JIMMY TAKES JJ CAMPING TO HAVE 'THE TALK,' MAYA TRAINS A RAGTAG GROUP OF NEW AIDES, AND DYLAN DEVELOPS A ROMANCE WITH RAY'S BULLY, ON ABC'S 'SPEECHLESS'

"T-TR-- TRAINING D-A-- DAY" - Jimmy takes JJ camping to give him "the talk," Maya trains a ragtag group of new aides, and sparks fly between Dylan and Ray's bully, on "Speechless," WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18 (8:30-9:00 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network.

"Speechless" stars Minnie Driver as Maya DiMeo, John Ross Bowie ("The Big Bang Theory") as Jimmy DiMeo, Mason Cook as Ray DiMeo, Micah Fowler as JJ DiMeo, Kyla Kenedy as Dylan DiMeo and Cedric Yarbrough as Kenneth.

Guest starring is Marin Hinkle as Dr. Miller, Felix Avitia as Brandon, Karly Rothenberg as crossing guard, Kate Bergeron as English teacher, Christian Grosselfinger as hitchhiker, Amanda McDonough as hearing impaired student, Louisa Abernathy as librarian, Steve Agee as lunch man, Carlos E. Campos as park ranger and Julian A. Sanchez as visually impaired student.

"T-TR-- TRAINING D-A-- DAY" was written by Carrie Rosen and directed by Bill Purple.

Scott Silveri ("Friends") writes and is executive producer of the show, along with "Fresh Off the Boat"'s Jake Kasdan and Melvin Mar. The series is from Twentieth Century Fox Television and ABC Studios. The Cerebral Palsy Foundation serves as a technical consultant on "Speechless." To learn more about CP, go to CerebralPalsyFoundation.org.