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Created by
  
Bob Brunner

Original language(s)
  
English

Network
  
CBS

Number of episodes
  
9 (5 unaired)

6.8/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Sitcom

Country of origin
  
USA

First episode date
  
15 September 1979

Number of seasons
  
1

Program creator
  
Bob Brunner

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Directed by
  
Penny Marshall Norman Abbott Greg Antonacci

Starring
  
James Belushi Michael Keaton

Cast
  
Michael Keaton, Jim Belushi, Allan Arbus, Lorna Patterson, Val Bisoglio

Similar
  
The Ropers, The Associates, The Bob Newhart Show, Blansky's Beauties, The Bad News Bears

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Working Stiffs is an American sitcom which starred James Belushi and Michael Keaton as brothers Ernie and Mike O'Rourke. The pair were janitors who aspired to work their way up in the field of business. The brothers worked in an office building owned by their Uncle Harry. Ernie and Mike also were roommates in an apartment over a cafe where they befriended the owner Mitch and waitress Nikki. Each episode featured slapstick and physical comedy. Penny Marshall directed the pilot.

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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.

Working stiffs pilot episode


Cast

  • James Belushi - Ernie O'Rourke
  • Michael Keaton - Mike O'Rourke
  • Val Bisoglio - Al Steckler
  • Phil Rubinstein - Frank Falzone
  • Allan Arbus - Mitch Hannigan
  • Lorna Patterson - Nikki Evashevsky
  • Paul Reubens-Heimlich
  • References

    Working Stiffs (TV series) Wikipedia