View Full Version : Before ‘Batman,’ Michael Keaton Did a Short-Lived ‘70s Slapstick Sitcom


TMC
07-15-2023, 12:16 AM
https://collider.com/michael-keaton-working-stiffs-slapstick-sitcom/

While the show (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031143642/http://www.jumptheshark.com/w/workingstiffs.htm) wasn’t a success (https://jacksonupperco.com/2021/11/03/short-lived-sitcom-potpourri-viii/), it was (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_Stiffs_(TV_series)) an early (http://boomerbust-scooter63.blogspot.com/2013/08/seventies-sitcoms-1979-1980-tree-grows.html) showcase (https://books.google.com/books?id=UvE6snvtSesC&pg=PA203&lpg=PA203&dq=working+stiffs+1979+cbs&source=bl&ots=i5uNod5UeE&sig=ACfU3U2V5siFF8yVwGrJea1phjITTNeQag&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiCrJq57o-AAxVMkokEHSHQD584RhDoAXoECAIQAw#v=onepage&q=working%20stiffs%201979%20cbs&f=false) of Keaton's natural comedic talent.