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The Best Episodes of One Day at a Time Season 4

Every episode of One Day at a Time Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of One Day at a Time Season 4!

The misadventures of a divorced mother, two teenage daughters, and new building superintendent in Indianapolis.
Genre:Comedy
Network:CBS
Episodes
26
Avg. Rating
7.2
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S3
S4
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7.4
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  • Hold the Mustard
    8.6/10(100)
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    #1 - Hold the Mustard

    Season 4 Episode 12

    Aired 12/18/1978

    The pace of Barbara's restaurant job proves to be faster than she anticipated.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: N/A

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  • Schneider's Helper
    8.5/10(118)
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    #2 - Schneider's Helper

    Season 4 Episode 5

    Aired 10/23/1978

    While he's recovering from a back injury, Schneider needs an assistant maintenance man to help out with his work around the building. Barbara suggests that Schneider hire her disabled friend, Jackie. Schneider reluctantly takes on the kid who does his best to prove he can do the job. However, when there is a gas leak in the building, Jackie's competence is put to the test.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: N/A

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  • Yes, Sir, That's My Baby
    8.5/10(117)
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    #3 - Yes, Sir, That's My Baby

    Season 4 Episode 6

    Aired 11/6/1978

    Sally, an old school friend of Barbara's shows up for a visit with some news, she's now a mother. Originally, she agreed with the father to give the baby up for adoption but after one look at the baby, decided to keep it. However, the big bombshell is dropped when she mentions that the father is Cliff Randall, Barbara's boyfriend.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Broken Nose
    8.5/10(102)
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    #4 - The Broken Nose

    Season 4 Episode 21

    Aired 2/28/1979

    Barbara learns a lesson about beauty after Schneider accidentally opens a door smack into her nose.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: N/A

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  • Bob's New Girl
    8.4/10(102)
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    #5 - Bob's New Girl

    Season 4 Episode 4

    Aired 10/16/1978

    Barbara has been steadily dating Cliff and soon finds herself trying to gently discourage Bob from pursuing her. However, Bob is sure he can win her away from Cliff, that's when Ann encourages Bob to perhaps date other women. He does but Barbara's reaction to Bob's new girlfriend is incredibly telling.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: N/A

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  • Jealousy (1)
    8.1/10(105)
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    #6 - Jealousy (1)

    Season 4 Episode 9

    Aired 11/27/1978

    Julie and Barbara become rivals when they fall for the leader of a rock group. First of two parts.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: N/A

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  • Jealousy (2)
    8.1/10(101)
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    #7 - Jealousy (2)

    Season 4 Episode 10

    Aired 12/4/1978

    Conclusion. The battle for the band leader continues as Barbara tries to win him back from Julie.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Graduation
    8.1/10(98)
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    #8 - The Graduation

    Season 4 Episode 23

    Aired 3/21/1979

    Barbara's high school graduation has arrived and she's all excited, except for two issues. First, she's unsure if she wants to attend the University of Wisconsin, like her father did and second she's up in arms, trying to make a decision on whether to hang out at a party with friends or one with just family after graduation.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: N/A

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  • Grandma Leaves Grandpa
    7.8/10(99)
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    #9 - Grandma Leaves Grandpa

    Season 4 Episode 25

    Aired 4/8/1979

    Ann is all set to go away for the weekend to a ski lodge, however her plans are put to a halt when Grandma Romano drops by with the announcement that she's left Ann's father and now would like to stay with Ann and the girls. Not quite taking her seriously, Ann is dealt a blow of reality when her father drops by needing a place to stay as well.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: N/A

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  • Girl Talk
    7.6/10(105)
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    #10 - Girl Talk

    Season 4 Episode 13

    Aired 12/25/1978

    Ann and the girls spend a warm Christmas Eve in a frigid mountain cabin.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: N/A

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  • Francine Strikes Again
    7.6/10(99)
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    #11 - Francine Strikes Again

    Season 4 Episode 18

    Aired 2/7/1979

    Francine uses her feminine wiles to wrest away one of Ann's big accounts.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: N/A

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  • Father, Dear Father (1)
    7.4/10(101)
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    #12 - Father, Dear Father (1)

    Season 4 Episode 1

    Aired 9/18/1978

    Ann's ex-husband tells her that he can no longer pay her child support for his daughters.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: N/A

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  • Ann's Friend
    7.4/10(102)
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    #13 - Ann's Friend

    Season 4 Episode 3

    Aired 10/2/1978

    Ann is stunned when a friend says she's leaving her husband.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: N/A

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  • Father, Dear Father (2)
    7.1/10(96)
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    #14 - Father, Dear Father (2)

    Season 4 Episode 2

    Aired 9/25/1978

    Ed is forced to admit the truth to Julie and Barbara.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: N/A

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  • Going Nowhere
    7.1/10(95)
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    #15 - Going Nowhere

    Season 4 Episode 17

    Aired 1/31/1979

    Julie is depressed because her designing career seems to have reached a dead end.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: N/A

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  • Peabody's War
    6.9/10(104)
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    #16 - Peabody's War

    Season 4 Episode 8

    Aired 11/20/1978

    ""Mr.Peabody"".An elderly resident in the ""Romano's""apartment building refuses to pay higher rent to allow the building's owners to throw him out.Because he is old and disabled.He locks himself in ""The Romano's Apartment""with a shotgun and will hold the family hostage.Until he can get on tv and tell the buildings owners to allow him to stay in his apartment and pay a fair rent price for it.On a sad not,this was Mr.J.Pat O'Malley's last tv performance.He would spend his last years living at The Motion Picture and TV Home in Woodland Hills,Ca.,Until his death in 1986.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Married Man (1)
    6.8/10(101)
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    #17 - The Married Man (1)

    Season 4 Episode 14

    Aired 1/17/1979

    In the first of a three-part story, Ann and a sportswriter begin a promising romance.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: Ed Jurist

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  • The Married Man (3)
    6.8/10(97)
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    #18 - The Married Man (3)

    Season 4 Episode 16

    Aired 1/24/1979

    Ann considers pursuing a relationship with her married sports writer, but soon concludes that to do so would strip her of her self respect.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: N/A

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  • Mad for Each Other
    6.8/10(94)
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    #19 - Mad for Each Other

    Season 4 Episode 22

    Aired 3/7/1979

    Julie falls for an egotistical filmmaker whose temperament exactly matches her own.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: N/A

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  • Fear of Success
    6.8/10(96)
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    #20 - Fear of Success

    Season 4 Episode 24

    Aired 3/25/1979

    A lucrative offer to direct public relations for a computer firm prompts Ann to give Mr. Davenport two weeks' notice.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Dating Game (a.k.a.) Ann's Dating Game
    6.5/10(102)
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    #21 - The Dating Game (a.k.a.) Ann's Dating Game

    Season 4 Episode 7

    Aired 11/13/1978

    Ann is interested in a business associate but isn't quite sure how to convey her romantic interest to him. Barbara and Julie suggest that she just make the first move and call him, which she does. However, he isn't quite getting the hints and assumes that when she asks him out the dinner is business instead of pleasure.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Married Man (2)
    6.5/10(96)
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    #22 - The Married Man (2)

    Season 4 Episode 15

    Aired 1/17/1979

    In the second of a three-part story, a smooth-sailing romance between Ann and a sportswriter hits the rocks.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: Ed Jurist

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  • The Dental Hygienist
    5.8/10(98)
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    #23 - The Dental Hygienist

    Season 4 Episode 19

    Aired 2/14/1979

    Only hours after they meet, Ann's old pal and Schneider are ready to sail off on a romantic cruise.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: N/A

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  • Schneider Gets Fired
    5.8/10(99)
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    #24 - Schneider Gets Fired

    Season 4 Episode 26

    Aired 4/15/1979

    Schneider quits because the landlord refuses his raise request.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Piano Teacher
    5.4/10(96)
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    #25 - The Piano Teacher

    Season 4 Episode 20

    Aired 2/21/1979

    The baby grand delivered to Ann by mistake belongs to her next-door neighbor, a slightly unstrung piano teacher who begins giving lessons in her living room.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: N/A

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Hold the Mustard" is the best rated episode of "One Day at a Time" season 4. It scored 8.6/10 based on 100 votes. Directed by Alan Rafkin and written by N/A, it aired on 12/18/1978. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Schneider's Helper".