Style & Substance
Style & Substance
TV ShowEnded

Style & Substance

1998
1 season
13 episodes
Comedy

Style & Substance was a television situation comedy that premiered on CBS July 22, 1998. The show starred Jean Smart as Chelsea Stevens, a Martha Stewart-like star of a how-to home show, and Nancy McKeon as her producer, Jane Sokol, a small-town girl new to New York City. Chelsea Stevens was an expert cook, decorator, and party planner who knew much more about thread-count than she did relationships. She was well-meaning at times, but her narcissism usually got in the way of actually understanding anyone else's problems.

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Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.Pilot

    05-01-199830m

    Jane Sokol is sent to New York to manage Chelsea Stevens' magazine and TV show after it is bought by the Ferber Corporation, but she's totally thrown by her dealings with Chelsea,...

  • Ep 2

    2.A Trip to Chelseatown

    12-01-199830m

    When Chelsea decides to redecorate Jane's apartment for a magazine makeover, she convinces a reluctant Jane to stay with her during the renovation; Jane discovers how eccentric Che...

  • Ep 3

    3.The Boss and Other Disasters

    19-01-199830m

    Jane wants to make a good impression on her visiting boss, but she is horrified by the personality clash between Chelsea and the condescending Mr. Ferber who has become hung up on...

  • Ep 4

    4.A Recipe for Disaster

    26-01-199830m

    Jane surprises Chelsea by inviting her childhood idol, world famous gourmet Gloria Utley , to appear alongside her on Live with Regis & Kathie Lee – unaware that Gloria is now a bu...

  • Ep 5

    5.Chelsea Gets an Opinion

    02-02-199830m

    After being labeled frivolous and empty-headed in a magazine article, Chelsea jumps at the chance to boost her public image by participating in a Politically Incorrect-style talk s...

  • Ep 6

    6.Terry, We Hardly Knew Ye

    22-07-199830m

    No longer able to deal with the incompetence of her assistant Terry, Chelsea asks Jane to fire him – which winds up being easier said than done; meanwhile Trudy and Mr. John fawn o...

  • Ep 7

    7.Office Management for Beginners

    29-07-199830m

    Chelsea incites an office rivalry between Jane and her arrogant lawyer Bobby in an effort to cut costs so she can buy an expensive super-equipped van; When Jane cuts Bobby's salary...

  • Ep 8

    8.The Plate

    05-08-199830m

    Chelsea becomes consumed with getting her hands on Jane's valuable Chinese dinner plate, but when Jane refuses to part with it for sentimental reasons, Chelsea uses an office mix-u...

  • Ep 9

    9.Chelsea's First Date

    12-08-199830m

    Jane convinces Chelsea to accept a dinner invitation from an old friend, Jeff – her first date since her divorce – but is shocked when Chelsea announces her sudden engagement to th...

  • Ep 10

    10.No Soap Romeo

    19-08-199830m

    Jane begins dating charming soap opera star Dax Chandler, ignoring Chelsea's warnings that he's too vain and self-absorbed; meanwhile, Terry is bullied by a creepy delivery man and...

  • Ep 11

    11.Chelsea's Ex

    26-08-199830m

    Chelsea thinks her ex-husband Grant wants her back when she and Jane run into him at a charity dinner with his latest girlfriend – who is Chelsea's spitting image; meanwhile, Mr. J...

  • Ep 12

    12.I Went to a Garden Party

    02-09-199830m

    In an effort to win recognition as a humanitarian, Chelsea agrees to host a garden party for a charitable foundation in the fight against substance abuse; unfortunately, she buys f...

  • Ep 13

    13.Do Not Go Squealing Into That Good Night

    TBA30m

    Chelsea is blamed for killing the pet pig of her obnoxious neighbor Mrs. Oliver, which in fact was accidentally run over by the last person anyone would suspect: Jane.

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