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The Best Episodes of It's a Living

Every episode of It's a Living ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of It's a Living!

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...
Genre:Comedy

Best Episodes Summary

"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "It's a Living". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/30/1980. This episode scored NaN points higher than the second highest rated, "The Intruder".

  • Pilot
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    #1 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/30/1980

    The series opens with innocent Vicki contemplating going out on a date with a pilot. She's even more worried about what's going to happen after the dinner, since she still is a virgin.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Intruder
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    #2 - The Intruder

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/6/1980

    While her husband and children are away on a camping trip, Lois has Jan stay overnight due to the fact that a burglar has been terrorizing her neighborhood. It turns into a slumber party when Dot and Vicki insist on sleeping over as well but the fun quickly is dampened when the burglar makes an appearance.

    Director: Joel Zwick

    Writer: N/A

  • Roomies
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    #3 - Roomies

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/13/1980

    Vicki's plans are ruined when tenants change their minds about moving out of an apartment which is to be hers. This prompts the other waitresses to talk Cassie into putting her up for a few days.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Fallen Idol
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    #4 - Fallen Idol

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/27/1980

    Vicki's father comes to town for a visit and Vicki is worried about his reaction to the skimpy outfits she must wear for work. However this worry pales in comparison to her discovering her dad and Nancy having a one night stand.

    Director: Joel Zwick

    Writer: N/A

  • The Lois Affair
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    #5 - The Lois Affair

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/11/1980

    After having a big argument with her husband, Lois runs into her high school sweetheart who wants to pick up where they left off. When he gives Lois his hotel key, a concerned Dot and Vicki follow her and try to stop her from making what could be the biggest mistake of her life.

    Director: Joel Zwick

    Writer: N/A

  • Super-Mom
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    #6 - Super-Mom

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/18/1980

    Jan wants to be able to afford to pay for ballet lessons for her daughter, so she picks up a second job, preparing invitations. However, her second job begins to interfere with her job at the restaurant which prompts Nancy to fire her.

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: N/A

  • Cassie's Punctured Romance
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    #7 - Cassie's Punctured Romance

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 1/1/1981

    Cassie is reluctant to stay with her latest boyfriend since falling in love is something that she is uncomfortable with. Meanwhile to impress him, she decides to cook a meal, with a little help from her fellow waitresses.

    Director: Joel Zwick

    Writer: Mark Rothman

  • Up On the Roof
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    #8 - Up On the Roof

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 1/8/1981

    The staff must stay calm when a fire breaks out in the hotel a few floor below the restaurant. They must also try to keep the customers as calm as possible which proves difficult at times since the customers include a bickering married couple, a money grubbing televangilist and a man who's having an affair on his wife.

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: Greg Antonacci

  • Making the Grade
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    #9 - Making the Grade

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 1/15/1981

    Jan makes a mistake when she accepts her economics professor's offer to go out on a date. However, when she tries to break off their romance, he hands her an ultimatum: sleep with me or I'll give you an F in the course.

    Director: Joel Zwick

    Writer: N/A

  • Our Man Barry
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    #10 - Our Man Barry

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/22/1981

    Dot and Vicki begin dating the same man which only aggravates the situation at the restaurant where Nancy imposes a crash diet on Cassie and Jan.

    Director: Joel Zwick

    Writer: N/A

  • R-E-S-P-E-C-T
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    #11 - R-E-S-P-E-C-T

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/29/1981

    Lois learns that an invitation to speak to her daughter's class about working mothers was prompted by her daughter's essay describing her as vice president of a bank. Meanwhile, Dot tries to cheer up an impotent Sonny.

    Director: Joel Zwick

    Writer: N/A

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    #12 - Kids

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 7/21/1981

    Jan and Lois have a ongoing debate over the discovery of a girlie magazine in the possesion of Lois's son.

    Director: Joel Zwick

    Writer: Greg Antonacci

  • You're Not Old, You're Fired
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    #13 - You're Not Old, You're Fired

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 8/4/1981

    Nancy is unexpectedly fired from her hostess position at the restaurant. Her firing is not the only surprise as is the reason she was fired which forces her to come face to face with age discrimination.

    Director: Joel Zwick

    Writer: N/A

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    #14 - Boys of Summer

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/24/1981

    The staff becomes infected with baseball fever, after a baseball team invades the restaurant.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • All My Son
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    #15 - All My Son

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/31/1981

    Sonny is surprised when a woman from his past surprises him with news that she's been thinking about him for the past 10 years. However, he is flabbergasted to learn the reason she been thinking of him, he's the father of her 10-year-old child.

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: Greg Antonacci

  • Of Mace and Men
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    #16 - Of Mace and Men

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 11/7/1981

    After Maggie is mugged, the waitress go to lengths to protect themselves and begin carrying mace. However, after Dot is targeted in the parking garage, she defends herself, but the mugger responds by taking her to court.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Wedding
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    #17 - The Wedding

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 11/14/1981

    A wedding being held at the restaurant is interrupted when the groom spots an old flame across the room, Cassie.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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    #18 - Second Time Around, Almost

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/28/1981

    Jan's ex-husband re-enters her life and fans an old flame in Jan, that she thought went out years ago.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Off the Top
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    #19 - Off the Top

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 12/5/1981

    The entire staff gets disheartening news when it is announced that the restaurant has been sold and will be turned into a fitness center. This leads everyone to face the reality and depression of unemployment lines, job applications and interviews. That is except Sonny, who has seemingly been hired at another restaurant.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Mann is Mann
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    #20 - Mann is Mann

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 12/12/1981

    Sonny's brother, Buddy, flies into town and instantly disrupts Sonny's life when he moves in with him. Buddy quickly becomes an unwelcome houseguest, one whom Sonny is hesitant to kick out.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Greg Antonacci

  • Jealousy or Mildred Fierce
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    #21 - Jealousy or Mildred Fierce

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 1/2/1982

    The girls and especially Nancy make strenuous efforts to keep Dennis from falling apart when his wife leaves him.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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    #22 - Young Love

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 1/9/1982

    A romance develops between 33 year old Jan and Maggie's 23 year old brother.

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: N/A

  • The Garden of Countess Natasha
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    #23 - The Garden of Countess Natasha

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 2/12/1982

    Dot's new play opens and the rest of the staff have no good reviews to give her.

    Director: Greg Antonacci

    Writer: Greg Antonacci

  • Falling in Love Again
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    #24 - Falling in Love Again

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 2/19/1982

    Maggie is consumed with guilt after she begins a romance with a man, who happens to be the first man she's dated since her husband died. Meanwhile, cops stakeout the restaurant for bandits.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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    #25 - Horsing Around

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 2/26/1982

    Gambling fever strikes after Jan overhears a tip from a jockey eating at the restaurant and her and Maggie begin betting. The others quickly become miffed at not being let in. Later, the jockey returns and Maggie overhears him order the special (number 7) and mistakes that number for the winner of the next race. All is well as that horse wins.

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: Greg Antonacci