It's a Great Life (TV series)

It's a Great Life (also known in syndicated reruns as The Bachelors)^[1] is an American situation comedy which aired on NBC from 1954 to 1956.^[2] Frances Bavier, six years before being cast as Aunt Bee^{[note 1]} in CBS's The Andy Griffith Show, played a somewhat similar role as Mrs. Amy Morgan, the owner of a boarding house.^[3][4] The series also starred three comedic actors, James Dunn, William Bishop, and Michael O'Shea.

It's a Great Life
Also known as	The Bachelors
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Dick Chevillat Ray Singer
Written by	Dick Chevillat Leonard Gershe
Directed by	Christian Nyby
Starring	Frances Bavier James Dunn William Bishop Michael O'Shea Barbara Bates
Theme music composer	David Rose
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	78
Production
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Raydic Corporation
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	September 7, 1954 (1954-09-07) – June 3, 1956 (1956-06-03)

Notes

1. Some sources cite Frances Bavier's The Andy Griffith Show screen name from 1960-1970 as "Beatrice (Bea) Taylor."

References

1. "It's a Great Life Episodes". tvguide.com. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
2. Tucker, David C. (2010). Lost Laughs of '50s and '60s Television: Thirty Sitcoms That Faded Off Screen. McFarland & Company. pp. 80–86. ISBN 978-0-7864-4466-3. Excerpt available at Google Books.
3. Tucker, p. 82. Excerpt available at Google Books.
4. "Comedy Time". TVParty.com. Retrieved March 17, 2011.

External links

• It's a Great Life at IMDb