Two ABC Sitcom Moms Shop at JCPenney in Unique Custom Content

Splitting Up Together's Jenna Fischer and American Housewife's Katy Mixon appear in same ad

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For the first time ever, ABC united characters from two separate shows for a unique piece of custom content. Creators used Jenna Fischer (from Splitting Up Together) and Katy Mixon (from American Housewife) to let fans see what it would be like if the two found each other in a JCPenney store.

It’s the first time characters from two different scripted shows and two different studios collided in custom content.

The show’s respective creative teams were part of the year-long process, dreaming up what it would be like if the two characters—both leading moms, but with very different taste in clothing—saw each other at the store.

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