7.1/1055 votes#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
- 7.8/1045 votes
#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
- 7.4/1036 votes
#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
- 7.0/1034 votes
#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
- 7.0/1031 votes
#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
- 6.7/1032 votes
#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
- 6.9/1031 votes
#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
- 6.7/1037 votes
#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
- 7.0/1030 votes
#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
- 7.4/1027 votes
#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
- 7.8/1030 votes
#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
- 7.1/1030 votes
#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
- 7.9/1028 votes
#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
The Best Episodes of It's a Living Season 1
Every episode of It's a Living Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of It's a Living Season 1!
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...
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "It's a Living" season 1. It scored 7.1/10 based on 55 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/30/1980. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "The Intruder".