Jay Mohr ("Last Comic Standing") Returns in the Recurring Role of Professor Rick Payne

"Cat's Claw" -- After a mud-covered ghost transports Melinda from her closet in Grandview to a plant-filled jungle, she uncovers a new mystery involving one of Professor Payne's colleagues, on a rebroadcast of GHOST WHISPERER, Friday, July 6 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.  Victoria Hochberg directed the episode from a script by Jim Kouf.  (Originally broadcast 12/15/06; previously scheduled for an earlier date)

Jay Mohr ("Last Comic Standing") returns in a recurring role as Professor Rick Payne. 

Melinda's eerie encounters with a ghost continue to alter her surroundings to an unknown jungle filled with exotic plants and tribal manikins.  Unfortunately, the ghost is plagued by a horrible condition that limits his speech and makes it difficult for Melinda to determine his needs.  After a visit to Professor Payne links him to the ghost, he heatedly questions Melinda's motives for her intuitive inquiries.   

SERIES REGULARS:

Melinda Gordon.................... Jennifer Love Hewitt

Jim Clancy.................................... David Conrad

Delia Banks............................ Camryn Manheim

RECURRING CAST:

Professor Rick Payne.......................... Jay Mohr

GUEST CAST:

Dr. Penn Gorgan....................... Julie Ann Emery

Dr. Martin Schaer........................ Reed Diamond

GENRE:  DRAMA, MYSTERY, PARANORMAL

RATING:  TV-PG-L

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