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Working Stiffs

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Working Stiffs is a short-lived 1979 American television series 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. Includes an early appearance of Paul Reubens as Heimlich the delivery boy at the cafe. 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 major 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.

Created byHarry Colomby, Marc Sotkin, Arthur Silver, David W. Duclon, Bob Brunner

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Status
Ended
Language
EN
First aired
September 15, 1979
Last aired
September 29, 1979
Seasons
1
Episodes
9
Network
CBS

Season 1

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

Featuring

Cast & crew

5 credited
Starring
Jim Belushi

Jim Belushi

Ernie O'Rourke

Michael Keaton

Michael Keaton

Mike O'Rourke

Allan Arbus

Allan Arbus

Mitch Hannigan

Val Bisoglio

Val Bisoglio

Al Steckler

Lorna Patterson

Lorna Patterson

Nikki Evashevsky

Creative team
Created by
Harry Colomby
Marc Sotkin
Produced by
Harry Colomby

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