

Jim Belushi ("According to Jim") and Cynthia Preston ("General Hospital") Guest Star

"Arctic Nights" - Claude takes over as editor of the office newsletter and enlists her co-workers as staff writers. Owen's first assignment as food critic is to review Eddie the sandwich guy (Jim Belushi), one of Carl's competitors. Kipp takes on the gossip column, while Lydia probes him for info on Jeb. And Claude betrays Will's trust when she shares with Ramona the secret tapes from his Canadian soap opera days, on "Less than Perfect," FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 (9:30-10:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. (Rebroadcast. OAD: 4/27/04)

"Less than Perfect" stars Sara Rue as Claude Casey, Sherri Shepherd as Ramona Platt, Andrea Parker as Lydia Weston, Zachary Levi as Kipp Steadman, Will Sasso as Carl Monari, Patrick Warburton as Jeb Denton with Eric Roberts as Will Butler and Andy Dick as Owen Kronsky.

Guest starring are Jim Belushi as Eddie and Cynthia Preston as Monique.

"Arctic Nights" was written by Robert Bruce and directed by Ted Wass.

"Less than Perfect" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound.

This program carries a TV-PG,D,L parental guideline.