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 - Pistol Packin' Mama
Release Date: 1988-10-15Roomates, Ginger and Amy, may be no more after Ginger discovers Amy keeps a gun, something Ginger refuses to have in the apartment.
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Episode 2 - The Nancy and Roscoe Show
Release Date: 1988-10-22Nancy and Howard's marriage is put to the test when Nancy falls for Howard's old navy buddy.
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Episode 3 - The Jan's Pregnant Show
Release Date: 1988-10-29Richie's aspiration to move to North Dakota is put to a halt by Jan who announces she's pregnant.
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Episode 4 - Never Trust Anyone Under 40
Release Date: 1988-11-05Louie throws Sonny a surprise 40th birthday party that ages Howard a few years.
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Episode 5 - The New Guy Show
Release Date: 1988-11-12Ginger encounters the unexpected when she telephones a wedding photographer for a date. Meanwhile, Sonny's agent buys him an hour's worth of TV time.
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Episode 6 - Rear Window
Release Date: 1988-11-19Dot's habit of neighbor watching entangles her in what appears to be a woman's murder.
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Episode 7 - You Do Voodoo
Release Date: 1988-11-26Jan tries to ward off a developer's plans to build a mini-mall in her neighborhood and Ginger uses a book of voodoo spells to conjure up a perfect date.
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Episode 8 - The Amy and Bobby Show
Release Date: 1988-12-03Amy dates a man who wants to take her on the road to salvation. Meanwhile, Howard unknowingly buys Nancy some hot merchandise.
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Episode 9 - Dot Casts Off
Release Date: 1988-12-10Dot accepts a job as a casting assistant and has a difficult task of auditioning a friend.
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Episode 10 - A Very Scary It's a Living
Release Date: 1989-01-07Dot has been cast in a slasher movie and she studies up by watching a batch of slasher films. This leads her to have a scary dream that takes place at the restaurant.
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Episode 11 - The Ginger's Mother Show
Release Date: 1989-01-14Ginger's successful career oriented mother comes for a visit and Ginger is reluctant to discuss her career as a waitress with her.
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Episode 12 - Mike Fright
Release Date: 1989-01-21Sonny feels threatened when a temporary replacement turns out to be a success.
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Episode 13 - He Never Sang for His Father
Release Date: 1989-01-28Sonny is ecstatic when his sexy hairdresser agrees to move in with him. However, getting to first base gets a bit hard when his father shows up for a visit. Meanwhile, Jan discovers that someone in her home has been dialing 900 numbers.
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Episode 14 - Just Say Yes
Release Date: 1989-02-11Amy anguishes over what she should do with her Valentine's Day present from Bobby Lee, the key to his hotel room.
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Episode 15 - Wedding, Wedding
Release Date: 1989-02-18Amy and Ginger decide to have a double wedding at the restaurant.
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Episode 16 - The Dark at the Top of the Top
Release Date: 1989-02-25Nancy is in favor of the new hotel manager's ideas that is until she's replaced with Dot.
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Episode 17 - My Little Red Book
Release Date: 1989-03-04Sonny finds a little black book that leads him to intrigue and a red-hot lady.
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Episode 18 - Matchmaker, Matchmaker
Release Date: 1989-03-11Phil sets Sonny up with a new singing partner while Dot employs a marriage broker.
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Episode 19 - A Very Special It's a Living
Release Date: 1989-03-18Jan goes into premature labor and with her life and the baby's life in danger, she has a dream about being visited by a strange Angel of Death.
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Episode 20 - The Sonny and Dot Show
Release Date: 1989-04-08Dot and Sonny are both feeling lonely, so thet stay late at the restaurant to cry on each other's shoulder.