6.8/1026 votes#1 - Harassed
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/28/1985
New to the big city, Amy begins receiving a series of threatening messages from a stalker, something she is totally unprepared for after living her life in the country.
Director: N/A
Writer: Susan Beavers
- 7.0/1025 votes
#2 - Cassie's Cowboy
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/5/1985
Cassie falls in love with a cowboy who is a millionaire and is shocked when she learns she also has to like him to be with him.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: Tom Whedon
- 6.6/1027 votes
#3 - Amy Big Girl Now
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/12/1985
Amy gets a surprise visit from her father who has come to California to take his little girl back to Texas and away from her new city life.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1030 votes
#4 - Desperate Hours
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/19/1985
Terrorists from a Third World country take the restaurant hostage.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1020 votes
#5 - I Write the Songs
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/26/1985
Sonny thinks he has struck gold with a record company and quits his job at the restaurant in a big way.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1022 votes
#6 - Jan's Engagment
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/2/1985
Jan hits it off with a fan repair man who whisks her off her feet. Their relationship goes faster then she expected when he suddenly proposes.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1023 votes
#7 - From Russia with Love
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/9/1985
A Russian, while visiting California, defects and locks himself in Cassie's locker, claiming he loves her.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/1023 votes
#8 - The Prom Show
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/16/1985
A prom is scheduled to take place at the restaurant but when the entertainment doesn't show up, Dot takes over as the entertainment committee. Meanwhile, Jan has second thoughts about her engagement to Richie.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/1024 votes
#9 - The Wedding Show
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/23/1985
Jan and Richie's wedding may be postponed when the judge fails to appear and it seems that the honeymoon may be a threesome.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/1021 votes
#10 - Hail to the Chef
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 12/21/1985
The President may visit the restaurant and everyone passes the security check, that is except Howard.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1027 votes
#11 - Eleven Angry Men and Dot
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 12/28/1985
Dot serves jury duty and becomes the hold out juror. Meanwhile, Nancy and the other waitresses must deal with Dot's absence from work.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/1024 votes
#12 - Gender Gap
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 1/11/1986
A sex discrimination suit is brought against the restaurant which forces Nancy to hire a obnoxious waiter.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1024 votes
#13 - Jealous Wife
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 1/18/1986
Cassie's one night stand is a dream for her but it turns into a nightmare when she is publicly humiliated by the man's wife in the restaurant.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tom Whedon
- 7.5/1026 votes
#14 - The Doctor Danny Show
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 2/1/1986
During a date, Nancy suffers a hernia and when her physician discovers it, he insists that she have it operated on immediately. However, an old phobia about hospitals surfaces and she flat out refuses treatment. Meanwhile, Amy tries to get the girls to go in on a shady vacation property venture.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1020 votes
#15 - Jewel Heist
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 2/15/1986
A visiting princess becomes the target of terrorists who plan to make off with her extravagant diamond necklace. However, Dot accidentally intercepts a drugged napkin intended for the princess.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tom Whedon
- 7.0/1024 votes
#16 - The Jerks
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 2/22/1986
The girls are forced to stay late and take inventory. This leads each girl to tell a story about the worst date they ever had.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1021 votes
#17 - Oddest Couple
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 3/1/1986
Cassie, desperate for a new place to live, temporarily moves in with Sonny, and the rumors fly.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/1018 votes
#18 - Dot's Puppy
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 4/12/1986
Dot gets a noisy puppy after her cat dies and Sonny quits rather than miss a date with a roller derby queen.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tom Whedon
- 7.3/1021 votes
#19 - Dinner with Deedee
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 5/3/1986
Jan is not looking forward to a visit from an old friend who has always outclassed her in every aspect of life.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tom Whedon
- 6.2/1023 votes
#20 - Jump
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 5/10/1986
Cassie questions a man for the reason why he constantly refuses to leave her a tip only to discover he works for the IRS and serves her with an audit. Meanwhile, Dot's latest boyfriend makes a public appeal for her love, keep seeing him or he will jump from the roof.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/1022 votes
#21 - America's Sweetheart
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 5/17/1986
Dot's relationship with a cartoonist makes the papers when he uses her as a model for a new character in his comic strip.
Director: N/A
Writer: Dan O'Shannon
- 6.5/1021 votes
#22 - Mann Act
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 5/24/1986
Sonny contemplates his final days after dating a mobster's moll. The mobster found out and has made an appointment to visit Sonny.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tom Whedon
The Best Episodes of It's a Living Season 3
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Season 3 Ratings Summary
"Harassed" is the best rated episode of "It's a Living" season 3. It scored 6.8/10 based on 26 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Susan Beavers, it aired on 9/28/1985. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Cassie's Cowboy".