It's a Great Life Season 2 Episode 17 The Elusive Dime ( Air Date 1956-01-01 ) Genre Comedy category. Overview "It's a Great Life is an American situation comedy which aired on NBC from 1954 to 1956. Frances Bavier, six years before being cast as Aunt Bee in CBS's The Andy Griffith Show, played a somewhat similar role as Mrs. Amy Morgan, the owner of a boarding house.".