It's a Living (1980)
It's a Living is an American sitcom set in a restaurant at the top of the Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles. The show aired on ABC from October 30, 1980 until June 11, 1982. After the series was cancelled, new episodes aired in first-run syndication from September 28, 1985 to April 8, 1989. The series was created by Stu Silver, Dick Clair and Jenna McMahon, and produced by Witt/Thomas Productions, later in association with Golden West Television and Lorimar-Telepictures.
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Episode 1 - Till Death Do Us Part
Release Date: 1987-09-26Sonny's in love and plans to marry if his fiancee can get to the church on time. Meanwhile, Howard prepares for a visit from his high-school sweetheart.
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Episode 2 - Her Back to the Future
Release Date: 1987-10-03As the staff prepares for a wedding reception, Nancy dozes off and has a bizarre dream about her own marriage, ten years in the future to Sonny.
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Episode 3 - No, My Darling Daughter
Release Date: 1987-10-10When Ellen, Jan's daughter, has a date with a senior, all the waitresses worry. Meanwhile, Howard asks Nancy for $900 to pay back a loan shark.
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Episode 4 - Sweet Charity
Release Date: 1987-10-17Dot's in charge of a children's play ""Little Red Riding Hood"" but when the cast is quarentined with the chicken pox, the restaurant staff is asked to fill the roles.
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Episode 5 - Killing of Sister Dot
Release Date: 1987-10-24Dot is thrilled about her new part on a soap opera until she realizes her character is in imminent danger of being killed off.
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Episode 6 - The Date Show
Release Date: 1987-10-31Nancy has just the solution to Howard's mid-life crisis: she invites him to a square dance, and she won't take no for an answer.
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Episode 7 - Search and Strike
Release Date: 1987-11-07Nancy is having a bad week: hotel management wants her to search the waitresses' lockers, and Howard wants her to back off.
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Episode 8 - The Vegas Show (1)
Release Date: 1987-11-14When singer Jack Jones checks into the hotel for a few days, he strikes up a friendship with Nancy and invites her to Las Vegas for a long weekend.
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Episode 9 - The Vegas Show (2)
Release Date: 1987-11-21When a jealous Howard follows Nancy to Las Vegas, he's horrified to find her gambling at a blackjack table with a lounge lizard named Chick.
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Episode 10 - The Sonny's Mother Show
Release Date: 1987-11-28Sonny's dreading an impending visit from his mother: she's never forgivin him for becoming a lounge singer instead of a classical pianist.
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Episode 11 - Strictly Personal
Release Date: 1987-12-12Dot doesn't get quite the response she had hoped for after placing an ad in the personals column.
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Episode 12 - A Pen Pal for Your Thoughts
Release Date: 1987-12-19The prison pen pal whom Amy has been writing too has surprising news for her, he's getting out of prison. The even bigger news is that he wants to spend the rest of his life with her.
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Episode 13 - Twelve Angry Women
Release Date: 1987-12-26Sonny manages to infuriate an entire table of feminists while Dot starts dating one of Amy's ex-boyfriends.
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Episode 14 - Skin Deep
Release Date: 1988-01-02After seeing Howard flirting with a much younger woman, Nancy begins considering having a face lift.
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Episode 15 - Everyone's a Critic
Release Date: 1988-01-16Dot has a monumental case of jitters on the opening night of her new play on account of her journalist boyfriend is assigned to review her performance.
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Episode 16 - Take Back Your Mink
Release Date: 1988-01-23Richie hits the big money which lands Jan in a mink coat. However, is his sudden success short lived?
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Episode 17 - The One About the Tattooed Lady
Release Date: 1988-01-30Nancy's cousin, Grace, stops by for a visit but that's not the only surprise for Nancy, her cousin is covered from head to toe in tatoos.
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Episode 18 - Daddy's Little Girl
Release Date: 1988-02-06Jan has hopes of reuniting her divorced parents but there is one hitch in her plan, her father is newly engaged.
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Episode 19 - Ginger's Grandmother Show
Release Date: 1988-02-13Ginger's grandmother shows up on Ginger's doorstep, complaining that her son won't let her drive anymore. Meanwhile, Sonny decides to make a music video in the restaurant.
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Episode 20 - Dot's Hope
Release Date: 1988-02-20When Dot's friend comes to Hollywood seeking fame and fortune, Dot gets her a job in the restaurant washing dishes.
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Episode 21 - The Amy and Louie Show
Release Date: 1988-02-27Sonny sees red when Amy finally agrees to go on a date, but not with him but with his friend Louie. Meanwhile, Ginger is dreading her blind date with an egg salesman named Wilbur.
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Episode 22 - Ginger and the Senator
Release Date: 1988-04-23Ginger's efforts to campaign for her favorite senator makes front-page news when she's photographed sitting on his lap.
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Episode 23 - Healings, Nothing More Than Healings
Release Date: 1988-04-30Sonny becomes an instant hero after saving a choking victim by administering the Heimlich maneuver. Meanwhile, Nancy and Howard contemplate taking seperate vacations.
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Episode 24 - The No Guys Show
Release Date: 1988-05-07Ginger's in quandry: her perfect boyfriend wants to tie the knot, but she's not ready to settle down.
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Episode 25 - The Waiting Game
Release Date: 1988-05-14The waitresses wax philosophic when a journalist interviews them about the pros and cons of their careers.
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Episode 26 - Tune In, Tune Out
Release Date: 1988-05-28Jan feels that her relationship with Richie is in a rut, so to spice it up, she borrows a blond wig from Dot. However, the results are not exactly what she intended. Meanwhile, a TV is installed in the lounge.