American Dreams- Episode Guide:
Season Three: Episode 56

Title: For Richer, For Poorer

Episode: 56

Production Code: 312

First Air Date: Jan 23, 2005

Writer:

Director:

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

Music: Song/Artist

"That’s How Strong My Love Is" by Creation performed by Toby Lightman
"Treat Her Right" by Roy Head
"Surround Me" by Ben Taylor
"There’s A Kind of Hush" by Herman’s Hermits
"All Day & All of the Night" by the Kinks performed by Third Eye Blind
"These Boots are Made for Walking" by Nancy Sinatra performed by Jennifer Love Hewitt
"You Can’t Hurry Love" by The Supremes
"Cherish”" by the Association
"Downtown”" by Petula Clark performed by Charlotte Martin
"Gimme Some Lovin’" by Spencer Davis Group
"Every Little Bit Hurts" by Vivian Green
"Black is Black" by Los Bravos

On Bandstand/In The Lair:

"What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" by Jimmy Ruffin (played by Van Hunt)
"That's How Strong My Love Is" by Otis Redding (performed by Toby Lightman)

Guest Stars:

Rachel Boston as Beth Mason
Jamie Elman as Luke
Milo Ventimiglia as Chris Pierce
Daphne Zuniga as Shelly Pierce
Matthew John Armstrong as Uncle Pete
Paul Wasliewski as Tommy DeFelice
Benita Krista Nall as Melanie Reeves
Aysia Polk as Angela Walker
Van Hunt as Jimmy Ruffin
Toby Lightman as a singer at The Lair
John Colella as Steele
Jonathan Del Arco as Father Alejandro
Liesl Ehardt as Leslie
John Prosky as ?
Murray Rubinstein as Murray

Fan Rating: 8.6/10 (Average of all fan submitted ratings)


Synopsis:

As JJ is preparing for the wedding he receives a plea for help from Vietnam, and must use the money he had been saving for a house in order to help.

(From TV Guide)
Van Hunt impersonates Jimmy Ruffin on "Bandstand" in an episode in which Beth & JJ get married. Unfortunately. the love nest she has found is a bit beyond his reach. Meanwhile, Jack is offered his first bribe as a city councilman; Melanie invites Sam to spend part of the summer with her in Paris; and Patty looks on Beth's boy cousin as something of a sociological experiment. But she also thinks he's cute.

(From NBC)
VAN HUNT GUEST STARS AS JIMMY RUFFIN AND TOBY LIGHTMAN AS A SINGER IN THE LAIR -- As JJ (Will Estes) prepares for his wedding to Beth (Rachel Boston), he receives a desperate plea for help from Vietnam. In attempt to help, he loses the money he was sacing for the down payment on a house and Jack (Tom Verica) makes a sacrifice to help his eldest son. Meanwhile, at the wedding, Chris (guest star Milo Ventimiglia) tries to convince Meg (Brittany Snow) that she should forgive him. Van Hunt ("Dust" and "Seconds of Pleasure") guest stars as Jimmy Ruffin singing "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" and Toby Lightman ("Devils and Angels") as a singer in the Lair ("That's How Strong My Love Is" by Otis Redding). Gail O'Grady, Vanessa Lengies, Jonathan Adams, Arlen Escarpeta, Sarah Ramos, and Ethan Dapmf also star.

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