BILL ASSIGNS HIS GROUP TO MAKE HUMAN CONNECTIONS, ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT HIS OWN PERSONAL CONNECTIONS NEED WORK, ON ABC�S �HELP ME HELP YOU�

Jane Kaczmarek (�Malcolm in the Middle�) Guest Stars as Bill�s Wife, Anne

�Pilot� -- Bill assigns the group to go out and make connections with other people. Dave tries to make a connection with a woman in his office that he has a crush on, Jonathan tries to make friends with a local coffee house barista, Inger tries her hand at internet dating, and Darlene spends time with a new man she just met� who just happens to be fellow group member Michael. Meanwhile Bill discovers that Anne is in a relationship with the guy who sold him his car and that his daughter is dating her psychology professor � a man old enough to be her father -- on �Help Me Help You,� TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26 (9:30-10:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. (Rebroadcast. OAD 9/26/06)

�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 Jane Kaczmarek as Anne, Lindsay Sloane as Sasha, Steve Bannos as Dave�s boss, Kathleen Rose Perkins as Jonathan�s wife, Bruce Altman as Professor Ira Morton, Michael Cotter as j-date, Lou George as therapist, Parvesh Cheena as Parvesh, Meredith Roberts as Francesca, Artemis Pebdani as office worker no. 1, Sharon Brathwaite as office worker no. 2, Thomas F. Wilson as Kenny, Mykel Shannon Jenkins as Shannon (coffee guy), Blaine Vedros as waiter, Majandra Delfino as Lucy and Sunil Malhotra as tow truck guy.

�Pilot� was written by Jennifer Konner & Alexandra Rushfield and directed by Brian Dannelly.

�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.

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