BILL'S ATTEMPT TO RE-ENTER THE DATING SCENE AFTER 25 YEARS HAS SURPRISING RESULTS, ON ABC�S �HELP ME HELP YOU�

Brenda Strong (�Desperate Housewives�) and Tim Meadows (�Saturday Night Live�) Guest Star

�Perseverance� � Bill�s advice to the group is about persevering through difficult situations. Bill has his own to deal with when he tries to re-enter the dating scene after 25 years, and invites a pretty woman to an impromptu party � but she doesn�t show up. Meanwhile, Darlene is upset with Michael because he forgot about their anniversary, Dave accidentally eats some tainted brownies before departing for a co-worker's birthday party, and Jonathan invites the group to a popular yogurt shop in order to bond on his birthday. Brenda Strong (�Desperate Housewives�) guest stars as Bill�s neighbor, Linda, and Tim Meadows also guests as fellow therapist Petey, on �Help Me Help You,� TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12 (9:30-10:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

�Help Me Help You� stars Ted Danson as Dr. Bill Hoffman, Charlie Finn as Dave, Jim Rash as Jonathan, Suzy Nakamura as Inger, Darlene Hunt as Darlene and Jere Burns as Michael.

Guest starring are Tim Meadows as Petey, David Anthony Higgins as Al, Toby Huss as Lenny, Brenda Strong as Linda, Meredith Roberts as Francesca, Ryan Templeton as Gina, Susan Chuang as Bonnie, Wayne Lopez as cab driver, Michael Edwin as guy in line, Joanna Leeds as co-worker and Bashir Salahuddin as cop.

�Perseverance� was written by Craig DiGregorio and directed by David Steinberg.

�Help Me Help You� is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC�s selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning.

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