FAITH CONVINCES HOPE TO THROW A HALLOWEEN PARTY, BUT FAITH�S LOYALTY IS SEVERELY TESTED WHEN A HANDSOME GUY INVITES HER TO THE NASTY NEIGHBOR�S COMPETING BASH, ON ABC�S �HOPE & FAITH,� FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28

Ted McGinley�s Real Life Wife, Actress Gigi Rice, Guest Stars

�The Halloween Party� � Hope is crushed when their pretentious neighbor, Trudy, snubs the family by not including them as guests to her annual Halloween bash. Faith convinces Hope to take revenge by throwing a competing party, but her loyalty is severely tested when Trudy�s attractive cousin, Brent, invites her to Trudy�s party as his date, on �Hope & Faith,� FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28 (9:00-9:30 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

�Hope & Faith� stars Kelly Ripa as Faith, Faith Ford as Hope, Ted McGinley as Charley, Megan Fox as Sydney, Macey Cruthird as Hayley and Paulie Litt as Justin.

Guest-starring are Gigi Rice as Trudy, Peter Hermann as Brent, Peter Appel as Ned, Jeremy Gavin as bag boy and Sophia Chang as checkout girl.

�The Halloween Party� is written by David Babcock, and directed by Don Scardino.

�Hope & Faith� 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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