First Time Out is an American

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 situation comedy

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 that aired on the The WB Television Network

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. Originally holding the working title Girlfriends and described as a "Latino Living Single

Living Single

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", the series first aired on September 10, 1995 and last aired on December 17, 1995.

Plot

The sitcom followed an energetic, ambitious, chubby Jackie (played by Jackie Guerra) who's a graduate of Yale University

Yale University

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 and who now has a trendy hair salon in Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

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, California

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. She attends law school at night and longed for the day in the world to find a man. Jackie shares an apartment with her two friends, Dominique (played by Leah Remini

Leah Remini

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) and Susan (played by Mia Cottet). Dominique is a cynical assistant at Ventura Records, and neurotic Susan is about to get her license as a psychotherapist.

Working with her at the salon are her good friends. Rosa (played by Tracy Vilar) and Freddy (played by Harry van Gorkum), the latter of whom is an obnoxious, womanizing English hairstylist. Rounding out the cast are Madeline (played by Roxanne Beckford

Roxanne Beckford

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), a yuppie executive who lived across the hall, and Nathan (played by Craig Anton

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), Jackie's klutzy, sex-obsessed childhood friend.

The WB network quoted Jackie, "the first Latina to star in her own series".

Cast

• Jackie Guerra
  Jackie Guerra
  Jackie Guerra is an American actress best known for being the first Latina to star in a network sitcom, First Time Out. She also co-starred in the PBS series, American Family in addition to co-starring roles in feature films including a role as Jennifer Lopez’s drum playing sister in the Warner Bros...
  
   - Jackie
• Leah Remini
  Leah Remini
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   - Dominique Constellano
• Tracy Vilar
  Tracy Vilar
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   - Rosa
• Roxanne Beckford
  Roxanne Beckford
  Roxanne Beckford Hoge is an American actress who was born and raised in Jamaica. She has acted in numerous television series and played small roles in movies, including Bewitched Something's Gotta Give , and Father of the Bride Part II . Her husband is Bob Hoge who is also an actor...
  
   - Madeline
• Mia Cottet - Susan
• Craig Anton
  Craig Anton
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   - Nathan
• Harry van Gorkum - Freddy

Season 1

• 101. Pilot.
• 102. Traditions.
• 103. Money Sucks.
• 104. It's Not My Fault.
• 105. Jackie & The New Super Show.
• 106. The Sale Show.
• 107. Every Pot Has Its Cover.
• 108. Always a Bridesmaid.
• 109. Extra, Extra.
• 110. The Platonic Friend Show.
• 111. The Tattoo Show.
• 112. O Christmas Tree.
• 113. The Spa Show (unaired).
• 114. All or Nothing (unaired).
• 115. Pulp Fiction (unaired).
• 116. Psyched Out (unaired).

Only 12 episodes of First Time Out aired on The WB Television Network. 4 episodes were still unaired.