American Dreams- Episode Guide: Season One: Episode 9

Title: The Home Front

Episode: 9

Production Code: 109

First Air Date: December 1, 2002

Writer:

Director:

DVD: Season One (Released Sept 7, 2004)

CD: Soundtrack 1963-64 (Released May 6, 2003)

Music: Song/Artist
"You Really Got Me" The Kinks
"Blue Velvet" Bobby Vinton
"White Christmas" Bing Crosby
"In My Room" The Beach Boys
"My Guy" Mary Wells
"Green Onions" Booker T. & the MGs
"The Wanderer" Dion
"People Get Ready" Curtis Mayfield
"Town Without Pity" Gene Pitney
"Summer Song" Chad & Jeremy
"Merry Christmas Baby" Chuck Berry

Guest Stars:

Jamie Elman as Luke Foley
Jessica Collins as Colleen (25-year-old woman)
Clifton Davis as Alvin Lewis
Peter Spellos as Bandstand Director
Paul Roberts as Dick Clark
Rodney Scott as ?
Peter Gail as ?
Aron Rippo as ?
Cricket Hamar as ?
Jessie Rice as ?
Joel Manning as ?
Virginia Reece as ?
Larry Carroll as ?
Brittany Perry-Russell as Betty Everett

On Bandstand:

"Mockingbird" by Roosevelt "Rosey" Grier

Fan Rating: 8.75/10 (Average of all fan submitted ratings)


Synopsis:

(From TV Guide)
Meg goes to a North Philadelphia church to hear Luke (Jamie Elman) play piano, while JJ spends a night with a 25-year-old woman (Jessica Collins)---and Jack grounds Meg. It's a double standard that bothers Helen as well as Meg. Meanwhile, a friend of Henry's (Clifton Davis) thinks---out loud---that Henry isn't appreciated enough at the TV store; and the Pryor family's crèche is missing its Mary figurine. Perhaps Will (Ethan Dampf) knows what happened to it. (From NBC)
LOVE IS IN THE AIR AS MEG BEGINS TO SEE LUKE IN A NEW LIGHT -- As the Christmas season takes hold, Meg (Brittany Snow) decides to spend more time with Luke (guest star Jamie Elman), venturing to the rough streets of North Philly to hear him play with a local Church choir, giving her a chance to get to know him better. Meanwhile, JJ (Will Estes) catches the eye of a slightly older and more experienced club employee (guest star Jessica Collins) and sneaks out of the Pryor house for a late night rendezvous. Catching on to both of his older children's escapades, Jack (Tom Verica) implores a slightly uneven standard of discipline, angering the family's growing feminist Helen (Gail O'Grady). Elsewhere, Henry (Jonathan Adams) enjoys the recent success his advertising ideas have brought the store, but a few choice words from an over-eager friend (guest star Clifton Davis) leaves Jack concerned he might leave. Sarah Ramos, Ethan Dampf, Arlen Escarpeta, and Vanessa Lengies also star.

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