It's a Living (1980)

10/30/1980 (EN) • 30m

Comedy

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.

Top Billed Cast

Barrie Youngfellow

Jan Hoffmeyer Gray

120 Episodes

Marian Mercer

Nancy Beebe Miller

120 Episodes

Gail Edwards

Dot Higgins

120 Episodes

Crystal Bernard

Amy Tompkins

120 Episodes

Sheryl Lee Ralph

Ginger St. James

120 Episodes

Paul Kreppel

Sonny Mann

120 Episodes

Richard Stahl

Howard Miller

120 Episodes


Last Season

Season 6

1988 | 20 Episodes

Season 6 of It's a Living premiered on October 15, 1988.

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Status

Ended

Network

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Type

Scripted

Original Language

English

Keywords

sitcom

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