The Good Life (1994 TV series)

*The Good Life*
The Good Life
Also known as	The Bowmans
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Jeff Martin; Kevin Curran; Suzanne Martin;
Written by	Warren Bell; Wendy Braff; Kevin Curran; Mark Driscoll; Holly Hester; Frank Lombardi; Jeff Martin; Suzanne Martin; Dana Reston; Leslie Rieder; David Silverman; Stephen Sustarsic;
Directed by	Gerry Cohen
Starring	John Caponera; Drew Carey; Eve Gordon; Jake Patellis; Shay Astar; Justin Berfield; Monty Hoffman; Ralph Ahn;
Composer	Jonathan Wolff
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Producers	David Silverman; George Sunga;
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Interbang, Inc.; Touchstone Television;
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	January 3 –; April 12, 1994

The Good Life is an American sitcom television series created by Jeff Martin, Kevin Curran and Suzanne Martin, which aired on NBC from January 3 to April 12, 1994. (The fifth episode aired following NBC's coverage of Super Bowl XXVIII.) It starred John Caponera and Drew Carey.^[1]

Other members of the cast included Eve Gordon, Jake Patellis, Shay Astar, Justin Berfield and Monty Hoffman.

The show revolved around Caponera's character and featured both his home life and the lock company where he served as a middle manager. It was set in Chicago.

Thirteen episodes were produced and aired before the sitcom's cancellation in May 1994.

Cast[]

John Caponera as John Bowman
Eve Gordon as Maureen Bowman
Jake Patellis as Paul Bowman
Shay Astar as Melissa Bowman
Monty Hoffman as Tommy Barlett
Justin Berfield as Bob Bowman
Drew Carey as Drew Clark

Episodes[]

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Paul Dates a Buddhist"	Gerry Cohen	Warren Bell	January 3, 1994 (1994-01-03)
2	"Maureen's Play"	Gerry Cohen	Mark Driscoll	January 4, 1994 (1994-01-04)
3	"Pilot"	John Rich	Jeff Martin, Kevin Curran & Suzanne Martin	January 11, 1994 (1994-01-11)
4	"John Hurts His Leg or Tales from the Crip"	Gerry Cohen	David Silverman & Stephen Sustarsic	January 18, 1994 (1994-01-18)
5	"The Statue"	Gerry Cohen	Frank Lombardi & Dana Reston	January 30, 1994 (1994-01-30)
6	"Calendar Girl"	Gerry Cohen	Mark Driscoll	February 1, 1994 (1994-02-01)
7	"She Shoots, She Scores"	Gerry Cohen	Kevin Curran	February 1, 1994 (1994-02-01)
8	"John Takes Out Melissa"	Gerry Cohen	Leslie Rieder	March 15, 1994 (1994-03-15)
9	"John Fights the System"	Gerry Cohen	David Silverman & Stephen Sustarsic	March 15, 1994 (1994-03-15)
10	"Bob's Field Trip"	Gerry Cohen	Wendy Braff	March 22, 1994 (1994-03-22)
11	"Melissa the Thief"	Gerry Cohen	Suzanne Martin	March 29, 1994 (1994-03-29)
12	"The Mother-in-Law"	Gerry Cohen	Holly Hester	April 5, 1994 (1994-04-05)
13	"John's New Assistant"	Gerry Cohen	Suzanne Martin	April 12, 1994 (1994-04-12)

References[]

^ Cotter, Bill (1997). The Wonderful World of Disney Television. Hyperion Books. pp. 449–450. ISBN 0-7868-6359-5.

External links[]

The Good Life at IMDb
The Good Life intro from Retrojunk

Preceded by Homicide: Life on the Street 1993	The Good Life (1994 TV series) Super Bowl lead-out program 1994	Succeeded by Extreme 1995

[1] Cotter, Bill (1997). The Wonderful World of Disney Television. Hyperion Books. pp. 449–450. ISBN 0-7868-6359-5.

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