''On Our Own'' is an American

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broadcast Sundays at 8:30 pm (EST) on

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as part of their 1977–78 schedule. It featured

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as Maria Bonino and

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as Julia Peters, two employees in the Bedford Advertising Agency in

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who also share an apartment. Toni McBain (

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) was their boss, while April Baxter (

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) and Phil Goldstein were their coworkers. The show aired from October 9, 1977, until April 30, 1978.

Cast

as Maria Teresa Bonino *

as Julia Peters *

as Toni McBain *

as April Baxter *

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as Craig Boatwright *John Christopher Jones as Eddie Barnes * Bob Randall as J.M. Bedford

Production

''On Our Own'' was shot at CBS studios in Manhattan and edited at Unitel. The editor was Frank Herold. The show was videotaped on location in New York in front of a live audience, which was unusual for a show of its genre during the late 1970s, as most sitcoms were taped in Hollywood.

Episodes

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* 1977 American television series debuts 1978 American television series endings 1970s American sitcoms CBS original programming Television shows set in New York City Television series by Warner Bros. Television Studios English-language television shows {{US-comedy-tv-prog-stub