Season 1
S1 · E1 · Sep 22, 1979
The Preview Presentation Episode 1
S1 · E2 · Sep 22, 1979
Looking for Mr. Goodwrench Episode 2
S1 · E3 · Sep 29, 1979
The Bomb Show Episode 3
S1 · E4
Pal Joey Episode 4
soonS1 · E5
The Bosses Episode 5
soonS1 · E6
My Boys Are Having a Baby. Episode 6
soonS1 · E7
The Old Man in the Building Episode 7
soonS1 · E8
Trading Up Episode 8
soonS1 · E9
Sagebrush Estates Episode 9
soon9 episodes in Season 1
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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.
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Cast
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Jim Belushi
Ernie O'Rourke
Known for
K-9
Red Heat
Michael Keaton
Mike O'Rourke
Known for
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Allan Arbus
Mitch Hannigan
Known for
Coffy
Damien - Omen II
Val Bisoglio
Al Steckler
Known for
Quincy, M.E.
The Frisco Kid
Lorna Patterson
Nikki Evashevsky
Known for
Airplane!
Michael Conrad
Known for
Hill Street Blues
The Longest Yard
Marcia Lewis
Known for
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
The Ice Pirates
Paul Reubens
Known for
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Donald May
Also in
The Edge of Night
Texas
Phil Rubenstein
Arthur Silver Creator · Bob Brunner Creator Harry Colomby Creator
Total runtime 4h 30m · Episode length 30 min · Country United States
Show info
Premiered
September 15, 1979
Final episode
September 29, 1979
Status
Ended
Network
CBS
Country
United States
Type
Scripted
Episode length
30 min
Total runtime
4h 30m
Original language
English
Production
Paramount Television
Production
Frog Productions
Production
Huk
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Spoken on screen
English
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