Sam missed being able to come home to warm dinners and clean laundry, and lovemaking opportunities were few and far between-not to mention fruitless (Molly's long hours caused her to fall asleep right away when the two retired for the night). As the series began, Molly was now an assistant D.A., and before either of them knew it, the passion in their marriage, and quality time for each other, had quickly started to slip from their grasp. Within time, Sam would be in for a rude awakening when Molly, bored with being a housewife and yearning to make even more out of her life, enrolled in law school. Sam Quinn (Crenna) was a successful surgeon in Chicago, who for many years had the comfort of coming home to his devoted wife Molly (Astin) after long hours at the local hospital. Harris, her husband Paul Junger Witt and Tony Thomas executive-produced the series, under the group's Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions company. The series starred Richard Crenna and Patty Duke Astin as a modern, dual-career couple whose personal lives were largely affected by their professions.

It was created by Susan Harris, who had previously created the sitcom Soap and its spin-off Benson, both for ABC, the latter of which was in the midst of its run when this series premiered. It Takes Two is an American sitcom which ran on ABC from October 14, 1982, until April 28, 1983.

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