SAM INVITES BOYFRIEND OWEN TO MEET HER PARENTS, BUT HIS PHILOSOPHY ABOUT CHICKEN FARMS RUBS CHICKEN FARM OWNER HOWARD THE WRONG WAY, ON ABC'S "SAMANTHA WHO?"

James Tupper ("Men in Trees") Guest Stars as Owen

"The Farm" � Sam's decision to invite boyfriend Owen (James Tupper, "Men in Trees") for dinner to meet her parents turns into a disaster when Owen's philosophy about chicken farms rubs chicken farm owner Howard the wrong way. Meanwhile, when Dena becomes concerned that Chase isn't spending enough time with her, she decides to be with him by sitting in on one of his meetings -- and unknowingly usurps his staunch authority with his employees; and Todd takes full advantage of having the apartment all to himself after asking Sam to stay at her parents' house while his mother's in town � even after his mother cancelled her visit -- on "Samantha Who?," MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24 (9:32-10:02 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 are Rick Hoffman as Chase Chapman, James Tupper as Owen and Dana Sorman as Jerri.

"The Farm" was written by Rafael Garcia and directed by Lee Shallat Chemel.

"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.