We Got it Made
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| We Got it Made | |
|---|---|
| Format | Sitcom |
| Starring | Teri Copley as Mickey Mackenzie Tom Villard as Jay Bostwick Matt McCoy as David Tucker (1983-1984) John Hillner as David Tucker (1987-1988) Bonnie Urseth as Beth Sorensen (1983-1984) Stepfanie Kramer as Claudia (1983-1984) Ron Karabatsos as Max Papavasilios Sr. (1987-1988) Lance Wilson-White as Max Papavasilios Jr. (1987-1988) |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of episodes | 46 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes (per episode) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | NBC (1983-1984) and first-run syndication (1987-1988) |
| Original run | September 8, 1983 – September 1988 |
| External links | |
| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
We Got it Made was an American television series that aired on NBC (during the 1983-1984 season) and in syndication (1987-1988).
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[edit] 1983 NBC version
The show focused on Mickey Mackenzie (Teri Copley), a stunningly beautiful woman in her early 20s who applies for a housekeeping job in Manhattan. Her employers are two bachelors who share the two-bedroom apartment – attorney David Tucker (Matt McCoy) and salesman Jay Bostwick (Tom Villard). Mickey is the first – and only – applicant for the job; in fact, both David and Jay are so taken by her beauty they immediately hire her.
Both David and Jay had girlfriends – David's was Claudia (Stepfanie Kramer, who left midway through the first season), while Jay dated kindergarten teacher Beth Sorensen (Bonnie Urseth). Both Claudia and Beth were skeptical about their boyfriends having such an attractive maid living with them, but they eventually grew to accept Mickey as a friend.
When it first premiered, it appeared We Got it Made would be successful, winning its time slot early in the run. But before long, negative reviews from both critics and the general viewing public eroded its viewership. By March 1984, We Got it Made became the latest casualty of NBC's disastrous 1983-1984 season.
In a 1983 David Letterman interview, when asked what shows looked good for the season, Jay Leno mentioned "We Got it Made".
[edit] 1987 syndicated version
We Got it Made was revived in first-run syndication[1] for the 1987-1988 season, with Teri Copley and Tom Villard the only returning cast members. Jay and Beth no longer were a couple (Bonnie Urseth had decided not to participate this time), and David was now played by John Hillner.
David, Jay and Mickey had new neighbors as well – Max Papavasiolios Sr. (Ron Karabatsos) and his son, Max Jr. (Lance Wilson-White).
As they had with the NBC version, critics lambasted against the syndicated episodes, and We Got it Made lasted one year.
[edit] The SCTV satire
Around the original network airing of the show, SCTV did a satirical television ad for a show starring Pirini Scleroso (Andrea Martin) called 'We Got A Maid' in which Pirini is the maid to two bachelors instead of the expected Terri Copley type that people would usually see.
