Getting By

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Getting By
Cast
Genre	Family sitcom
Created by	William Bickley Michael Warren
Developed by	Thomas L. Miller Robert L. Boyett
Starring	Cindy Williams Telma Hopkins Deon Richmond Merlin Santana Nicki Vannice Ashleigh Blair Sterling
Theme music composer	Jesse Frederick Bennett Salvay
Composers	Jesse Frederick Bennett Salvay Steven Chesne Gary Boren
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	31
Production
Executive producers	William Bickley Michael Warren Thomas L. Miller Robert L. Boyett Ken Cinnamon Karen Wengrod Phil Doran
Camera setup	Film; Multi-camera
Running time	22–24 minutes
Production companies	Bickley-Warren Productions Miller-Boyett Productions Lorimar Television (1993) (season 1) Warner Bros. Television (1993-1994) (season 2)
Release
Original network	ABC (1993) NBC (1993–1994)
Original release	March 5, 1993 (1993-03-05) – June 18, 1994 (1994-06-18)

Getting By is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from March 5, 1993, until May 21, 1993, and on NBC from September 21, 1993, until June 18, 1994. The series was created by William Bickley and Michael Warren, who also served as executive producers with Thomas L. Miller and Robert L. Boyett. The final Miller-Boyett series to begin its run under parent studio Lorimar Television, Getting By was folded into Warner Bros. Television for its second season, following Warner Bros.' absorption of Lorimar.

The series was a part of ABC's TGIF lineup in its first season before switching to NBC for the second and final season.

Synopsis[]

The show was about two best friends and single mothers, one white and one black, who decide to split the mortgage on a new home in suburban Oak Park, Illinois and live there with their respective families. The women, widowed Dolores Dixon (Telma Hopkins) and Cathy Hale (Cindy Williams), whose husband ran off with another woman, were also co-workers, as they were employed as social workers for the Chicago Department of Social Services. Dolores had two sons, Marcus (Merlin Santana) and Darren (Deon Richmond). Cathy had two daughters, Nikki (Nicki Vannice) and Julie (Ashleigh Blair Sterling).

Episodes[]

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Season 1 (1993)[]

Season 2 (1993–1994)[]

Awards and nominations[]

External links[]

• Getting By at IMDb
• Getting By at epguides.com