It's a Living (US TV series)
| It's a Living | |
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| Also known as | Making a Living |
| Created by |
Stu Silver Dick Clair Jenna McMahon |
| Starring |
Barrie Youngfellow Ann Jillian Gail Edwards Crystal Bernard Louise Lasser Marian Mercer Sheryl Lee Ralph Wendy Schaal Susan Sullivan Richard Stahl Earl Boen Paul Kreppel |
| Theme music composer | George Aliceson Tipton |
| Opening theme | "It's a Living" performed by Leslie Bricusse |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 120 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Paul Junger Witt Tony Thomas |
| Producer(s) |
Joel Zwick R.J. Colleary Marc Sotkin Gloria Banta Greg Antonacci Paul Kreppel |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Witt/Thomas Productions |
| Distributor | Golden West Television (1985–1986) Lorimar-Telepictures (1986–1989) Warner Bros. Television Distribution (1989–present) |
| Release | |
| Original network |
ABC (1980–1982) Syndication (1985–1989) |
| Original release | October 30, 1980 – April 8, 1989 |
It's a Living (also known as Making 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 canceled by ABC, 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 (1985–86) and Lorimar-Telepictures (1986–89).
The show follows the lives of the waitresses at the posh restaurant Above the Top, located at the top of the Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles, California. At the helm was supervisor Nancy Beebe (Marian Mercer), the restaurant's maître d’, who sometimes fraternized with the girls but usually gave orders. More often than not the scheme of the week involved upsetting Nancy in some way because all she wanted was an orderly wait staff. Adding to the chaotic working environment was a wisecracking pianist named Sonny Mann (Paul Kreppel), who made rude comments to the women, Nancy included, and got insulted in return. The kitchen was the domain of Chef Mario (Bert Remsen), then Dennis Hubner (Earl Boen), and finally Howard Miller (Richard Stahl), who eventually married Nancy.
The show's two broadcast seasons produced 27 episodes. An additional 93 episodes were produced for the syndication run, making a total of 120 episodes.
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