It's a Living

It's a Living (1980)

Get 'em with laughs!

It's a Living is an American sitcom set in a restaurant at the top of the Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles. The show aired on ABC from October 30, 1980 until June 11, 1982. After the series was cancelled, new episodes aired in first-run syndication from September 28, 1985 to April 8, 1989. The series was created by Stu Silver, Dick Clair and Jenna McMahon, and produced by Witt/Thomas Productions, later in association with Golden West Television and Lorimar-Telepictures.

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  • First Air Date: 1980-10-30
  • Last Air Date: 1989-04-08
  • Total Seasons: 6
  • Total Episodes: 120
  • Episode Runtime: 30 min.
  • Network: ABC, Syndication
  • Creator: Dick Clair, Jenna McMahon, Stu Silver

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  • Seasons

    • Season 1

      13 Episodes

    • Season 2

      14 Episodes

    • Season 3

      22 Episodes

    • Season 4

      25 Episodes

    • Season 5

      26 Episodes

    • Season 6

      20 Episodes

    Cast

    • Barrie Youngfellow

      Jan Hoffmeyer Gray

    • Marian Mercer

      Nancy Beebe Miller

    • Gail Edwards

      Dot Higgins

    • Crystal Bernard

      Amy Tompkins

    • Sheryl Lee Ralph

      Ginger St. James

    • Paul Kreppel

      Sonny Mann

    • Richard Stahl

      Howard Miller

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