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The Good Life: Story, Cast and Series Facts

The Good Life (1994): Comedy. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.

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Story and premise

When a Chicago warehouse supervisor, John Bowman, and his wife, Maureen, attempt to teach their three children, Paul, 15, Melissa, 12, and Bob, 6, the value of hard work, they get conflicting signals from their father's best friend, Drew Clark, a single and carefree bachelor.

Series details

  • Title: The Good Life
  • Format: Scripted
  • Language: English
  • Genres: Comedy
  • Premiere date: 1994-01-03
  • Final broadcast date listed: 1994-04-12
  • Status in TVmaze: Ended
  • Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
  • Network country: United States
  • Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
  • TVMaze ID: 24650
  • IMDb ID: tt0108790
  • TVDB ID: 78623

Cast and credited roles

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

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

  • Season 1: premiered 1994-01-03; final listed air date 1994-04-12; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Good 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.

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