FREDDIE AND CHRIS WORK ON CREATING A NEW RESTAURANT, ON ABC�S �FREDDIE�

George Takei (�Star Trek�) and Pop Sensation The Pussycat Dolls Guest Star

�Recipe for Disaster� � Freddie has a lovely dream that The Pussycat Dolls are in his bedroom, but is sadly awakened by Grandma�s nagging. Freddie helps Chris interview potential chefs for his new restaurant, and they meet the eccentric Martin (George Takei) and easygoing, inexperienced Spyder (Kiko Ellsworth) -- whom Chris hires on the spot, over Freddie�s objections. Chris has some wild ideas for his new restaurant that Freddie tells him won�t work. But when Chris gets upset, Freddie realizes he has to be a supportive friend, so he buries his objections to help Chris create a restaurant that is truly his own, on �Freddie,� WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1 (8:30-9:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

�Freddie� stars Freddie Prinze, Jr. as Freddie Moreno, Jacqueline Obradors as Sofia, Brian Austin Green as Chris, Madchen Amick as Allison, Jenny Gago as Grandma and Chloe Suazo as Zoey.

Guest starring are Kiko Ellsworth as Spyder, George Takei as Martin, Mitch Silpa as Jacques and The Pussycat Dolls, including Ashley, Carmit, Jessica, Kimberly, Melody and Nicole.

�Recipe for Disaster� was written by Paul Ciancarelli and David DiPietro and directed by Katy Garretson.

�Freddie� is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC�s selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish audio via SAP.

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