6.7/1020 votes#1 - The Roof Show
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/1986
On a night when everyone wants to leave early, the majority of the staff systematically becomes trapped on the roof, leaving Amy, Nancy and Howard to deal with a mob of customers.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1022 votes
#2 - The Bar
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/1986
Amy is feeling lonely so to pick up her spirits, the girls take her out to a singles bar. However, each one of the girls encounter a man who is far from Mr. Right.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/1019 votes
#3 - The Reunion Show
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/1986
Newly married Jan is set to attend her high school reunion and is thrilled that she will get to see her old boyfriend, one who still holds a torch for her and her for him. Meanwhile, Nancy tries a new trick to lure Howard home.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.4/1020 votes
#4 - Surprise
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/1986
Jan's birthday is coming up but Amy has not such a nice surprise for Jan, after she becomes convinced that Richie is having an affair with Ginger.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tom Whedon
- 7.3/1017 votes
#5 - Nancy's Sister
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/25/1986
Nancy is not to pleased with a visit from her sister, Gloria, and things don't improve when Nancy becomes convinced that Gloria is trying to take Howard away from her.
Director: N/A
Writer: Robert Bruce
- 7.6/1025 votes
#6 - Night at the Iguana
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 11/1/1986
After their car breaks down, while on a trip to Las Vegas, Sonny and the girls check into a hotel. A hotel that is run by a mysterious man and his unseen mother.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tom Whedon
- 6.9/1018 votes
#7 - Family Feud
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 11/8/1986
Divorcees are coming out of the wood work when Dot's mother and Jan's father come for a visit and hit it off.
Director: N/A
Writer: Gene Braunstein, Bob Perlow
- 7.1/1019 votes
#8 - The Dot and Howard Show
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/15/1986
After going out one evening to a social event, Dot and Howard begin a series of dates that everyone becomes convinced that Dot and Howard's relationship has turned into something other then platonic.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1019 votes
#9 - Farewell, My Sonny
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 11/22/1986
The hotel hosts a murder mystery but things turn surprisingly real when Sonny becomes the prime suspect in a murder.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tom Whedon
- 6.8/1016 votes
#10 - Critic's Choice
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 12/6/1986
A long time rival and food critic of Howard's visits the hotel which puts Howard's job and relationship with Nancy in jeopardy.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/1017 votes
#11 - Richie's Sculpture
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 12/20/1986
Richie's new sculpture is a smash success and agrees to let it be displayed in the restaurant. His success crumbles, however, when Jan allows the sculpture to be sold to a tourist, only later Jan learns it isn't his sculpture.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.5/1015 votes
#12 - Sonny's Oil (a.k.a.) The Oil Show
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 1/3/1987
Sonny strikes oil and with the help from a shady investor, tries to convince the girls to go in on an oil investment.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1015 votes
#13 - Nancy's Birthday Party
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 1/10/1987
Nancy drops heavy hints about her upcoming birthday and expects a party to be thrown. Meanwhile, Jan and Richie fight and Sonny pleads to join Dot's car pool.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1021 votes
#14 - The Evictables
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 1/17/1987
Thanks to Jan's advice, Ginger is evicted from her apartment after withholding the rent to force the landlord to repaint it. Ginger then moves in with Amy, who lives in a ""No Men Allowed"" apartment building, but Ginger's love-life soon conflicts with that rule.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tom Whedon
- 6.5/1015 votes
#15 - Ginger's Baby
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 1/24/1987
Ginger babysits for a friend who later strands Ginger with the baby who takes him to work. Meanwhile, Sonny car-sits for a friend, but picks up the wrong the wrong car, one that belongs to a gangster.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1020 votes
#16 - Bachelor Party
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 1/31/1987
Howard's naive niece visits and begins dating Sonny. Something Howard is determind to put an end to.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.1/1016 votes
#17 - Amy's Rusty
Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 2/7/1987
Amy feels guilty for being unwed so she decides to reunite with an old flame. Meanwhile, Dot sells skin care products.
Director: N/A
Writer: Gene Braunstein, Bob Perlow
- 6.8/1014 votes
#18 - Dot's Priest
Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 2/14/1987
Dot is slightly unnerved by an old boyfriend who's becoming a priest and is questioning his commitment.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.3/1017 votes
#19 - The Dickie Doodle Show
Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 2/21/1987
Jan Murray plays a former children's show host whose fan club dinner clashes with Nancy's meeting with a vice president from the restaurant chain.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tom Whedon
- 7.1/1016 votes
#20 - The Howie Show
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 2/28/1987
South Pacific natives arrive to worship the person they consider a supreme being, Howard. Meanwhile, Nancy challenges the waitresses to a contest.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.1/1016 votes
#21 - The Dot Quits Show
Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 3/7/1987
Dot quits to become a full-time unemployed actress. Meanwhile, Sonny writes a musical based on Attila the Hun and Ginger's footwear fetish spreads to Amy.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.1/1017 votes
#22 - The Two Guys Show
Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 5/2/1987
Ginger weighs the merits of two boyfriends while Howard weighs offers from other restaurants.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.4/1016 votes
#23 - A Romantic Comedy
Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 5/9/1987
A romantic evening alone in the hotel is anything but for Jan and Richie, who weather interruptions from the restaurant staff.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1015 votes
#24 - Manhandling
Season 4 Episode 24 - Aired 5/16/1987
Fur flies after Ginger buys Jan's car and Amy asks Dot to act as a go-between with a handsome new employee.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tom Whedon
- 6.3/1018 votes
#25 - Nancy's Shrink
Season 4 Episode 25 - Aired 5/23/1987
Nancy reviews her relationships with her employees during a visit to her psychiatrist.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tom Whedon
The Best Episodes of It's a Living Season 4
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Season 4 Ratings Summary
"The Roof Show" is the best rated episode of "It's a Living" season 4. It scored 6.7/10 based on 20 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/27/1986. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "The Bar".