Getting By
| Getting By | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Family sitcom |
| Created by | William Bickley Michael Warren |
| Developed by |
Thomas L. Miller Robert L. Boyett |
| Starring |
Telma Hopkins Cindy Williams Merlin Santana Deon Richmond Nicki Vannice Ashleigh Blair Sterling |
| Theme music composer |
Jesse Frederick Bennett Salvay |
| Composer(s) | Steven Chesne Gary Boren |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 31 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | William Bickley Michael Warren Thomas L. Miller Robert L. Boyett Ken Cinnamon Karen Wengrod Phil Doran |
| Camera setup | Film; Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22–24 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Bickley-Warren Productions Miller-Boyett Productions Lorimar Television (Season 1) Warner Bros. Television (Season 2) |
| Release | |
| Original network |
ABC (1993) NBC (1993–1994) |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Original release | March 5, 1993 – June 18, 1994 |
Getting By is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from March 5, 1993 until May 21, 1993, and on NBC from September 21, 1993 until June 18, 1994. The series was created by William Bickley and Michael Warren, who also served as executive producers with Thomas L. Miller and Robert L. Boyett. The final Miller-Boyett series to begin its run under parent studio Lorimar Television, Getting By was folded into Warner Bros. Television for its second season, following Warner Bros.' absorption of Lorimar.
The series was initially successful as a part of ABC's TGIF lineup in its first season, but politics between ABC and Miller-Boyett Productions led to the show's switch to NBC in the second season.
The show was about two best friends and single mothers, one white and one black, who inadvertently are sold the same house and both decide to live there with their families. The women, widowed Dolores Dixon (Telma Hopkins) and Cathy Hale (Cindy Williams), whose husband ran off with another woman, were also co-workers, employed as social workers for the Chicago Department of Welfare. The unique living situation went off without too much of a hitch, especially with the kids, although there were the normal pains, squabbles, and adjustments expected with the territory. Dolores had two sons, Marcus (Merlin Santana) and Darren (Deon Richmond). Cathy had two daughters, Nikki (Nicki Vannice) and Julie (Ashleigh Blair Sterling).
Many of the plots revolved around the kids learning to relate to each other and their numerous misadventures, along with Dolores and Cathy's discovery that living together was putting a new face on their friendship. Dolores was sensible, headstrong, and very much down to earth, while Cathy seemed too preoccupied with perfection, and was wary of taking risks. Eventually, Cathy resolved to shake off her "goody-two-shoes" image and sought the guidance of Dolores to bring her more in touch with the real world. In the second season, the two are no longer co-workers, as Cathy is laid off from the Department of Welfare, and later in the season, she dusts off her teaching degree and becomes a substitute at the kids' high school. Dolores, meanwhile, found a dashing male suitor in Wes (guest star Rif Hutton), who appeared on a few occasions.
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