Trying Times

1987•30m•6.5/10

Comedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.5/10(2)

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

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Production

JSD Entertainment, KCET

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

October 18, 1987

Last Aired

November 16, 1989

Networks

PBS

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

E1

A Family Tree

Air date: 1987-10-18

E2

Drive, She Said

Air date: 1987-10-25

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.

E3

Get a Job

Air date: 1987-11-01

E4

Bedtime Story

Air date: 1987-11-08

E5

The Visit

Air date: 1987-11-15

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.

E6

Moving Day

Air date: 1987-11-22

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