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    Comedy TV Shows - 1980s 2 Mins Read

    It’s a Living

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    Brassy Cassie (Ann Jillian) had been around while virtuous Vicki (Wendy Schaal) had hardly been anywhere. Enterprising Jan (Barrie Youngfellow) was studying for a college degree. Starstruck Dot (Gail Edwards) wanted to be an actress. And levelheaded Lois (Susan Sullivan) wanted to keep her curvy colleagues out of trouble with Nancy (Marian Mercer), the no-nonsense maitre d’.

    All five were waitresses at Above the Top, an upscale restaurant located in the Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. All five also had a penchant for comic predicaments.

    The show ran on the ABC network for two seasons but was plagued by low ratings and moved into syndication.

    A new and younger cast were introduced with Barrie Youngfellow, Gail Edwards, Wendy Schall staying and adding Crystal Bernard as Amy Tompkins and Sheryl Lee Ralph as Ginger St. James. The scripts also became more light-hearted.

    Additional comedy came from the resident piano player, Sonny (Paul Kreppel), who was a wonderful comic foil.

    Dot Higgins
    Gail Edwards
    Jan Hoffmeyer Gray
    Barrie Youngfellow
    Sonny Mann
    Paul Kreppel
    Nancy Beebe
    Marian Mercer
    Amy Tompkins
    Crystal Bernard
    Howard Miller
    Richard Stahl
    Ginger St. James
    Sheryl Lee Ralph
    Cassie Cranston
    Ann Jillian
    Lois Adams
    Susan Sullivan
    Vicki Allen
    Wendy Schaal

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