We've Got Each Other

*We've Got Each Other*
We've Got Each Other
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Jay Tarses; Tom Patchett
Starring	Oliver Clark; Beverly Archer
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producers	Jay Tarses; Tom Patchett
Producer	Jack Burns
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 mins.
Production companies	Company Four; MTM Enterprises
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	October 1, 1977 –; January 7, 1978

We've Got Each Other is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS from October 1, 1977, to January 7, 1978.

Premise[edit]

The television series follows the lives of the Hibbard couple dealing with neighbors, work, and life in general.^[1] In this show, the roles of domestic housewife and working business man are reversed. Judy is the bread winner of the small family.

Stuart Hibbard (Oliver Clark), who works from home and writes for a mail order catalogue ("Herman Gutman Mail Order Catalogs") is married to Judy Hibbard (Beverly Archer) who works as an office manager for forgetful photographer Damon Jerome (Tom Poston).^[1] Both Judy and Stuart had a nemesis in their daily lives: self-centered model, Dee Dee Baldwin (Joan Van Ark) was Judy's, and their next door neighbor, Ken Redford (Martin Kove) was Stuart's.

Cast[edit]

Oliver Clark as Stuart Hibbard
Beverly Archer as Judy Hibbard
Tom Poston as Damon Jerome
Joan Van Ark as Dee Dee
Renn Woods as Donna
Martin Kove as Ken

Production[edit]

The show was created by Tom Patchett and Jay Tarses for MTM Enterprises and CBS, it aired Saturdays following The Bob Newhart Show (also produced by MTM Enterprises), replacing The Mary Tyler Moore Show. The show did not garner critical or commercial success, with cancellation coming after just 13 episodes. At the time, Tarses was quoted in TV Guide as saying he wouldn’t have watched it if he’d been a viewer: “I have better things to do with my time.”^[2]

Episodes[edit]

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Pilot"	James Burrows	Jay Tarses & Tom Patchett	October 1, 1977 (1977-10-01)
Judy walks off the job because of an egotistic model.
2	"The Old-Beau Incident"	George Tyne	Jay Tarses, Tom Patchett, & Mary-David Sheiner	October 8, 1977 (1977-10-08)
Judy goes out to lunch with an old flame.
3	"The Collector"	Will Mackenzie	Jay Tarses, Tom Patchett, & Sy Rosen	October 15, 1977 (1977-10-15)
Stuart purchases a valuable collectors item for 1 dollar.
4	"Mother McCree"	Harvey Medlinksy	Jay Tarses, Tom Patchett, & Jack Burns	October 22, 1977 (1977-10-22)
Judy's mother stays with them and Stuart is determined to impress her.
5	"The 101st Hibbard"	Lee Bernhardi	Jay Tarses, Tom Patchett, & Sy Rosen	October 29, 1977 (1977-10-29)
Stuart finds out that he is responsible for the Hibbards having no children.
6	"Incomplete Pass"	Asaad Kelada	Jay Tarses & Tom Patchett, & Mary-David Sheiner	November 12, 1977 (1977-11-12)
Damon finds out that his ex-wife is getting married.
7	"A Space Odyssey"	Will Mackenzie	Jay Tarses, Tom Patchett, & Madeline Di Maggio	November 19, 1977 (1977-11-19)
8	"My Brother's Keeper"	Will Mackenzie	Jay Tarses, Tom Patchett, & Jack Burns	November 26, 1977 (1977-11-26)
Stuart's brother and his bride sleeps over at the Hibbards'.
9	"Oil Spill"	Tony Mordente	Jay Tarses, Tom Patchett, & Madeline Di Maggio	December 3, 1977 (1977-12-03)
The tomboy daughter of Dee Dee refuses to follow in her mother's glamorous footsteps.
10	"Miss Wonderful"	Lee Bernhardi	Jay Tarses, Tom Patchett, & Sy Rosen	December 17, 1977 (1977-12-17)
Judy is chosen as the model for a soap ad.
11	"The Magic Show"	Michael Zinberg	Jay Tarses, Tom Patchett, & Sy Rosen	December 24, 1977 (1977-12-24)
Stuart tries to become a professional magician.
12	"The Long Vacation"	James Burrows	Jay Tarses, Tom Patchett, & Lloyd Garver	December 31, 1977 (1977-12-31)
Stuart misses out on the Hibbards' Hawaiian vacation because of last-minute work.
13	"Pumping Iron"	Lee Bernhardi	Jay Tarses, Tom Patchett, & Jack Burns	January 7, 1978 (1978-01-07)
Judy wants Stuart to shape up.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b IMDb. "We've Got Each Other - Plot Summary". IMDb. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
^ WordPress.com, Blog at (2012-06-27). "1970s Fun Flops: "The Tony Randall Show" (Part 2)". This Was Television. Retrieved 2021-06-18.

External links[edit]

[:0-1] IMDb. "We've Got Each Other - Plot Summary". IMDb. Retrieved 2013-01-14.

[2] WordPress.com, Blog at (2012-06-27). "1970s Fun Flops: "The Tony Randall Show" (Part 2)". This Was Television. Retrieved 2021-06-18.

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