It's a Living

Oct 30, 1980 (en) Comedy [30] Min
  • First Air Date
    Oct 30, 1980
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato
    56%
  • Original title
    It's a Living
  • Release
    Oct 30, 1980
  • en
    -

Get 'em with laughs!

Overview

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Paul Junger Witt, Tony Thomas

    Producer

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Casts

  1. Barrie Youngfellow

    Jan Hoffmeyer Gray

  2. Marian Mercer

    Nancy Beebe Miller

  3. Crystal Bernard

    Amy Tompkins

  4. Gail Edwards

    Dot Higgins

  5. Sheryl Lee Ralph

    Ginger St. James

  6. Paul Kreppel

    Sonny Mann

  7. Richard Stahl

    Howard Miller

Full Casts & Crew

Casts : 7 / Crews : 2

Season 1 ( 1980-10-30)

Pilot

Episode: 1

The Intruder

Episode: 2

Roomies

Episode: 3

Fallen Idol

Episode: 4

The Lois Affair

Episode: 5

Super-Mom

Episode: 6

Cassie's Punctured Romance

Episode: 7

Up On the Roof

Episode: 8

Making the Grade

Episode: 9

Our Man Barry

Episode: 10

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Episode: 11

Kids

Episode: 12

You're Not Old, You're Fired

Episode: 13

Season 2 ( 1981-10-24)

Boys of Summer

Episode: 1

All My Son

Episode: 2

Of Mace and Men

Episode: 3

The Wedding

Episode: 4

Second Time Around, Almost

Episode: 5

Off the Top

Episode: 6

Mann is Mann

Episode: 7

Jealousy or Mildred Fierce

Episode: 8

Young Love

Episode: 9

The Garden of Countess Natasha

Episode: 10

Falling in Love Again

Episode: 11

Horsing Around

Episode: 12

Strange Bedfellows

Episode: 13

A Farewell to Arm

Episode: 14

Season 3 ( 1985-09-28)

Harassed

Episode: 1

Cassie's Cowboy

Episode: 2

Amy Big Girl Now

Episode: 3

Desperate Hours

Episode: 4

I Write the Songs

Episode: 5

Jan's Engagment

Episode: 6

From Russia with Love

Episode: 7

The Prom Show

Episode: 8

The Wedding Show

Episode: 9

Hail to the Chef

Episode: 10

Eleven Angry Men and Dot

Episode: 11

Gender Gap

Episode: 12

Jealous Wife

Episode: 13

The Doctor Danny Show

Episode: 14

Jewel Heist

Episode: 15

The Jerks

Episode: 16

Oddest Couple

Episode: 17

Dot's Puppy

Episode: 18

Dinner with Deedee

Episode: 19

Jump

Episode: 20

America's Sweetheart

Episode: 21

Mann Act

Episode: 22

Season 4 ( 1986-09-27)

The Roof Show

Episode: 1

The Bar

Episode: 2

The Reunion Show

Episode: 3

Surprise

Episode: 4

Nancy's Sister

Episode: 5

Night at the Iguana

Episode: 6

Family Feud

Episode: 7

The Dot and Howard Show

Episode: 8

Farewell, My Sonny

Episode: 9

Critic's Choice

Episode: 10

Richie's Sculpture

Episode: 11

Sonny's Oil (a.k.a.) The Oil Show

Episode: 12

Nancy's Birthday Party

Episode: 13

The Evictables

Episode: 14

Ginger's Baby

Episode: 15

Bachelor Party

Episode: 16

Amy's Rusty

Episode: 17

Dot's Priest

Episode: 18

The Dickie Doodle Show

Episode: 19

The Howie Show

Episode: 20

The Dot Quits Show

Episode: 21

The Two Guys Show

Episode: 22

A Romantic Comedy

Episode: 23

Manhandling

Episode: 24

Nancy's Shrink

Episode: 25

Season 5 ( 1987-09-26)

Till Death Do Us Part

Episode: 1

Her Back to the Future

Episode: 2

No, My Darling Daughter

Episode: 3

Sweet Charity

Episode: 4

Killing of Sister Dot

Episode: 5

The Date Show

Episode: 6

Search and Strike

Episode: 7

The Vegas Show (1)

Episode: 8

The Vegas Show (2)

Episode: 9

The Sonny's Mother Show

Episode: 10

Strictly Personal

Episode: 11

A Pen Pal for Your Thoughts

Episode: 12

Twelve Angry Women

Episode: 13

Skin Deep

Episode: 14

Everyone's a Critic

Episode: 15

Take Back Your Mink

Episode: 16

The One About the Tattooed Lady

Episode: 17

Daddy's Little Girl

Episode: 18

Ginger's Grandmother Show

Episode: 19

Dot's Hope

Episode: 20

The Amy and Louie Show

Episode: 21

Ginger and the Senator

Episode: 22

Healings, Nothing More Than Healings

Episode: 23

The No Guys Show

Episode: 24

The Waiting Game

Episode: 25

Tune In, Tune Out

Episode: 26

Season 6 ( 1988-10-15)

Pistol Packin' Mama

Episode: 1

The Nancy and Roscoe Show

Episode: 2

The Jan's Pregnant Show

Episode: 3

Never Trust Anyone Under 40

Episode: 4

The New Guy Show

Episode: 5

Rear Window

Episode: 6

You Do Voodoo

Episode: 7

The Amy and Bobby Show

Episode: 8

Dot Casts Off

Episode: 9

A Very Scary It's a Living

Episode: 10

The Ginger's Mother Show

Episode: 11

Mike Fright

Episode: 12

He Never Sang for His Father

Episode: 13

Just Say Yes

Episode: 14

Wedding, Wedding

Episode: 15

The Dark at the Top of the Top

Episode: 16

My Little Red Book

Episode: 17

Matchmaker, Matchmaker

Episode: 18

A Very Special It's a Living

Episode: 19

The Sonny and Dot Show

Episode: 20
Oct 30, 1980 (en)
Comedy
[30] Min
  • First Air Date Oct 30, 1980
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato 56%
Original Title It's a Living
en

Get 'em with laughs!

Overview

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Paul Junger Witt, Tony Thomas

    Producer