Kathie Lee Gifford Guest Stars on Hope & Faith!

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Kelly Ripa announced this last week on "LIVE!" They taped the episode on Friday. No airdate yet, here is the info:

Former "Live with Regis & Kathie Lee" co-host Kathie Lee Gifford returns to ABC to guest star as a disgruntled waitress, Marge, in an episode of "Hope & Faith" (Fridays 9:00-9:30 p.m., ET) airing in early 2004.

"The Diner Story" -- When Faith catches wind that a high-profile director is planning on shooting a film in Cleveland, she quickly hatches a foolproof plan that she expects will give her that second chance at stardom. Hope and Faith plan a chance meeting with the director at a local diner, but their strategy is turned upside down when they realize they have no money to pay for their dinner. Their ill-tempered waitress, Marge, is less than captivated by their excuses, and the restaurant owner makes Hope and Faith wait tables to earn their meals. But when the elusive director finally shows, Marge decides that an acting career might be better suited to her than to Faith.

"Hope & Faith" stars Faith Ford as Hope, Kelly Ripa as Faith, Ted McGinley as Charley, Nicole Paggi as Sydney, Macey Cruthird as Hayley and Paulie Litt as Justin.

"The Diner Story" is written by Andrew Kreisberg and directed by Gil Junger.

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It'll air Feb. 6:

“The Diner Story” -- Former “Live with Regis & Kathie Lee” co-host Kathie Lee Gifford returns to ABC to guest star as a disgruntled waitress, Marge, in an episode of “Hope & Faith,” airing FRIDAY,
FEBRUARY 6 (9:00-9:30 p.m., ET). When Faith catches wind that a high-profile director is planning on shooting a film in Cleveland, she quickly hatches a foolproof plan that she expects will give her that second chance at stardom. Hope and Faith plan a chance meeting with the director at a local diner, but their strategy is
turned upside down when they realize they have no money to pay for their dinner. Their ill-tempered waitress, Marge, is less than captivated by their excuses, and the restaurant owner makes Hope and Faith wait tables to earn their meals. But when the elusive director finally shows, Marge decides that an acting career might be better suited to her than to Faith.

“Hope & Faith” stars Faith Ford as Hope, Kelly Ripa as Faith, Ted McGinley as Charley, Nicole Paggi as Sydney, Macey Cruthird as Hayley and Paulie Litt as Justin.

Guest starring Kathie Lee Gifford as Marge, Fisher Stevens as Nick Spinelli, Joe Grifasi as Leo, Larry Mitchell as Fred, Ashley Burritt as Leslie, Samuel Murphy as Ian, Ruth Padden as customer no. 2 and Julie Meehan as customer no. 3.

“The Diner Story” is written by Andrew Kreisberg and directed by Gil Junger.