9 to 5 (TV series) 9 to 5 (TV series) 9 to 5 is an American sitcom based on the 1980 film of the same name that aired on ABC from March 25, 1982, to October 27, 1983, and in first-run syndication from September 13, 1986 to September 10, 1988. "9 to 5" features Rachel Dennison, Dolly Parton's younger sister, in Parton's role of Doralee Rhodes; Rita Moreno portrayed the Lily Tomlin role of Violet Newstead, and Valerie Curtin took the Jane Fonda role of Judy Bernly. In the truncated third season, Curtin's Judy Bernly was replaced with Leah Ayres as secretary Linda Bowman. In
9 to 5 (Dolly Parton song) the "American Dad!" episode Bush Comes to Dinner. The song is featured in the 1987 animated TV movie "". In season 7 of the reality show "American Idol", the top nine contestants performed the song. In 2016, Winn-Dixie reworked "9 to 5" as "Down, Down, Down", in a television campaign advertising the new lower prices store-wide. In Jock's "Life of Mo", the opening song "Man of Mine" is a parody of "9 to 5." In the 2016 animated film " Sing", an unnamed beaver auditions with this song. Emery Worldwide used a variant of "9 to 5" (as "Emery's On