Shirley Jones -- kind of playing herself

Smithton native Shirley Jones shows up in ABC Family's Sept. 15 episode of "Ruby & the Rockits," which stars Jones' stepson David Cassidy and son Patrick Cassidy.

And she plays a grandma from Pittsburgh! Episode description below the photo:

KATIE A. KEANE, PATRICK CASSIDY, ALEXA VEGA, SHIRLEY JONES, DAVID CASSIDY  (ABC FAMILY/DANNYT FELD)

"50 Ways to Heave Your Mother" - In "50 Ways to Heave Your Mother," Shirley Jones guest stars as David and Patrick's mother, Shirley, visiting from Pittsburgh. Ruby and Shirley are off to a rocky start when Shirley insists Ruby call her Mrs. Gallagher instead of Grandma. Ruby tries wholeheartedly to win her Grandma's affections; nonetheless Shirley proceeds to make her feel as if she doesn't belong in the family. Chaos and hilarity ensue as a family deals with a spoiled, highly-dramatic grandma, in "50 Ways to Heave Your Mother," airing Tuesday, September 15 (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT) on ABC Family.


Posted Sep 03 2009, 03:04 PM by Rob Owen

Comments

Arkiegal wrote re: Shirley Jones -- kind of playing herself
on Fri, Sep 4 2009 9:59 AM

"chaos and hilarity ensue"..

really?

A professional PR/Marketing person at ABC wrote that hackneyed phrase?

wow.