We Got It Made
| We Got It Made | |
|---|---|
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We Got it Made season 2 opening titl | |
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Written by |
Michael S. Baser Lynne Farr Brao Bob Brunner David Chambers Chet Dowling Gordon Farr Jeffrey Ferro Ken Hecht Arnold Kane Sandy Krinski Susan H. Lee Bowie Lennon C.M. Leon Laura Levine Chick Mitchell Geoffrey Neigher Kim Weiskopf Margaret Weisman Fredric Weiss |
| Directed by |
James R. Drake Alan Rafkin |
| Starring |
Teri Copley Tom Villard Matt McCoy |
| Theme music composer | Tom Wells |
| Opening theme | "We Got It Made" |
| Composer(s) | Tom Wells |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 46 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Fred Silverman |
| Producer(s) |
Lynne Farr Brao Gordon Farr Alan Rafkin |
| Running time | 22–24 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network |
NBC (1983-1984) Syndication (1987-1988) |
| Original release | September 8, 1983 – September 3, 1988 |
We Got It Made is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 8, 1983 until March 10, 1984, and in first-run syndication from September 11, 1987 until March 30, 1988. The series was created by Gordon Farr and Lynne Farr Brao (credited as simply Lynne Farr during the 1987-88 season), and was executive produced by Fred Silverman in association with MGM Television.
Synopsis
1983 NBC version
The show focuses on Mickey Mackenzie (Teri Copley), a girl in her early 20s who applies for a housekeeping job in Manhattan. Her employers are two bachelors who share the two-bedroom apartment—conservative attorney David Tucker (Matt McCoy) and goofy, idealistic salesman Jay Bostwick (Tom Villard). Mickey is the first—and only—applicant for the job; in fact, both David and Jay are so taken by her beauty they immediately hire her.
Both David and Jay had girlfriends—David's was Claudia (Stepfanie Kramer, who left midway through the first season and found far greater fame on the NBC crime drama, Hunter), while Jay dated kindergarten teacher Beth Sorensen (Bonnie Urseth). Both Claudia and Beth were skeptical about their boyfriends having such an attractive maid living with them, but they eventually grew to accept Mickey as a friend.
When it first premiered, it appeared We Got It Made would be successful, winning its time slot early in the run.[1] But before long, negative reviews from both critics and the general viewing public eroded its viewership. NBC moved the series from its original Thursday night berth to Saturdays in January 1984. The change in its night and time did little in keeping the series on the air; in March 1984, We Got It Made was canceled.
1987 syndicated version
We Got It Made was revived in first-run syndication for the 1987-1988 season as part of NBC's "Prime Time Begins at 7:30" campaign, in which the network's owned-and-operated stations would run first-run sitcoms in the 7:30-8 pm time slot to counterprogram competing stations' game shows, sitcom reruns and other offerings. However, the series was picked up by non-NBC stations as well.
Teri Copley and Tom Villard were the only returning cast members, Jay and Beth no longer were a couple (Bonnie Urseth had decided not to participate this time), and David was now played by John Hillner. David, Jay and Mickey had new neighbors as well—policeman Max Papavasiolios Sr. (Ron Karabatsos) and his son, Max Jr. (Lance Wilson-White).[2] Mickey seemed to allow greater physical attention—and affection—from the now-single Jay and David, but at the same time, she doted on them as if they were her young sons. She also had a special relationship with teenage Max, who frequently came to her for advice in attracting and dealing with women—although he would have preferred putting that advice to use on Mickey alone.
As they had with the NBC version, critics lambasted the series, and We Got It Made lasted only one season in syndication.[1] The series' final original episode was released on March 30, 1988, with reruns airing until the week of September 3, 1988 in most markets.
Cast
- Teri Copley as Mickey Mackenzie
- Tom Villard as Jay Bostwick
- Matt McCoy as David Tucker (1983–1984)
- John Hillner as David Tucker (1987–1988)
- Bonnie Urseth as Beth Sorensen (1983–1984)
- Stepfanie Kramer as Claudia (1983–1984)
- Ron Karabatsos as Max Papavasilios Sr. (1987–1988)
- Lance Wilson-White as Max Papavasilios, Jr. (1987–1988)
Episode list
Season 1
| Episode # | Production Code | Episode Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3120 | Pilot | September 8, 1983 |
| 2 | 3126 | "Mickey Sleepwalks" | September 15, 1983 |
| 3 | 3127 | "The Boyfriend" | September 22, 1983 |
| 4 | 3129 | "Mickey Goes Topless" | September 29, 1983 |
| 5 | 3124 | "David's Birthday" | October 13, 1983 |
| 6 | 3122 | "Mickey the Shoplifter" | October 20, 1983 |
| 7 | 3128 | "Mickey's Mom" | October 27, 1983 |
| 8 | 3129 | "Mickey Gets Married (Part 1)" | November 3, 1983 |
| 9 | 3130 | "Mickey Gets Married (Part 2)" | November 10, 1983 |
| 10 | 3131 | "The Super" | November 17, 1983 |
| 11 | 3121 | "Am I Blue?" | November 24, 1983 |
| 12 | 3132 | "Mickey's T-shirt" | December 1, 1983 |
| 13 | 3123 | "Sexiest Bachelor" | December 8, 1983 |
| 14 | 3134 | "Mickey's Misconception" | January 7, 1984 |
| 15 | 3135 | "Mickey's Poster" | January 14, 1984 |
| 16 | 3136 | "The Other Tucker" | January 21, 1984 |
| 17 | 3137 | "The Break-up (Part 1)" | February 4, 1984 |
| 18 | 3138 | "The Break-up (Part 2)" | February 11, 1984 |
| 19 | 3141 | "Miss Mom" | February 18, 1984 |
| 20 | 3133 | "The Fight" | February 25, 1984 |
| 21 | 3140 | "A Paige in David's Life" | March 3, 1984 |
| 22 | 3139 | "Mickey Makes the Grade" | March 10, 1984 |
Season 2
| Episode # | Production Code | Episode Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 201 | "Instant Family" | September 11, 1987 |
| 24 | 203 | "The Three Faces of Mickey" | September 18, 1987 |
| 25 | 207 | "And David Makes Three" | September 25, 1987 |
| 26 | 202 | "Mickey Meet Mr. Right?" | October 2, 1987 |
| 27 | 204 | "Hello, Dolly" | October 16, 1987 |
| 28 | 210 | "Prisoner of Love" | October 30, 1987 |
| 29 | 212 | "On the Ropes" | November 6, 1987 |
| 30 | 215 | "The Naked Truth" | November 13, 1987 |
| 31 | 208 | "Man Around the House" | December 4, 1987 |
| 32 | 224 | "Upstairs, Downstairs (a.k.a. Christmas Clip Show)" | December 11, 1987 |
| 33 | 218 | "A Dog's Life" | December 25, 1987 |
| 34 | 219 | "Save the Last Dance for Me" | January 8, 1988 |
| 35 | 220 | "Mickey Times Two" | January 15, 1988 |
| 36 | 222 | "Fatal Distraction" | January 20, 1988 |
| 37 | 221 | "Jay's on the Roof" | January 27, 1988 |
| 38 | 223 | "Centerfold Mickey" | February 3, 1988 |
| 39 | 217 | "Confidence Man" | February 10, 1988 |
| 40 | 216 | "Not for Love or Money" | February 17, 1988 |
| 41 | 213 | "La Vie en Jay (Part 1)" | February 24, 1988 |
| 42 | 214 | "La Vie en Jay (Part 2)" | March 2, 1988 |
| 43 | 211 | "Four Loves Have I" | March 9, 1988 |
| 44 | 205 | "Crime Busters" | March 16, 1988 |
| 45 | | "Temporary Mickey" | March 23, 1988 |
| 46 | | "Video Mickey" | March 30, 1988 |
Runner - Russ Timmins. (Summer 1987)
In popular culture
Around the original network airing of the show, SCTV did a satirical television ad for a show starring Pirini Scleroso (Andrea Martin) called 'We Got a Maid' in which Pirini is the maid to two bachelors instead of the expected Teri Copley type that people would usually see.
See also
References
- 1 2 Hofstede, David (2004). What Were They Thinking: The 100 Dumbest Events in Television History. Back Stage Books. p. 89. ISBN 0-8230-8441-8.
- ↑ "Television Obscurities - The Syndicated Season: 1987-1988". tvobscurities.com. 2005-02-15.
External links
- We Got It Made at the Internet Movie Database
- We Got It Made at TV.com
- We Got It Made at Nostalgia Central