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* FriendsWithBenefits: The season 3 premiere has everyone shocked to discover that after years as good friends, Ray and Meg slept together. They try to brush it off as a one-night stand but there are hints they may have given in at least once more.
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Not to be confused with [[VideoGame/LoveAndWar the video game of the same name]].
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Created by Diane English, the series originally starred Susan Dey as Wally Porter, a New York City restaurateur, and Jay Thomas as Jack Stein, a newspaper columnist with whom she had an on-again, off-again romance.

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Created by Diane English, the series originally starred Susan Dey Creator/SusanDey as Wally Porter, a New York City restaurateur, and Jay Thomas as Jack Stein, a newspaper columnist with whom she had an on-again, off-again romance.



The show's supporting cast included Suzie Plakson, Joanna Gleason, Creator/JoelMurray, Charlie Robinson and Creator/MichaelNouri. John Hancock, who had a recurring role as a judge on ''Series/LALaw'' with Susan Dey previously, portrayed bartender Ike for the first half of season one, until he died of a heart attack in late 1992. His death was subsequently written into the series and he was replaced by actor Charlie Robinson as Ike's brother Abe.

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The show's supporting cast included Suzie Plakson, Joanna Gleason, Creator/SuziePlakson, Creator/JoannaGleason, Creator/JoelMurray, Charlie Robinson Creator/CharlieRobinson and Creator/MichaelNouri. John Hancock, who had a recurring role as a judge on ''Series/LALaw'' with Susan Dey previously, portrayed bartender Ike for the first half of season one, until he died of a heart attack in late 1992. His death was subsequently written into the series and he was replaced by actor Charlie Robinson as Ike's brother Abe.
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The show's supporting cast included Suzie Plakson, Joanna Gleason, Joel Murray, Charlie Robinson and Creator/MichaelNouri. John Hancock, who had a recurring role as a judge on ''Series/LALaw'' with Susan Dey previously, portrayed bartender Ike for the first half of season one, until he died of a heart attack in late 1992. His death was subsequently written into the series and he was replaced by actor Charlie Robinson as Ike's brother Abe.

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The show's supporting cast included Suzie Plakson, Joanna Gleason, Joel Murray, Creator/JoelMurray, Charlie Robinson and Creator/MichaelNouri. John Hancock, who had a recurring role as a judge on ''Series/LALaw'' with Susan Dey previously, portrayed bartender Ike for the first half of season one, until he died of a heart attack in late 1992. His death was subsequently written into the series and he was replaced by actor Charlie Robinson as Ike's brother Abe.



* SickEpisode: In "Sick About You", Wally plans a special evening with Jack, but he's burning up with a temperature instead of passion.

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* SickEpisode: In "Sick About You", Wally plans a special evening with Jack, but he's burning up with a temperature instead of passion.\
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* TheAutographedBall: A non-ball example. Ray 'borrows' his father's prize (and extremely rare) baseball. His father has always considered Ray too irresponsible to handle. Ray is showing the card off to the regulars in the Blue Shamrock when he hands it to the waitress Nadine. Nadine, who has not been paying attention to Ray's bragging, folds the card up and wedges it under a wobbly table leg.

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* TheAutographedBall: %%* The Autographed Ball: A non-ball example. Ray 'borrows' his father's prize (and extremely rare) baseball. His father has always considered Ray too irresponsible to handle. Ray is showing the card off to the regulars in the Blue Shamrock when he hands it to the waitress Nadine. Nadine, who has not been paying attention to Ray's bragging, folds the card up and wedges it under a wobbly table leg. - unlaunched
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After the first season, however, the show was retooled and Dey was fired by the producers of the show, saying that she and Thomas had "no chemistry" together. She was replaced by Annie Potts as Dana Palladino, who bought Porter's restaurant and also became a love interest for Jack.

The show's supporting cast included Suzie Plakson, Joanna Gleason, Joel Murray, Charlie Robinson and Michael Nouri. John Hancock, who had a recurring role as a judge on ''Series/LALaw'' with Susan Dey previously, portrayed bartender Ike for the first half of season one, until he died of a heart attack in late 1992. His death was subsequently written into the series and he was replaced by actor Charlie Robinson as Ike's brother Abe.

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After the first season, however, the show was retooled and Dey was fired by the producers of the show, saying that she and Thomas had "no chemistry" together. She was replaced by Annie Potts Creator/AnniePotts as Dana Palladino, who bought Porter's restaurant and also became a love interest for Jack.

The show's supporting cast included Suzie Plakson, Joanna Gleason, Joel Murray, Charlie Robinson and Michael Nouri.Creator/MichaelNouri. John Hancock, who had a recurring role as a judge on ''Series/LALaw'' with Susan Dey previously, portrayed bartender Ike for the first half of season one, until he died of a heart attack in late 1992. His death was subsequently written into the series and he was replaced by actor Charlie Robinson as Ike's brother Abe.
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* TheCharacterDiedWithHim: When John Hancock died from a heart attack halfway through season 1, the death of his character Ike was also written into the plot. Ike was replaced as bartender by his brother Abe, who had inherited his share of the bar.



* SickEpisode: In "Sick About You", Wally plans a special evening with Jack, but he's burning up with a temperature instead of passion.

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* SickEpisode: In "Sick About You", Wally plans a special evening with Jack, but he's burning up with a temperature instead of passion.passion.
* WeirdCurrency: Waitress Nadine is an aging socialite whose husband is in prison from the Savings & Loan scandal of the late '80s-early '90s. At one point she mentions she's going to visit him and bring two cartons of cigarettes in order to buy him his way out of his latest NoodleIncident.
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* TheAutographedBall: A non-ball example. Ray 'borrows' his father's prize (and extremely rare) baseball. His father has always considered Ray too irresponsible to handle. Ray is showing the card off to the regulars in the Blue Shamrock when he hands it to the waitress Nadine. Nadine, who has not been paying attention to Ray's bragging, folds the card up and wedges it under a wobbly table leg.
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* PracticalCurrency: Nadine is an aging socialite whose husband is in prison from the Savings & Loan scandal of the early Nineties. At one point she mentions she's going to visit him and bring 2 cartons of cigarettes in order to buy him his way out of his latest NoodleIncident.

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* BarBrawl: In "It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Thing", Jack takes a few punches after a couple of macho patrons hit on Dana, and an old-fashioned barroom brawl breaks out at the Blue Shamrock.



* NewOldFlame: In "The Prima Dava", Wally and Jack find Jack's old flame (guest star Tracey Ullman) sleeping in his bed ... and unwilling to leave without a fight this time.

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* NewOldFlame: LockedInARoom: In "Something's Got to Give", Jack and Dana discover that their feelings for each other have reached a new level when they get stuck in an elevator at the Empire State Building.
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** In "Ten Cents a Dance", Jack watches from the sidelines as a long-lost love waltzes back into Dana's life during a dance marathon.
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''Love & War'' is an American {{sitcom}} television series which aired on Creator/{{CBS}} from September 21, 1992 to February 1, 1995.

Created by Diane English, the series originally starred Susan Dey as Wally Porter, a New York City restaurateur, and Jay Thomas as Jack Stein, a newspaper columnist with whom she had an on-again, off-again romance.

After the first season, however, the show was retooled and Dey was fired by the producers of the show, saying that she and Thomas had "no chemistry" together. She was replaced by Annie Potts as Dana Palladino, who bought Porter's restaurant and also became a love interest for Jack.

The show's supporting cast included Suzie Plakson, Joanna Gleason, Joel Murray, Charlie Robinson and Michael Nouri. John Hancock, who had a recurring role as a judge on ''Series/LALaw'' with Susan Dey previously, portrayed bartender Ike for the first half of season one, until he died of a heart attack in late 1992. His death was subsequently written into the series and he was replaced by actor Charlie Robinson as Ike's brother Abe.

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* TheCharacterDiedWithHim: When John Hancock died from a heart attack halfway through season 1, the death of his character Ike was also written into the plot. Ike was replaced as bartender by his brother Abe, who had inherited his share of the bar.
* NewOldFlame: In "The Prima Dava", Wally and Jack find Jack's old flame (guest star Tracey Ullman) sleeping in his bed ... and unwilling to leave without a fight this time.
* PutOnABus: Susan Dey was fired between seasons 1 and 2. In "Just in Time", the first episode of season 2, Jack is devastated when he receives a letter from Wally explaining that she has left him, the bar, and the country.
* SickEpisode: In "Sick About You", Wally plans a special evening with Jack, but he's burning up with a temperature instead of passion.

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