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Jack & Jill•Season 1•Episode 2

The Awful Truth

6.7/10 · 26 votesOct 3, 199943 min

Ranked #11 of 19 in Season 1•matches the season avg

While up for a promotion, Jack's ex-fiancé shows up at her job and asks for her forgiveness and a chance at reconciliation. As Jill and Elisa try to adjust to living together, Jill's job is in jeopardy if he doesn't find a prototype toy he

Directed byStephen Cragg

Written byRandi Mayem Singer

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Seasons2

Season 1 Episodes19

These Are the Days

E2 6.7Now viewing

The Awful Truth

Moving On

Welcome to the Working Week

Not Just a River in Egypt

She Ain't Heavy

Fear and Loathing in Gotham

Men Will Be Boys

Pseudos, Sex and Sidebars

To Be Perfectly Honest

Bad Timing and Dirty Laundry

When You Wish Upon a Car

Animal Planet (1)

Animal Planet (2)

The #@$%!*& Future

Under Pressure

Lovers and Other Strangers

A Key Exchange

Starstruck

Cast6

Ivan Sergei

Ivan Sergei

David 'Jill' Jillefsky

Amanda Peet

Amanda Peet

Jacqueline 'Jack' Barrett

Justin Kirk

Justin Kirk

Bartolomew 'Barto' Zane

Sarah Paulson

Sarah Paulson

Elisa Cronkite

Jaime Pressly

Jaime Pressly

Audrey Griffin

Simon Rex

Simon Rex

Michael 'Mikey' Russo

Crew4

S

Stephen Cragg

Director

R

Randi Mayem Singer

Writer

G

Geoffrey Schaaf

Director of Photography

N

Noel Rogers

Editor

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Episode Summary

"The Awful Truth" is episode 2 of Jack & Jill season 1. It scored 6.7/10 from 26 votes, ranking #11 of 19 episodes this season (season average 6.7). Directed by Stephen Cragg and written by Randi Mayem Singer, it aired on October 3, 1999.

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