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Trying Times

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Trying Times

7.31987Ended2 seasons

Comedy

This half-hour sitcom anthology series that aired on PBS from 1987 to 1989 is about people struggling with the daily routines of life.

About the series

This half-hour sitcom anthology series that aired on PBS from 1987 to 1989 is about people struggling with the daily routines of life.

Network: PBS
Episodes: 12

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Episodes

Season

1

Episode 1

A Family Tree

1987-10-18 30 min

2

Episode 2

Drive, She Said

1987-10-25 30 min

Lydia Stone(Garr) tries to deal with her neurotic disdain for driving, by finally taking lessons over 20 years after everybody else, which brings further tension when she finds her Hollywood husband(Ward) working on a project with former ""Dukes of Hazzard"" co-star Catherine Bach.

3

Episode 3

Get a Job

1987-11-01 30 min

4

Episode 4

Bedtime Story

1987-11-08 30 min

5

Episode 5

The Visit

1987-11-15 30 min

Jim's high school girlfriend Wanda is coming to visit, which makes his annoyed wife Marsha jealous. As soon as Wanda arrives, she proceeds to bore Jim and Marsha with her entire crazy life story - but they're too polite to interrupt her.

6

Episode 6

Moving Day

1987-11-22 30 min

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