The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman
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 The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Laura Kightlinger |
| Directed by | Mary Kay Place |
| Starring | Laura Kightlinger Nicholle Tom |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Laura Kightlinger David Punch World of Wonder Productions |
| Producer(s) | Danielle Weinstock |
| Supervising producer(s) |
Andrea Schwartzberg |
| Associate producer(s) |
Jeremy Kramer Hugh Davidson |
| Running time | 30 min. minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | IFC |
| Original run | August 4, 2006 – current |
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| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman is an American comedy television series written, executive produced and starring Laura Kightlinger. The series premiered on IFC August 4, 2006. Season Two began on August 5, 2007 on IFC, and it currently occupies the 11:30pm Sunday timeslot.
The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman follows two 'thirty-something' women, Jackie Woodman and her best friend Tara Wentzel, whose willful ignorance, fleeting confidence, poor judgment and self-loathing constantly get in the way of their success. Kightlinger plays a magazine writer and aspiring screenwriter. Her pet project is a script about her aunt, who was a roller derby star in the 1930s.
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[edit] Characters
| Image | Name | Actor | Role |
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Jacqueline "Jackie" Woodman | Laura Kightlinger | Surly writer for a second rate indie film rag and aspiring screenwriter. |
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Tara Wentzel | Nicholle Tom | Low-level employee at a film production company and Jackie's best friend. |
| N/A | Skyler | Azura Skye | Jackie's boss. |
| N/A | Mitchell | Patrick Bristow | Skyler's Assistant. |
[edit] Episodes
[edit] Season 1 (2006)
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Original airdate | Production code |
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| 01 | "A CULT CLASSIC" | Laura Kightlinger & David Punch | August 4, 2006 | 101 |
| After their car is rear-ended by 1970s icon Sally Kellerman (MASH, Back To School), Jackie and Tara are drawn into the world of “The Platform”, a so-called self-help group spearheaded by a charismatic ex-agent. Tara quickly embraces the “step up” way of life, leaving Jackie, convinced it’s a cult – but if Jackie is going to save her best friend, she has no choice but to join the cult herself. | ||||
| 02 | "MUDLARKING" | Laura Kightlinger & David Punch | August 11, 2006 | 102 |
| Jackie meets a graphic novelist with boyfriend potential. She promises to attend his book reading even though she has a much-sought-after party invitation for the latest auteur-du-jour. Will Jackie be able to juggle both or will she miss out at her chance for love? Andy Dick guest stars as himself. | ||||
| 03 | "POUNDED" | Laura Kightlinger & David Punch | August 18, 2006 | 103 |
| Jackie discovers that her would-be boyfriend stole her 1930s roller derby queen script idea and sold it to the production company where Tara works. Adding insult to injury, Jackie takes a job with the production as a writing assistant on her own screenplay, while Tara’s love life “blossoms.” | ||||
| 04 | "TUMOR HAS IT" | Laura Kightlinger & David Punch | August 25, 2006 | 104 |
| Jackie unexpectedly gets elevated to co-writer status, but later finds out she was promoted only because the studio heads believe she has cancer. How far will she go to keep up the charade? | ||||
| 05 | "TURNING MANURE INTO SOY" | Laura Kightlinger & David Punch | September 1, 2006 | 105 |
| Kept awake by a neighbor’s incessant car alarm, Jackie calls the cops and has the car towed. The next morning, she’s unexpectedly befriended by the car’s owner, a hotshot agent who immediately decides to be in the Jackie Woodman business. | ||||
| 06 | "PEYOTE UGLY" | Laura Kightlinger & David Punch | September 8, 2006 | 106 |
| Jackie receives a large filmmaking grant from a non-profit Native American organization to make a documentary on the sacred peyote ritual. But within hours, she and Tara spend all the money on clothes. Left without a budget, they are forced to produce and shoot the footage themselves. | ||||
| 07 | "NEMESISYPHUS" | Laura Kightlinger & David Punch | September 15, 2006 | 107 |
| Learning that an old enemy from film school signed an improbable deal to turn a book, on how to write a screenplay, into a movie, Jackie, in utter frustration, turns to the wisdom of Sun Tzu’s “The Art of War.” | ||||
| 08 | "THE REPUBLICUNT" | Laura Kightlinger & David Punch | September 22, 2006 | 108 |
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Accidentally addicted to a new designer drug, Jackie horrifies her friends by becoming an obsessive fan of right-wing radio host Ned Carter. As a loyal listener, she is crowned “Carter’s Commando of the Week” and is invited to his latest pep rally, “Abu Ghraib Night.” |
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[edit] Season 2 (2007)
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Original airdate | Production code |
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| 09 | "DYKES LIKE US" | Laura Kightlinger & David Punch | August 5th, 2007 | 201 |
| Jackie and Tara fake a lesbian dating scheme in order for Tara to get a good deal on a new car, which leads to a much-wanted job opportunity for Jackie at a television network if she can keep up the act. | ||||
| 10 | "WE'RE NUMBER TWO" | Laura Kightlinger & David Punch | August 12th 2007 | 202 |
| Jackie's Mom comes to town for a visit that coincides with the LA Film Market. Tara is thrust into hosting a panel for Night Sky, while Jackie is scheduled pitch her new screenplay. | ||||
| 11 | "BAD LUCK BRAD" | Laura Kightlinger & David Punch | August 19th 2007 | 203 |
| Tara falls for Bobby P's bad-luck new assistant, Brad, and brings Jackie on board to help make phonisodes out of a homemade You Tube cartoon. | ||||
| 12 | "JACKIE MEETS HER MATCH" | Laura Kightlinger & David Punch | August 26th 2007 | 204 |
| Tara meets a millionaire who can't satisfy her while Jackie meets her male double, but both have bitten off more than they can chew. | ||||
| 13 | "YOGA BRAIN" | Laura Kightlinger & David Punch | September 2nd 2007 | 205 |
| 14 | "THE CAROLINE MOONSHINERS" | Laura Kightlinger & David Punch | September 9th 2007 | 206 |
| 15 | "STRAIGHT UP YOUR HEART" | Laura Kightlinger & David Punch | September 16th 2007 | 207 |
| 16 | "GOOD TIMES AND GREAT OLDIES" | Laura Kightlinger & David Punch | September 23rd 2007 | 208 |
[edit] Notes
This series airs on IFC in a paired timeslot where The Business airs in the first half hour of the hour-long timeslot.
The show's theme song is "Sourpuss", from the 2004 album Head Off by Jeff Moris Tepper.
