Working Stiffs(1979)
Comedy
First Air Date: 1979-09-15
Average Runtime: 30m
Rating: 5.3
Votes: 3
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 9
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.
Keywords
sibling relationshipjanitorworking classsitcomliving with sibling
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 9E01
The Preview Presentation
Air Date: 1979-09-22
No episode overview available.
E02
Looking for Mr. Goodwrench
Air Date: 1979-09-22
The boys master a new combo-tool. Steckler decides to fire one of them, because, after all, the tool can replace a pe...
E03
The Bomb Show
Air Date: 1979-09-29
After witnessing a bank robbery, Michael is being stalked by the robber, and is hilariously jumpy. He & Ernie wind up...
E04
Pal Joey
Air Date: N/A
Mike is reunited with a long-lost buddy.
E05
The Bosses
Air Date: N/A
No episode overview available.
E06
My Boys Are Having a Baby.
Air Date: N/A
No episode overview available.
E07
The Old Man in the Building
Air Date: N/A
Strange events prompt Boss Falzone to rent a guard dog.
E08
Trading Up
Air Date: N/A
The brothers' classy dates are more interested in dessert.
E09
Sagebrush Estates
Air Date: N/A
No episode overview available.
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