WHEN TRINA IS LET GO FROM HER JOB, RODNEY�S ATTEMPT TO SAVE A BIT OF MONEY ON FOOD BACKFIRES, ON ABC�S �RODNEY�

�Keith� � Trina�s father is forced to lay her off when the car dealership falls on hard times. Rodney and Barry make a plan to bring some extra food home by buying two slabs of beef, but then the Hamiltons end up with an extra mouth to feed, on �Rodney,� TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1 (8:30-9:00 p.m., ET) on The ABC Television Network.

�Rodney� stars Rodney Carrington as Rodney Hamilton, Jennifer Aspen as Trina Hamilton, Amy Pietz as Charlie, Nick Searcy as Barry, Oliver Davis as Jack Hamilton and Matthew Josten as Bo Hamilton.

Guest starring are Jon Reep as Gerald Bob, Mac Davis as Carl, Robert Clendinine as plumber Dave and Deena Dill as Crystal.

�Keith� was written by Don Woodard and directed by Gil Junger.

�Rodney� 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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