7.3/1017 votes#1 - Till Death Do Us Part
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/1987
Sonny's in love and plans to marry if his fiancee can get to the church on time. Meanwhile, Howard prepares for a visit from his high-school sweetheart.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tom Whedon
- 6.5/1018 votes
#2 - Her Back to the Future
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/1987
As the staff prepares for a wedding reception, Nancy dozes off and has a bizarre dream about her own marriage, ten years in the future to Sonny.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1015 votes
#3 - No, My Darling Daughter
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/1987
When Ellen, Jan's daughter, has a date with a senior, all the waitresses worry. Meanwhile, Howard asks Nancy for $900 to pay back a loan shark.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tom Whedon
- 5.8/1018 votes
#4 - Sweet Charity
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/1987
Dot's in charge of a children's play ""Little Red Riding Hood"" but when the cast is quarentined with the chicken pox, the restaurant staff is asked to fill the roles.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tom Whedon
- 6.6/1016 votes
#5 - Killing of Sister Dot
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/1987
Dot is thrilled about her new part on a soap opera until she realizes her character is in imminent danger of being killed off.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1017 votes
#6 - The Date Show
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/1987
Nancy has just the solution to Howard's mid-life crisis: she invites him to a square dance, and she won't take no for an answer.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/1016 votes
#7 - Search and Strike
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/7/1987
Nancy is having a bad week: hotel management wants her to search the waitresses' lockers, and Howard wants her to back off.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1015 votes
#8 - The Vegas Show (1)
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/14/1987
When singer Jack Jones checks into the hotel for a few days, he strikes up a friendship with Nancy and invites her to Las Vegas for a long weekend.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/1018 votes
#9 - The Vegas Show (2)
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/21/1987
When a jealous Howard follows Nancy to Las Vegas, he's horrified to find her gambling at a blackjack table with a lounge lizard named Chick.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 5.9/1019 votes
#10 - The Sonny's Mother Show
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 11/28/1987
Sonny's dreading an impending visit from his mother: she's never forgivin him for becoming a lounge singer instead of a classical pianist.
Director: Gil Junger
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/1015 votes
#11 - Strictly Personal
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 12/12/1987
Dot doesn't get quite the response she had hoped for after placing an ad in the personals column.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/1016 votes
#12 - A Pen Pal for Your Thoughts
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 12/19/1987
The prison pen pal whom Amy has been writing too has surprising news for her, he's getting out of prison. The even bigger news is that he wants to spend the rest of his life with her.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.2/1019 votes
#13 - Twelve Angry Women
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 12/26/1987
Sonny manages to infuriate an entire table of feminists while Dot starts dating one of Amy's ex-boyfriends.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/109 votes
#14 - Skin Deep
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 1/2/1988
After seeing Howard flirting with a much younger woman, Nancy begins considering having a face lift.
Director: N/A
Writer: Adam I. Lapidus
- 6.6/1015 votes
#15 - Everyone's a Critic
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 1/16/1988
Dot has a monumental case of jitters on the opening night of her new play on account of her journalist boyfriend is assigned to review her performance.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/1015 votes
#16 - Take Back Your Mink
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 1/23/1988
Richie hits the big money which lands Jan in a mink coat. However, is his sudden success short lived?
Director: N/A
Writer: Tom Whedon
- 6.8/1018 votes
#17 - The One About the Tattooed Lady
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 1/30/1988
Nancy's cousin, Grace, stops by for a visit but that's not the only surprise for Nancy, her cousin is covered from head to toe in tatoos.
Director: Bob Sweeney
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/1016 votes
#18 - Daddy's Little Girl
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 2/6/1988
Jan has hopes of reuniting her divorced parents but there is one hitch in her plan, her father is newly engaged.
Director: Bob Sweeney
Writer: N/A
- 6.2/1020 votes
#19 - Ginger's Grandmother Show
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 2/13/1988
Ginger's grandmother shows up on Ginger's doorstep, complaining that her son won't let her drive anymore. Meanwhile, Sonny decides to make a music video in the restaurant.
Director: Gil Junger
Writer: N/A
- 6.0/1017 votes
#20 - Dot's Hope
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 2/20/1988
When Dot's friend comes to Hollywood seeking fame and fortune, Dot gets her a job in the restaurant washing dishes.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: Tom Whedon
- 6.6/1016 votes
#21 - The Amy and Louie Show
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 2/27/1988
Sonny sees red when Amy finally agrees to go on a date, but not with him but with his friend Louie. Meanwhile, Ginger is dreading her blind date with an egg salesman named Wilbur.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/1017 votes
#22 - Ginger and the Senator
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 4/23/1988
Ginger's efforts to campaign for her favorite senator makes front-page news when she's photographed sitting on his lap.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 5.8/1016 votes
#23 - Healings, Nothing More Than Healings
Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 4/30/1988
Sonny becomes an instant hero after saving a choking victim by administering the Heimlich maneuver. Meanwhile, Nancy and Howard contemplate taking seperate vacations.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.5/1015 votes
#24 - The No Guys Show
Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 5/7/1988
Ginger's in quandry: her perfect boyfriend wants to tie the knot, but she's not ready to settle down.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 4.6/1017 votes
#25 - The Waiting Game
Season 5 Episode 25 - Aired 5/14/1988
The waitresses wax philosophic when a journalist interviews them about the pros and cons of their careers.
Director: Gil Junger
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of It's a Living Season 5
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Season 5 Ratings Summary
"Till Death Do Us Part" is the best rated episode of "It's a Living" season 5. It scored 7.3/10 based on 17 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Tom Whedon, it aired on 9/26/1987. This episode is rated 0.8 points higher than the second-best, "Her Back to the Future".