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Trying Times

1987-10-18 · 30 min / episode · ★ 7.3

Comedy

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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JSD Entertainment, KCET
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United States of America
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Ended

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