The Good Life

1994

The Good Life

7.4 | en | Comedy

The Good Life is an American sitcom which aired on NBC in early 1994. It starred John Caponera and Drew Carey. Other members of the cast included Eve Gordon, Jake Patellis, Shay Astar, Justin Berfield and Monty Hoffman. The show revolved around Caponera's character and featured both his home life and the lock company where he served as a middle manager. It was set in Chicago. Thirteen episodes were produced and aired before the sitcom's cancellation in May 1994.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP13 John's New Assistant

Apr. 12,1994

Tommy falls in love with John's new assistant.

EP12 The Mother-in-Law

Apr. 05,1994

John reluctantly takes Maureen's mother to a White Sox game.

EP11 Melissa the Thief

Mar. 29,1994

Melissa steals cosmetics from the mall. Tommy takes up arm wrestling.

EP10 Bob's Field Trip

Mar. 22,1994

Bob's class takes a field trip to John's office.

EP9 John Fights the System

Mar. 15,1994

John gets arrested for littering and tries to fight it in court. John and Drew continue their free throw shooting contest at work.

EP8 John Takes Out Melissa

Mar. 15,1994

John isn't spending enough time with Melissa, so he takes her to the mall.

EP7 She Shoots, She Scores

Feb. 01,1994

Drew throws a party at his swingin' bachelor pad. Maureen directs a commercial with a retired basketball star.

EP6 Calendar Girl

Feb. 01,1994

John lets Paul skip school so they can see a calendar model at the mall.

EP5 The Statue

Jan. 30,1994

John is invited to his boss' house and accidentally damages a priceless statue.

EP4 John Hurts His Leg

Jan. 18,1994

John breaks his leg coaching a T-ball game.

EP3 Pilot

Jan. 11,1994

John teaches Paul responsibility by giving his a job at his office.

EP2 Maureen's Play

Jan. 04,1994

Maureen directs a play at a local theater.

EP1 Paul Dates a Buddhist

Jan. 03,1994

Paul's new girlfriend is a Buddhist. Bob accidentally erases Drew's copy of The Civil War.

7.4 | en | Comedy | More Info

Released: 1994-01-30 | Released Producted By: Touchstone Television , Interbang Inc. Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Cast

Drew Carey , Justin Berfield , Eve Gordon

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Touchstone Television , Interbang Inc.

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Reviews

wademan-3 My buddy and I were at Universal Studios in CA and were recruited to go be in the audience of a TV show. They told us the title of the show was "The Bowmans." They put us in a bus and took us to the studio and then dropped us off back at the park about 3 hours later. It was pretty cool.What I remember most is Drew Carey. I knew who he was from his stand-up. The warm-up comedian was really stupid and no one was laughing. He had his girlfriend there and seemed to be trying to impress her. So after a bit, Drew Carey took over doing the comedy between takes and was hilarious!! I thought it was a shame the show got canceled.

snap07801 I remember something about John Caponera demanding more money per episode. NBC had just plugged the show by airing an episode after the Super Bowl, and people liked the show. Unfortunately, air-times were changed, and I got the impression that when NBC heard Caponera's demands, they were like "you're not all that", and rewarded him with a cancellation.I'm surprised nobody mentioned Justin Berfield who went on to star in "Unhappily Ever After" and "Malcolm In The Middle". I never saw Jake Patella after that series, and barely saw Eve Gordon.I'll be first on the list if they ever release this show on DVD. I think I have one episode on tape, the Marry Lou Murray episode. "Ahh, we'll always have tape."

Glenn Craven This truly was a worthy (and, most important, funny) series that was cut down before it ever reached its prime. In hindsight, it had sort of the feel of "The Drew Carey Show" (duh, Drew Carey was in it) meets "Everybody Loves Raymond."Funny, engaging, a tiny bit risqué in one episode, but mostly just good, clean family fun. A real winner that somehow lost. And now we've made the prime-time transition from warm, witty sitcoms to "reality" television that has nothing at all to do with reality -- unless you've ever been shipwrecked and had to live 30 days on an island populated in part by cameramen and TV hosts."The Good Life" deserved better, and we as television viewers deserved and continue to deserve better.

tgibbs279 Absolutely hilarious sitcom! It had a fresh, distinctive comic tone, unlike anything else on the air before or since. The acting was great, the writing was crisp, and the situations and characters were unique. And above all, it wasn't just another sex-sex-sex sitcom, like every OTHER show on TV. So naturally, it was misinterpreted by critics, ignored by audiences, and only lasted a few months.Caponera and Carey had a fantastic chemistry. If the show had lasted, we'd be talking about them as one of TV's great teams. Eve Gordon was hot(and funny) as Caponera's wife. The whole cast was good. They had a fantastic rapport."The Good Life" ran two or three months, tops. It's just another example of NBC squandering a good show while they keep garbage on the air for years. "The Good Life" and a wonderful Al Franken sitcom called "Lateline" got the shaft while junk like "Suddenly Susan" ran for years. What a way to run a railroad!One fast anecdote: in one episode, Monty Hoffman's character Tommy is playing ping-pong when the boss walks through the office. Instead of scrambling to get back to work, Tommy just shrugs and says "Good thing I'm union!" I still use that line.Where can we get this gem on tape? I'd buy every episode offered without hesitation.