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Overview

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.

  1. Arthur Silver

    Creator

  2. Harry Colomby

    Creator

  3. Bob Brunner

    Creator

  4. David W. Duclon

    Creator

  5. Marc Sotkin

    Creator

Series Cast

  1. Jim Belushi as

    Jim Belushi

    9 Episodes

  2. Michael Keaton as

    Michael Keaton

    9 Episodes

  3. Allan Arbus as

    Allan Arbus

    9 Episodes

  4. Val Bisoglio as

    Val Bisoglio

    9 Episodes

  5. Lorna Patterson as

    Lorna Patterson

    9 Episodes

  6. Michael Conrad as

    Michael Conrad

    1 Episode

  7. Marcia Lewis as

    Marcia Lewis

    1 Episode

  8. Paul Reubens as

    Paul Reubens

    1 Episode

  9. Donald May as

    Donald May

    1 Episode

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Last Season

Season 1

1979 • 9 Episodes

Season 1 of Working Stiffs premiered on September 22, 1979.

The Bomb Show

(1x3, September 29, 1979)

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Working Stiffs

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Status Ended

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Type Scripted

Original Language English

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