It's a Living

It's a Living
Also known as	Making a Living
Created by	Stu Silver Dick Clair Jenna McMahon
Starring	Barrie Youngfellow Ann Jillian Sheryl Lee Ralph Gail Edwards Crystal Bernard Paul Kreppel Louise Lasser Earl Boen Marian Mercer Wendy Schaal Susan Sullivan Richard Stahl Bert Remsen
Theme music composer	George Tipton Leslie Bricusse
Opening theme	"It's a Living"
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	120 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Paul Junger Witt Tony Thomas
Producers	Joel Zwick R.J. Colleary Marc Sotkin Tom Whedon Gloria Banta Greg Antonacci Paul Kreppel
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Witt/Thomas Productions
Original release
Network	ABC (1980–1982) Syndication (1985–1989)
Release	October 30, 1980 (1980-10-30) – April 8, 1989 (1989-04-08)
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It's a Living (renamed Making a Living for Season 2)^[1] is an American ensemble sitcom television series set in a restaurant at the top of the Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles.^[1] The show aired on ABC from October 30, 1980 until June 11, 1982. After the series was canceled by ABC, new episodes aired in first-run syndication from September 28, 1985 to April 8, 1989. The series was created by Stu Silver,^[2] Dick Clair and Jenna McMahon and produced by Witt/Thomas Productions, later in association with Golden West Television (1985–86) and Lorimar-Telepictures (1986–89). The series is now distributed by Paul Brownstein Productions and Warner Bros. Television Distribution.