Though ABC has yet to confirm a premiere date for Cougar Town's third season, we'll be seeing its cast back on TV real soon.
Starting with this week's episode of Grey's Anatomy, Cougar Town cast members will start popping up in non-speaking roles on some of the world's favourite TV shows.
The idea, according to show creator Bill Lawrence, is to keep Cougar Town in the minds of TV viewers, even if it isn't back on the air yet.
"We decided it might be funny to say our cast is going to be on in the fall more than any other cast," Lawrence says.
So, look out for Cougar Town's Ian Gomez dressed as a Seattle Grace doc during this week's Grey's Anatomy. Courteney Cox and Christa Miller, meanwhile, have shot sneaky cameos as a lesbian couple at a fertility clinic on Private Practice.
Lawrence says 13 shows are currently on board for the Cougar cast cameos, and he hopes to get this number up to 20. Participating series include ABC's Body of Proof, Castle, Man Up! and The Middle. The cul de sac crew will even be popping up in shows on competing networks, like CBS' How I Met Your Mother and 2 Broke Girls, Nick's Yo Gabba Gabba!, and NBC's Parenthood.In return, Cougar Town cast members will tweet about their cameos to attract new eyes to the various series.
"The fun thing is that if you can get to this point, the idea behind it, as writers and creators, is that we can help each other out," Lawrence says.
I love this idea so much. I think it reflects the Cougar Town's cast love of their show, and their fun-loving nature, that they're finding new and awesome ways to promote it before it's even back on the air.
If you catch any of their cameos, please let me know!