CLAUDE MOVES IN ON RAMONA'S NEW SUITOR WHILE LYDIA AND JEB DECEIVE KIPP ABOUT TOP SECRET MATTERS, ON ABC'S "LESS THAN PERFECT"

Erik Palladino ("ER") Guest Stars

"Ain't It a Shame Claude" - Claude plays matchmaker between Ramona and the new office hunk, Mike (Erik Palladino), but unwittingly arouses Mike's interest in her. Meanwhile Jeb and Lydia skip out on work to handle affairs that not even Kipp may know about, while Carl has notions of becoming a secret agent and, along with Kipp, puts his "spy skills" to use to uncover the truth about Jeb and Lydia's activities, on "Less than Perfect," FRIDAY, MAY 27 (9:30-10:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. (Rebroadcast. OAD: 10/15/04)

"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 Erik Palladino as Mike and Jerry Lambert as Dr. Altman.

"Ain't It a Shame Claude" was written by Claudia Lonow 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 parental guideline.