Makin' It is a short-lived sitcom starring David Naughton as a disco dancer in the late 1970s. The series only lasted eight episodes, airing on Fridays at 8:00PM on ABC from February 1 through March 16, 1979 before being canceled. It also aired in the United Kingdom on ITV from April 25 through June 13, 1979.
The show was set in Passaic, New Jersey and was about the daily life of Billy Manucci, a young man who frequented the local disco club, Inf...
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Makin' It is a short-lived sitcom starring David Naughton as a disco dancer in the late 1970s. The series only lasted eight episodes, airing on Fridays at 8:00PM on ABC from February 1 through March 16, 1979 before being canceled. It also aired in the United Kingdom on ITV from April 25 through June 13, 1979.
The show was set in Passaic, New Jersey and was about the daily life of Billy Manucci, a young man who frequented the local disco club, Inferno, at night while working at an ice cream parlor called Tasty Treats during the day. Manucci was highly influenced by the disco craze and the movie Saturday Night Fever specifically.
Robert Stigwood, the producer of Saturday Night Fever as well as the Bee Gees' manager, was involved in the show's creation, as was Garry Marshall. The theme song, sung by David Naughton, reached #5 on the Billboard Top 40 charts in 1979. It entered the Top 40 on May 12, nearly two months after the show had been canceled.
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