All Episodes of It's a Living

Season 1

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  7.1/1055 votes

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  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

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  7.8/1045 votes

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  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

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  7.4/1036 votes

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  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

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  7.0/1034 votes

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  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

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  7.0/1031 votes

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  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

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  6.7/1032 votes

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  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

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  6.9/1031 votes

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  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

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  6.7/1037 votes

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  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

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  7.0/1030 votes

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  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

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  7.4/1027 votes

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  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

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  7.8/1030 votes

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  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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  7.1/1030 votes

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  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

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  7.9/1028 votes

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  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