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Working Stiffs

★ 6.4 176 votes 1979–1979 1 season · 9 episodes Ended CBS
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Starring
Jim BelushiMichael KeatonAllan ArbusLorna PattersonVal BisoglioPaul Reubens
Written by
Bob BrunnerHarry ColombyDavid W. DuclonArthur Silver
Starring
Jim BelushiMichael KeatonAllan ArbusLorna PattersonVal BisoglioPaul Reubens
Written by
Bob BrunnerHarry ColombyDavid W. DuclonArthur Silver

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About

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.

All Seasons

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Season 11979
5.94393h 20m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1The Preview Presentation6.0
1125 min
▶2Looking for Mr. Goodwrench—
——
▶3The Bank Robbery5.7
1125 min
▶4My Boys Are Having a Baby6.0
1025 min
▶5The Bosses—
—25 min
▶6Pal Joey5.8
1125 min
▶7The Old Man in the Building—
—25 min
▶8Trading Up—
—25 min
▶9Sagebrush Estates—
—25 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Jim Belushi Ernie O'Rourke
Michael Keaton Mike O'Rourke
Allan Arbus Mitch Hannigan
Lorna Patterson Nikki Evashevsky
Val Bisoglio Al Steckler
Paul Reubens Heimlich
Phil Rubenstein Frank Falzone
Neil Thompson Charles
Kate Zentall Terri
Michael Conrad Uncle Harry

Crew

Bob Brunner
Harry Colomby
David W. Duclon
Arthur Silver

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