SUZANNE AVOIDS HER OLD FRIENDS BY JOINING A GROUP OF RECOVERING DRUG ADDICTS, ON ABC�S �CRUMBS�

�Friends in High Places� � Mitch worries about Suzanne�s avoiding married friends that she shared with her former husband, Billy, and advises her to join a divorce group to sort out some issues. Suzanne does, but finds that too boring, so she joins a group of recovering drug addicts instead. Meanwhile, Jody deceives Mitch into loaning him money for a payment on his sports car, and Billy seeks reconciliation with Jody, on �Crumbs,� THURSDAY, JANUARY 26 (9:30-10:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

�Crumbs� stars Fred Savage as Mitch, Jane Curtin as Suzanne, William Devane as Billy, Eddie McClintock as Jody, Maggie Lawson as Andrea and Reginald Ballard as Elvis.

Guest-starring is Valerie Mahaffey as Carolyn Pierce, Eileen Barnett as Joan Sheridan, Jeff Sugarman as male customer and Cathy Giannone as woman.

�Friends in High Places� is written by Marco Pennette and directed by Ted Wass.

�Crumbs� is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC�s selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning.

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