It's a Great Life: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Two ex G.I.'s Denny and Steve return home and take a room at the boarding house of the doting Amy Morgan. Also in the house are the young and beautiful Cathy, and Amy's irrasciable, penny-pinching chisler brother Earl. The series follows "the boys'" exploits as they try to get rich quick and meet the girls of their dreams while working as vacuum-cleaner salesmen.

Series details

• Title: It's a Great Life
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1954-09-04
• Final broadcast date listed: 1956-06-03
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 59881
• IMDb ID: tt0046610
• TVDB ID: 76054

Cast and credited roles

• Michael O'Shea — Denny Davis
• William Bishop — Steve Connors
• James Dunn — Earl Morgan
• Frances Bavier — Mrs. Amy Morgan

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1954-01-11; final listed air date 1955-05-31; episode order: 39.
• Season 2: premiered 1955-09-04; final listed air date 1956-06-03; episode order: 39.

Source and licence

Adapted from It's a Great Life on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.