Getting By

Getting By is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from March 5 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.

Getting By
Genre	Family sitcom
Created by	William Bickley Michael Warren
Developed by	Thomas L. Miller Robert L. Boyett
Starring	Cindy Williams Telma Hopkins Deon Richmond Merlin Santana Nicki Vannice Ashleigh Blair Sterling
Theme music composer	Jesse Frederick Bennett Salvay
Composers	Jesse Frederick Bennett Salvay Steven Chesne Gary Boren
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	31
Production
Executive producers	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 companies	Bickley-Warren Productions Miller-Boyett Productions Lorimar Television (1993) (season 1) Warner Bros. Television (1993-1994) (season 2)
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	March 5 (1993-03-05) – May 21, 1993 (1993-05-21)
Network	NBC
Release	September 21, 1993 (1993-09-21) – June 18, 1994 (1994-06-18)

The series was a part of ABC's TGIF lineup in its first season before switching to NBC for the second and final season.

Synopsis

The show was about two best friends and single mothers, one white and one black, who decide to split the mortgage on a new home in suburban Oak Park, Illinois and live there with their respective families. The women, widowed Dolores Dixon (Telma Hopkins) and Cathy Hale (Cindy Williams), whose husband ran off with another woman, were also co-workers, as they were employed as social workers for the Chicago Department of Social Services. Dolores had two sons, Marcus (Merlin Santana) and Darren (Deon Richmond). Cathy had two daughters, Nikki (Nicki Vannice) and Julie (Ashleigh Blair Sterling).

Episodes

Cast

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released	Network
1	12		March 5, 1993 (1993-03-05)	May 21, 1993 (1993-05-21)	ABC
2	19		September 21, 1993 (1993-09-21)	June 18, 1994 (1994-06-18)	NBC

Season 1 (1993)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Viewers (millions)
1	1	"Moving In"	Richard Correll	William Bickley & Michael Warren	March 5, 1993 (1993-03-05)	21.7[1]
2	2	"Men Don't Dance"	Judy Askins	Phil Doran	March 12, 1993 (1993-03-12)	20.9[2]
3	3	"Back to Nature"	Joel Zwick	Mark Fink	March 19, 1993 (1993-03-19)	19.9[3]
4	4	"A Little Romance"	Judy Askins	Barry O'Brien & Cheryl Alu	March 26, 1993 (1993-03-26)	19.0[4]
5	5	"The Suit"	Richard Correll	Karen Wengrod & Ken Cinnamon	April 2, 1993 (1993-04-02)	19.2[5]
6	6	"Shop 'till You Drop"	Judy Askins	Barry O'Brien & Cheryl Alu	April 9, 1993 (1993-04-09)	16.4[6]
7	7	"My Brother's Keeper"	Judy Askins	Linda & Michael Teverbaugh	April 16, 1993 (1993-04-16)	18.2[7]
8	8	"The Gospel Truth"	Judy Askins	Mike Teverbaugh & Linda Teverbaugh	April 23, 1993 (1993-04-23)	16.9[8]
9	9	"Give Peace a Chance"	Joel Zwick	Gene Braunstein	April 30, 1993 (1993-04-30)	17.6[9]
10	10	"The Love Connection"	Joel Zwick	Scott Spencer Gorden	May 7, 1993 (1993-05-07)	15.8[10]
11	11	"We Are Family, Not"	Joel Zwick	Phil Doran	May 14, 1993 (1993-05-14)	13.7[11]
12	12	"Anatomy of a Flight"	Joel Zwick	Cheryl Alu & Barry O'Brien	May 21, 1993 (1993-05-21)	15.6[12]

Season 2 (1993–94)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Viewers (millions)
13	1	"Turnabout Dance"	Unknown	Unknown	September 21, 1993 (1993-09-21)	12.6[13]
14	2	"Letter to the President"	Unknown	Unknown	September 28, 1993 (1993-09-28)	10.5[14]
15	3	"Faking the Grade"	Unknown	Unknown	October 5, 1993 (1993-10-05)	13.1[15]
16	4	"Old Car"	Unknown	Unknown	October 12, 1993 (1993-10-12)	13.5[16]
17	5	"Do the Fright Thing"	Joel Zwick	Fred Rubin	October 19, 1993 (1993-10-19)	13.1[17]
18	6	"Not With My Sister"	Unknown	Unknown	November 2, 1993 (1993-11-02)	10.7[18]
19	7	"Reach for the Stars"	Joel Zwick	David Chambers	November 23, 1993 (1993-11-23)	7.6[19]
20	8	"Pinball Wizard"	Unknown	Unknown	December 7, 1993 (1993-12-07)	8.0[20]
21	9	"The Pit Stop"	Joel Zwick	Scott Spencer Gorden	December 14, 1993 (1993-12-14)	9.3[21]
22	10	"The Penthouse"	Joel Zwick	David Chambers	December 21, 1993 (1993-12-21)	10.0[22]
23	11	"Sell It Like It Is"	Joel Zwick	Fred Rubin	January 8, 1994 (1994-01-08)	9.6[23]
24	12	"In the Driver's Seat"	Joel Zwick	Barry O'Brien & Cheryl Alu	January 15, 1994 (1994-01-15)	8.7[24]
25	13	"A Life in the Theater"	Joel Zwick	David Chambers	January 22, 1994 (1994-01-22)	6.3[25]
26	14	"It Takes a Thief"	Joel Zwick	Scott Spencer Gorden & Casey Maxwell Clair	January 29, 1994 (1994-01-29)	9.3[26]
27	15	"The Rich Guy"	Joel Zwick	Barry O'Brien & Cheryl Alu	February 12, 1994 (1994-02-12)	9.9[27]
28	16	"Three Days of the Condo"	Richard Correll	Kevin Larkin	May 28, 1994 (1994-05-28)	7.2[28]
29	17	"Teacher's Pest"	Joel Zwick	Fred Rubin	June 4, 1994 (1994-06-04)	6.3[29]
30	18	"Just Say No"	Joel Zwick	Eunetta T. Boone	June 11, 1994 (1994-06-11)	5.7[30]
31	19	"My Brilliant Career"	Joel Zwick	Jack Lukes & David Ankrum	June 18, 1994 (1994-06-18)	7.1[31]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Result	Category	Recipient
1994	Nominated	Young Artist Awards	Youth Actress Leading Role in a Television Series	Ashleigh Sterling