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Shaping Up is an American sitcom created by writer-producers Sam Simon and Ken Estin, which ran for five weeks on ABC from March 20 until April 17, 1984.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaping Up | Also known as | Welcome to the Club | 1.00 | infobox |
| Shaping Up | Composer | Fletcher Adams | 1.00 | infobox |
| Shaping Up | Country of origin | United States | 1.00 | infobox |
| Shaping Up | Created by | Ken Estin Sam Simon | 1.00 | infobox |
| Shaping Up | Directed by | Michael Lessac | 1.00 | infobox |
| Shaping Up | Executive producers | Ken Estin Sam Simon | 1.00 | infobox |
| Shaping Up | Genre | Sitcom | 1.00 | infobox |
| Shaping Up | Network | ABC | 1.00 | infobox |
| Shaping Up | No. of episodes | 5 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Shaping Up | No. of seasons | 1 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Shaping Up | Original language | English | 1.00 | infobox |
| Shaping Up | Producer | Richard Sakai | 1.00 | infobox |
| Shaping Up | Production companies | Estin-Simon Productions Paramount Television | 1.00 | infobox |
| Shaping Up | Release | March 20 (1984-03-20) – April 17, 1984 (1984-04-17) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Shaping Up | Running time | 30 minutes | 1.00 | infobox |
| Shaping Up | Starring | Leslie Nielsen Michael Fontaine Jennifer Tilly Shawn Weatherly Jake Steinfeld | 1.00 | infobox |
| Shaping Up | Written by | Ken Estin Merrill Markoe Sam Simon | 1.00 | infobox |
| Shaping Up | is a | American sitcom created by writer-producers Sam Simon and Ken Estin | 0.90 | text |
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