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  • Jack & Bobby The Kindness of Strangers (Season 1, Episode 3)
  • TV-14
    TV Episode | 60 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

Jack & Bobby

The Kindness of Strangers (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV-14
TV Episode | 60 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

Bobby is admitted to the Challenge program for the academically gifted, but the 'cool' friends he makes there are vindictive vandals who drag him along into trouble, even wreck the kind janitor's shrine for his son who died in war. ...See moreBobby is admitted to the Challenge program for the academically gifted, but the 'cool' friends he makes there are vindictive vandals who drag him along into trouble, even wreck the kind janitor's shrine for his son who died in war. Ever-selfish ma expects Jack to drop everything and mind Bobby for her while she leaves in a hurry for an inter-faculty bonding event, but Jack decides instead to host the team party which he would have missed when it loses its venue, allowing even the water-polo team to join in. The brothers can't enjoy it much, mounting guard on door and phone in case ma checks up, but just when Courtney and Jack's other ex have them both aside talking she phones, so a party animal tells her it's an open door party; the chancellor stops drunk ma from returning but has her call the police. Ma finds her own student assistant committed blatant plagiarism, yet changes her disappointed feminist mind on making her loose the scholarship she denied a better qualified man 'for social advancement'. Bobby decides to leave Challenge, telling ma it never was his idea anyway; only now she listens to the program mentor, who was surprised she pushed to get Bobby in, after showing no interest when Jack was offered a place two years earlier, then finds out he even forged her non-permission to duck it, his pertinent reasons hit her even harder. Written by KGF Vissers See less
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Director
Writers
Greg Berlanti (created by) | Michael Green (written by) | Vanessa Taylor (creator) | Brad Meltzer (creator) | Steven A. Cohen (creator)
Producer
Paul Marks (as Paul F. Marks)
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Sep 26, 2004

Release date
Sep 26, 2004 (United States)
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22 cast members
Name Known for
Christine Lahti
Grace McCallister Grace McCallister   See fewer
Matt Long
Jack McCallister Jack McCallister   See fewer
Logan Lerman
Bobby McCallister Bobby McCallister   See fewer
Jessica Paré
Courtney Benedict Courtney Benedict   See fewer
John Slattery
Peter Benedict Peter Benedict   See fewer
Edwin Hodge
Marcus Ride Marcus Ride   See fewer
Paul Sorvino
President Eugene Lorio President Eugene Lorio   See fewer
Luis Avalos
Mr. Luis Mr. Luis   See fewer
Ron Canada
Adult Marcus Ride Adult Marcus Ride   See fewer
Bennet Guillory
George (as Ben Guillory) George (as Ben Guillory)   See fewer
John Heard
Dennis Morgenthal Dennis Morgenthal   See fewer
David Henrie
Sniffly Sniffly   See fewer
Alex D. Linz
Hunter Hunter   See fewer
Kyle Lupo
Random Guy Random Guy   See fewer
Nelson Mashita
Mr. Chou Mr. Chou   See fewer
Dakin Matthews
Merle Horstradt Merle Horstradt   See fewer
Keri Lynn Pratt
Missy Belknap Missy Belknap   See fewer
Amy Sloan
Tammy Wheeler Tammy Wheeler   See fewer
David Paymer
Adam Chasen (uncredited) Adam Chasen (uncredited)   See fewer
Erik Walker
Crew #1 (uncredited) Crew #1 (uncredited)   See fewer
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