| The Good Life | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Lawrence J. Cohen Fred Freeman |
| Directed by | Claudio Guzmán |
| Starring | Larry Hagman Donna Mills David Wayne Hermione Baddeley |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Lee Rich |
| Producer(s) | Claudio Guzmán |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Lorimar Productions Screen Gems |
| Distributor | Sony Pictures Television Warner Bros. Television |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | NBC |
| Original run | September 18, 1971 – January 8, 1972 |
The Good Life is an American situation comedy which was aired on NBC as part of its 1971-72 lineup. The series stars Larry Hagman and Donna Mills, and was produced by Lorimar, in association with Screen Gems.
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The Good Life is the story of a middle class American couple, the Millers (Hagman and Mills), who had tired of their mundane existence. However, instead of following the time-honored premise of "hitting the road" to seek adventure or engaging in a stereotypical period activity such as joining a communal farm, they decided to seek new employment as the live-in butler and cook of millionaire industrialist, Charles Dutton. He noticed that they were not particularly talented at their jobs but found them to be agreeable enough. Their limited skills most definitely were not enough for his stuffy sister Grace, however, and she constantly worked to get them fired. Dutton's teenaged son Nick was aware of what the Millers were doing in their new roles but found great humor in helping them to get away with it.
This program did not garner much of an audience and it was cancelled at midseason. It was replaced by the action drama, Emergency!.
Two decades later, Larry Hagman would make guest appearances on Donna Mills' later show, Knots Landing, playing his character from Dallas (also produced by Lorimar), J.R Ewing.
The British television series released as Good Neighbors in American syndication was originally titled "The Good Life" when it ran in the U.K., but changed its name for American release to avoid confusion with this 1970's TV series.