MARIN EXPLORES WHETHER MEN AND WOMEN CAN JUST BE FRIENDS, AND CONVINCES JACK TO GO WITH HER TO ANCHORAGE TO TEST HER THEORY, ON �MEN IN TREES�

�The Caribou in the Room� � Marin explores whether men and women can just be friends once they�ve slept together. Eager to test her theory as well as to enjoy a trip to a �big city,� she convinces Jack to accompany her to Anchorage. Meanwhile, Patrick doesn�t understand why Annie wants to limit their romantic time together, and Sara, Ben and Theresa work on coming to terms with their triangular relationship, on �MEN IN TREES,� THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. (Rebroadcast. OAD 10/13/06)

�MEN IN TREES� stars Anne Heche as Marin Frist, Abraham Benrubi as Ben, Emily Bergl as Annie, Seana Kofoed as Jane, Suleka Mathew as Sara, Derek Richardson as Patrick Bachelor, Sarah Strange as Theresa, James Tupper as Jack Slattery and John Amos as Buzz.

Guest starring are Cynthia Stevenson as Celia, Timothy Webber as Jerome, Ed Kerr as Ian Slattery, Biski Gugushe as Anchorage doctor and Julius Chapple as snooty bartender.

�The Caribou in the Room� was written by Tim Davis and directed by Rick Wallace.

�MEN IN TREES� 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,L,S parental guideline.