It's a Great Life (TV series): Difference between revisions

*It's a Great Life*
It's a Great Life
Also known as	The Bachelors
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Dick Chevillat; Ray Singer
Written by	Dick Chevillat; Leonard Gershe
Directed by	Christian Nyby
Starring	Frances Bavier; James Dunn; William Bishop; Michael O'Shea; Barbara Bates
Theme music composer	David Rose
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	78
Production
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Raydic Corporation
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	September 7, 1954 –; June 3, 1956

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It's a Great Life (also known in syndicated reruns as The Bachelors)^[1] is an American situation comedy which aired on NBC from 1954 to 1956.^[2] 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.^[3]^[4] The series also starred three comedic actors, James Dunn, William Bishop, and Michael O'Shea.

Notes

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

References

^ "It's a Great Life Episodes". tvguide.com. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
^ 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.
^ Tucker, p. 82. Excerpt available at Google Books.
^ "Comedy Time". TVParty.com. Retrieved March 17, 2011.

External links

It's a Great Life at IMDb

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

[1] "It's a Great Life Episodes". tvguide.com. Retrieved March 19, 2011.

[Tucker-2] 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.

[Excerpt_available-4] Tucker, p. 82. Excerpt available at Google Books.

[comedy-5] "Comedy Time". TVParty.com. Retrieved March 17, 2011.

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-'''''It's a Great Life''''' (also known in [[Television syndication|syndicated]] reruns as '''''The Bachelors''''')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/great-life/202279|title=''It's a Great Life'' Episodes|publisher=tvguide.com|access-date=March 19, 2011}}</ref> is an American [[situation comedy]] which aired on [[NBC]] from [[1954 in television|1954]] to [[1956 in television|1956]].<ref name="Tucker">{{cite book | last1 = Tucker | first1 = David C. | title = Lost Laughs of '50s and '60s Television: Thirty Sitcoms That Faded Off Screen | publisher = [[McFarland & Company]] | year = 2010 | pages = 80–86 | isbn = 978-0-7864-4466-3}} [https://books.google.com/books?id=kCjT3AvbN5QC&pg=PA80 Excerpt available] at [[Google Books]].</ref>  [[Frances Bavier]], six years before being cast as [[Aunt Bee]]<ref group=note>Some sources cite [[Frances Bavier]]'s ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'' screen name from 1960-1970 as "Beatrice (Bea) Taylor."</ref>  in [[CBS]]'s ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'', played a somewhat similar role as Mrs. Amy Morgan, the owner of a [[boarding house]].<ref name="Excerpt available">Tucker, p. 82.  [https://books.google.com/books?id=kCjT3AvbN5QC&pg=PA82 Excerpt available] at [[Google Books]].</ref><ref name=comedy>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvparty.com/50sitcom3.html|title=''Comedy Time''|publisher=TVParty.com|access-date=March 17, 2011}}</ref> The series also starred three comedic actors, [[James Dunn (actor)|James Dunn]], [[William Bishop (actor)|William Bishop]], and [[Michael O'Shea (actor)|Michael O'Shea]].
+'''''It's a Great Life''''' (also known in [[Television syndication|syndicated]] reruns as '''''The Bachelors''''')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/great-life/202279|title=''It's a Great Life'' Episodes|publisher=tvguide.com|access-date=March 19, 2011}}</ref> is an American [[situation comedy]] which aired on [[NBC]] from [[1954 in television|1954]] to [[1956 in television|1956]].<ref name="Tucker">{{cite book | last1 = Tucker | first1 = David C. | title = Lost Laughs of '50s and '60s Television: Thirty Sitcoms That Faded Off Screen | publisher = [[McFarland & Company]] | year = 2010 | pages = 80–86 | isbn = 978-0-7864-4466-3}} [https://books.google.com/books?id=kCjT3AvbN5QC&pg=PA80 Excerpt available] at [[Google Books]].</ref>  [[Frances Bavier]], six years before being cast as [[Aunt Bee]]<ref group=note>Some sources cite [[Frances Bavier]]'s ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'' screen name from 1960-1970 as "Beatrice (Bea) Taylor."</ref><br />in [[CBS]]'s ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'', played a somewhat similar role as Mrs. Amy Morgan, the owner of a [[boarding house]].<ref name="Excerpt available">Tucker, p. 82.  [https://books.google.com/books?id=kCjT3AvbN5QC&pg=PA82 Excerpt available] at [[Google Books]].</ref><ref name=comedy>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvparty.com/50sitcom3.html|title=''Comedy Time''|publisher=TVParty.com|access-date=March 17, 2011}}</ref> The series also starred three comedic actors, [[James Dunn (actor)|James Dunn]], [[William Bishop (actor)|William Bishop]], and [[Michael O'Shea (actor)|Michael O'Shea]].
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