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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!

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The misadventures of a divorced mother, two teenage daughters, and new building superintendent in Indianapolis.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    One Day at a Time Season 4 Episode 1 - Father, Dear Father (1)
    7.4/10(108 votes)

    #1 - Father, Dear Father (1)

    S4:E1

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

    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. One Day at a Time Season 4 Episode 2 - Father, Dear Father (2)
    7.0/10(103 votes)

    #2 - Father, Dear Father (2)

    S4:E2

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

    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. One Day at a Time Season 4 Episode 3 - Ann's Friend
    7.5/10(110 votes)

    #3 - Ann's Friend

    S4:E3

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

    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. One Day at a Time Season 4 Episode 4 - Bob's New Girl
    8.2/10(109 votes)

    #4 - Bob's New Girl

    S4:E4

    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:Unknown

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  5. One Day at a Time Season 4 Episode 5 - Schneider's Helper
    8.6/10(126 votes)

    #5 - Schneider's Helper

    S4:E5

    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:Unknown

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  6. One Day at a Time Season 4 Episode 6 - Yes, Sir, That's My Baby
    8.4/10(124 votes)

    #6 - Yes, Sir, That's My Baby

    S4:E6

    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:Unknown

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  7. One Day at a Time Season 4 Episode 7 - The Dating Game (a.k.a.) Ann's Dating Game
    6.4/10(109 votes)

    #7 - The Dating Game (a.k.a.) Ann's Dating Game

    S4:E7

    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:Unknown

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  8. One Day at a Time Season 4 Episode 8 - Peabody's War
    6.6/10(112 votes)

    #8 - Peabody's War

    S4:E8

    ""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:Unknown

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  9. One Day at a Time Season 4 Episode 9 - Jealousy (1)
    7.8/10(114 votes)

    #9 - Jealousy (1)

    S4:E9

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

    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. One Day at a Time Season 4 Episode 10 - Jealousy (2)
    7.7/10(110 votes)

    #10 - Jealousy (2)

    S4:E10

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

    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. One Day at a Time Season 4 Episode 11 - The Arab Connection
    5.4/10(110 votes)

    #11 - The Arab Connection

    S4:E11

    Ann plays hostess to an Arab sheik while Julie leads a demonstration against his country's economic policy.

    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. One Day at a Time Season 4 Episode 12 - Hold the Mustard
    8.3/10(107 votes)

    #12 - Hold the Mustard

    S4:E12

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

    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. One Day at a Time Season 4 Episode 13 - Girl Talk
    7.5/10(112 votes)

    #13 - Girl Talk

    S4:E13

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

    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. One Day at a Time Season 4 Episode 14 - The Married Man (1)
    6.6/10(108 votes)

    #14 - The Married Man (1)

    S4:E14

    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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  15. One Day at a Time Season 4 Episode 15 - The Married Man (2)
    6.2/10(103 votes)

    #15 - The Married Man (2)

    S4:E15

    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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  16. One Day at a Time Season 4 Episode 16 - The Married Man (3)
    6.4/10(104 votes)

    #16 - The Married Man (3)

    S4:E16

    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:Unknown

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  17. One Day at a Time Season 4 Episode 17 - Going Nowhere
    6.8/10(102 votes)

    #17 - Going Nowhere

    S4:E17

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

    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. One Day at a Time Season 4 Episode 18 - Francine Strikes Again
    7.4/10(107 votes)

    #18 - Francine Strikes Again

    S4:E18

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

    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. One Day at a Time Season 4 Episode 19 - The Dental Hygienist
    5.8/10(105 votes)

    #19 - The Dental Hygienist

    S4:E19

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

    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. One Day at a Time Season 4 Episode 20 - The Piano Teacher
    5.3/10(103 votes)

    #20 - The Piano Teacher

    S4:E20

    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:Unknown

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  21. One Day at a Time Season 4 Episode 21 - The Broken Nose
    8.3/10(109 votes)

    #21 - The Broken Nose

    S4:E21

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

    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. One Day at a Time Season 4 Episode 22 - Mad for Each Other
    6.5/10(101 votes)

    #22 - Mad for Each Other

    S4:E22

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

    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. One Day at a Time Season 4 Episode 23 - The Graduation
    7.9/10(106 votes)

    #23 - The Graduation

    S4:E23

    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:Unknown

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  24. One Day at a Time Season 4 Episode 24 - Fear of Success
    6.6/10(103 votes)

    #24 - Fear of Success

    S4:E24

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

    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. One Day at a Time Season 4 Episode 25 - Grandma Leaves Grandpa
    7.5/10(106 votes)

    #25 - Grandma Leaves Grandpa

    S4:E25

    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:Unknown

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Father, Dear Father (1)" is the best rated episode of "One Day at a Time" season 4. It scored 7.4/10 based on 108 votes. Directed by Alan Rafkin and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/18/1978. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Father, Dear Father (2)".