ARE COOPER AND LAUREN GROWING APART?, ON ABC'S "NOTES FROM THE UNDERBELLY?"

"Not Without My Noodles" -- When Cooper thinks that Lauren is becoming too wrapped up in baby stuff, he decides to make a new friend. Meanwhile, Andrew foolishly disregards the old adage, "don't work for friends," when he agrees to landscape Julie and Eric's yard in preparation for baby Perry's official "coming out" party. To make matters worse, Danny wants Julie and Eric to hire him to play piano at the party. Eric, for his part, must manage his wife's expectations for a blowout baby party without screwing up his friendship with Danny and Andrew, on "Notes from the Underbelly, MONDAY, DECEMBER 17 (9:30-10:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

"Notes from the Underbelly" stars Jennifer Westfeldt as Lauren, Peter Cambor as Andrew, Michael Weaver as Danny, Rachael Harris as Cooper, Melanie Paxson as Julie and Sunkrish Bala as Eric.

"Not Without My Noodles" was written by Jana and Mitch Hunter and directed by Barnet Kellman.

"Notes from the Underbelly" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning. This program carries a TV-PG,D,L parental guideline.

This episode of "Notes from the Underbelly"" will be available on ABC.com the day after airing on the network for users to watch online.