GUILT CONSUMES SAMANTHA WHEN SHE CRASHES HER FATHER'S CAR AND TRIES TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE IT WAS STOLEN, ON ABC'S "SAMANTHA WHO?"

"The Car" � After borrowing her father's car, Samantha gets into an accident and � afraid of his reaction -- tries to cover it up by pushing it into a lake. But guilt soon begins to consume her when her dad feels sorry for his little girl and ends up buying Sam another car, thinking his was stolen. Meanwhile, when Regina finds out what Sam has done, she blackmails her into being a model for her party, on "Samantha Who?," MONDAY, DECEMBER 10 (9:00-9:30 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

"Samantha Who?" stars Christina Applegate as Samantha, Jennifer Esposito as Andrea, Kevin Dunn as Howard, Melissa McCarthy as Dena, Tim Russ as Frank with Barry Watson as Todd and Jean Smart as Regina.

Guest starring is Arshad Aslam as barista.

"The Car" was written by Jim Reynolds and directed by Paul Lazarus.

"Samantha Who?" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning. A TV parental guideline will be posted closer to airdate.

This episode of "Samantha Who?" will be available on ABC.com the day after airing on the network for users to watch online.