| The Good Life | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Lawrence J. Cohen Fred Freeman |
| Directed by | Claudio Guzmán |
| Starring | Larry Hagman Donna Mills David Wayne Hermione Baddeley |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Lee Rich |
| Producer(s) | Claudio Guzmán |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Lorimar Productions |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | NBC |
| Original run | 18 September 1971 – 8 January 1972 |
| Status | Ended |
The Good Life was a situation comedy which was aired in the United States by NBC as part of its 1971-72 lineup. The series was produced by Lorimar, in association with Screen Gems.
The Good Life was the story of a middle class American couple, the Millers, who had tired of their mundane existence. However, instead of following the time-honored premise of "hitting the road" to seek adventure or engaging in a stereotypical period activity such as joining a communal farm, they decided to seek new employment as the live-in butler and cook of millionaire industrialist, Charles Dutton. He noticed that they were not particularly talented at their jobs but found them to be agreeable enough. Their limited skills most definitely were not enough for his stuffy sister Grace, however, and she constantly worked to get them fired. Dutton's teenaged son Nick was aware of what the Millers were doing in their new roles but found great humor in helping them to get away with it.
This program did not garner much of an audience and it was cancelled at midseason. It was replaced by the action drama, Emergency!.
Two decades later, Larry Hagman would make guest appearances on Donna Mills' later show, Knots Landing, playing his character from Dallas, J.R Ewing.
Cast
- Larry Hagman as Albert Miller
- Donna Mills as Jane Miller
- David Wayne as Charles Dutton
- Hermione Baddeley as Grace Dutton
- Danny Goldman as Nick Dutton
References
- Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows
- Wallop, Douglass, The Good Life (novel on which the tv series was based)
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