Friday, December 8, 2017

Speechless 12/20 (Rerun) on ABC

EPISODE CHANGE: ABC’s ‘Speechless,’ ‘W-E-- WE’RE B-A-- BACK!,’ Airs Wednesday, December 20

MAYA DECIDES THE FAMILY CAN NO LONGER USE JJ’S DISABILITY AS AN
EXCUSE TO LET THEIR LIVES FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS, ON ABC’S ‘SPEECHLESS’

“W-E– WE’RE B-A– BACK!” – While JJ was at summer camp, Maya decided it’s time the family no longer use JJ’s disability as an excuse to let their lives fall through the cracks. Maya, Jimmy and Dylan make dramatic changes, but a smug Ray decides he will spend the summer watching his family likely failing at their attempts. When JJ comes home, Kenneth finds a love note in JJ’s luggage from Alexa (guest star Rose Crisman), a girl he met at camp, who wants to give JJ his first kiss. The family chucks their self-improvement projects and hits the road to find Alexa, on “Speechless,” WEDNESDAY, DEC. 20 (8:30-9:00 p.m. EST), on The ABC Television Network, streaming and on demand. (Rebroadcast. OAD 9/27/17)
                                       
“Speechless” stars Minnie Driver as Maya DiMeo, John Ross Bowie (“The Big Bang Theory”) as Jimmy DiMeo, Mason Cook as Ray DiMeo, Micah Fowler as JJ DiMeo, Kyla Kenedy as Dylan DiMeo and Cedric Yarbrough as Kenneth.

Guest starring is Rose Crisman as Alexa, Christopher Darga as boss, Kelly Stables as Candace, Rudy Martinez as counselor #1, Nikki Soohoo as counselor #2, Will Pinson Rose as co-worker, Abhi Trivedi as employee, and Chip Chinery as homeowner.

“W-E– WE’RE B-A– BACK!” was written by Scott Silveri and directed by Christine Gernon.

Scott Silveri (“Friends”) writes and is executive producer of the show, along with “Fresh Off the Boat”’s Jake Kasdan and Melvin Mar. The series is from Twentieth Century Fox Television and ABC Studios. The Cerebral Palsy Foundation serves as a technical consultant on “Speechless.” To learn more about CP, go to CerebralPalsyFoundation.org.

*COPYRIGHT ©2017 American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. All photography is copyrighted material and is for editorial use only. Images are not to be archived, altered, duplicated, resold, retransmitted or used for any other purposes without written permission of ABC. Images are distributed to the press in order to publicize current programming. Any other usage must be licensed. Photos posted for Web use must be at the low resolution of 72dpi, no larger than 2×3 in size.

For more information about “Speechless,” visit abc.com/Speechless.

Facebook: @SpeechlessABC
Twitter: @Speechless_ABC
Instagram: @speechlessabc
Hashtag: #Speechless

Speechless: F-I-- FIRST S-E-- SECOND F-- FIRST DAY (12/20) (Rebroadcast. OAD 10/4/17)

MAYA ENCOURAGES PARENTS OF THE NEW SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS TO DEMAND FULL-TIME AIDS, DYLAN HAS STRUGGLES RETURNING TO THE SAME SCHOOL FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND JJ PUSHES KENNETH TOWARD ROMANCE WITH HIS TEACHER, ON ABC’S ‘SPEECHLESS’
              
“F-I– FIRST S-E– SECOND F– FIRST DAY” – When Maya encourages the parents of the new special needs kids at Lafayette High to demand full-time aids, the school administrators tell her anything the new students get will spell losses for her beloved JJ. Meanwhile, Dylan develops a hooky habit, unprepared as she is to return to the same school for a second year; JJ pushes Kenneth toward romance with his teacher; and Jimmy endeavors to enjoy a long-awaited uninterrupted shower, on “Speechless,” WEDNESDAY, DEC. 20 (8:30-9:00 p.m. EST), on The ABC Television Network, streaming and on demand. (Rebroadcast. OAD 10/4/17)

“Speechless” stars Minnie Driver as Maya DiMeo, John Ross Bowie (“The Big Bang Theory”) as Jimmy DiMeo, Mason Cook as Ray DiMeo, Micah Fowler as JJ DiMeo, Kyla Kenedy as Dylan DiMeo and Cedric Yarbrough as Kenneth.

Guest starring are Marin Hinkle as Dr. Miller, Jonathan Slavin as Mr. Powers, Sedona James as Taylor, Katherine Kamhi as administrator #1, Lou George as administrator #2, Natalie Camunas as employee, David Hadinger as father, Makayla Lysiak as girl, Alina Foley as Leah, Melanie Paxon as Carla, Mary Hollis Inboden as Darla, Ursula Taherian as Ms. Moreno, Adriohn Richardson as neighbor, Robin Karfo as panelist, Steve Agee as lunch man, Karly Rothenberg as crossing guard, and Louisa Abernathy as librarian.

“F-I– FIRST S-E– SECOND F– FIRST DAY” was written by Danny Chun and directed by Rob Cohen.

Scott Silveri writes and is executive producer of the show, along with Jake Kasdan, Melvin Mar, Christine Gernon and Danny Chun. The series is from Twentieth Century Fox Television and ABC Studios. The Cerebral Palsy Foundation serves as a technical consultant on “Speechless.” To learn more about CP, go to CerebralPalsyFoundation.org

For more information about “Speechless,” visit abc.com/Speechless.

Facebook: @SpeechlessABC
Twitter: @Speechless_ABC
Instagram: @speechlessabc
Hashtag: #Speechless

No comments:

Post a Comment