HOPE'S JOB AS A NEWSPAPER COLUMNIST BECOMES A NIGHTMARE WHEN FAITH IS HIRED TOO, ON ABC'S "HOPE & FAITH"

"Hope Gets a Job" - Hope gets a job as a columnist for the local paper, but her newfound freedom from Faith is dashed when her flashy sister tags along at the office and gets assigned a columnist job too. Faith proves to be such an infuriating colleague that Hope agrees to an office prank just to shut her up - with disastrous but hilarious results. Meanwhile, Sydney tries out her cooking skills when she leads the family's Great American Bake Sale efforts, on "Hope & Faith," FRIDAY, JULY 8 (9:00-9:30 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. (Rebroadcast. OAD: 4/9/04)

"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 Josh Pais as Mr. Zak, Marilyn Torres as Judy, Chris Gethard as Wally, Edmund Ikeda as George and Bill Parks as office courier.

"Hope Gets a Job" is written by Joanna Johnson and directed by Gil Junger.

"Hope & Faith" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound.

This program carries a TV-PG,D parental guideline.