Working Stiffs (1979)

Directed by

Norman Abbott, Greg Antonacci, Penny Marshall

Genre

sitcom

Country

United States

Length

1 season, 9 episodes

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two brothers work as janitors in an office building owned by their uncle. They dream of moving up in the business world and hang out at a cafe run by their friend.

slapsticklightheartedupbeatgoofyfunphysical comedyquirky

What happens

Working Stiffs is an American sitcom starring James Belushi and Michael Keaton as brothers Ernie and Mike O'Rourke, a pair of janitors who aspire to work their way up in the field of business. The brothers work in an office building owned by their Uncle Harry, and share an apartment over a cafe where they befriend the owner Mitch and waitress Nikki. Each episode features slapstick and physical comedy. Penny Marshall directed the pilot. The series aired on CBS. It competed against the highly-rated shows NBC's CHiPs and ABC's The Ropers in its timeslot. Nine episodes were produced but after four episodes aired, the series was canceled. After Belushi and Keaton became film stars in the 1980s, six episodes of the show were released on home video. Reruns have also aired on A&E Network, Comedy Central and TV Land. The syndication package included the previously unaired episodes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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