It's a Living (1980–1989)
Syndication · Comedy · 6 seasons · 30 min
It's a Living takes place at a posh restaurant, Above the Top which is located on the top floor of a California high rise hotel. This series originally began in October of 1980 on ABC and ran for one season. ABC must have had faith in the show for it returned the following season under a new title, Making a Living. After that everyone thought they had seen the last of it, but in 1985, It's a Living restarted production for an additional four seasons which ran in syndication. The stories revolved around the waitresses (who've included: Lois, Jan, Dot, Cassie, Vicki, Maggie, Amy and Ginger) their boss and hostess, Nancy, and the piano man Sonny.
Seasons
- Season 1 · 1980
- Making a Living · 1981
- It's a Living · 1985
- Season 4 · 1986
- Season 5 · 1987
- Season 6 · 1988
Cast
Gail Edwards
Dot Higgins
Barrie Youngfellow
Jan Hoffmeyer Gray
Paul Kreppel
Sonny Mann
Marian Mercer
Nancy Beebe
Crystal Bernard
Amy Tompkins
Richard Stahl
Howard Miller
Sheryl Lee Ralph
Ginger St. James
Ann Jillian
Cassie Cranston
Louise Lasser
Maggie McBurney
Susan Sullivan
Lois Adams
Wendy Schaal
Vicki Allen
Earl Boen
Dennis Hubner











