It's a Great Life (also known in syndicated reruns as The Bachelors)[1] is an American situation comedy which aired on NBC September 7, 1954 - June 3, 1956.[2][3]

Overview

Two men who had recently been discharged from military service (Denny and Steve) lodged at the home of Amy Morgan, whose daughter (Kathy) and uncle (Earl) lived with her. Episodes typically dealt with the two men's adapting to new jobs and civilian life and with Earl's attempts to get them involved in schemes to make money.[2] Mr. Russell was a neighbor.[4]

Cast

Frances Bavier, six years before being cast as Aunt Bee[note 1] in CBS's The Andy Griffith Show, played a somewhat similar role as Mrs. Amy Morgan, the owner of a boarding house.[5][6] Other characters and the actors who portrayed them were

Production

Dick Chevillat and Ray Singer produced and wrote the program.[4] It was initially broadcast on Tuesdays from 10:30 to 11 p.m. Eastern Time. In September 1955 it was moved to Sundays from 7 to 7:30 p.m. E. T.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Some sources cite Frances Bavier's The Andy Griffith Show screen name from 1960-1970 as "Beatrice (Bea) Taylor."

References

  1. ^ "It's a Great Life Episodes". tvguide.com. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (1999). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (7th ed.). New York: The Ballentine Publishing Group. ISBN 0-345-42923-0.
  3. ^ Tucker, David C. (2010). Lost Laughs of '50s and '60s Television: Thirty Sitcoms That Faded Off Screen. McFarland & Company. pp. 80–86. ISBN 978-0-7864-4466-3. Excerpt available at Google Books.
  4. ^ a b c McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 415. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
  5. ^ Tucker, p. 82. Excerpt available at Google Books.
  6. ^ "Comedy Time". TVParty.com. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_a_Great_Life_(TV_series)
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