$( ‘#org_type_row’ ).hide();
$( ‘#org_type’ ).change( function() {
if ( $( this ).val() == ‘Other’ ) {
$( “#org_type_row” )
.css( ‘display’, ‘table-row’ )
.find( ‘> td’ )
.css( ‘display’, ‘table-cell’ )
.end()
.show();
}
else {
$( “#org_type_row” ).hide();
}
} );

i should probably use toggle(), but… that was my solution. i did find that show()’s animation effect apparently only works on elements with display: block. hide() doesn’t have this limitation oddly enough. this is jquery 1.3.2.