''We'll Get By'' is an American television

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that aired on the

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network. The series was created by

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and ran for twelve episodes from March 14, 1975 to May 30, 1975.

Synopsis

The show featured a typical middle-class

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family, the Platts, and starred

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and Mitzi Hoag. The show aired originally on Fridays at 8:30 p.m., but could be seen in some markets as rebroadcasts on Sunday mornings for the remainder of 1975.

Cast

as George Platt * Mitzi Hoag as Liz Platt *

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as Kenny Platt * Jerry Houser as Muff Platt * Devon Scott as Andrea Platt

References

External links

* 1970s American sitcoms 1975 American television series debuts 1975 American television series endings Television shows set in New Jersey Television series by CBS Studios CBS sitcoms {{US-comedy-tv-prog-stub