The Best Episodes of One Day at a Time Season 7
Every episode of One Day at a Time Season 7 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of One Day at a Time Season 7!
The misadventures of a divorced mother, two teenage daughters, and new building superintendent in Indianapolis.
Season 7 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "One Day at a Time" season 7 is "Alex Moves In", rated 6.8/10 from 97 user votes. It was directed by Alan Rafkin and written by Stephen Sustarsic, David Adam Silverman. "Alex Moves In" aired on 10/11/1981 and is rated 0.6 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Airport".
6.8/10 97 votes#1 - Alex Moves In
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 10/11/1981
After the recent death of Nick, Alex is left feeling lonely and unwanted by his recently married mother. So, he hops a bus from Chicago and head straight to Ann and Barbara.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Stephen Sustarsic, David Adam Silverman
- 7.4/10 108 votes
#2 - Airport
Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 10/18/1981
Awaiting Ann's overdue flight, everyone passes time in fleeting encounters with the opposite sex.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/10 96 votes
#3 - Shake Hands
Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 10/25/1981
Ann's old nemesis Francine insists that she would make a perfect partner, a prospect Ann finds revolting.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
- 6.5/10 92 votes
#4 - Julie Shows Up (1)
Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 11/8/1981
Julie shows up unexpectedly, toting all her posessions and spouting unlikely tales of Max's infidelity.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/10 95 votes
#5 - Julie Shows Up (2)
Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 11/15/1981
Julie and Max seem headed for divorce unless someone like Ann can persuade them to talk it out.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10 101 votes
#6 - Dinner at Seven (1)
Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 11/29/1981
Barbara schedules back to back dates with two guys but the first won't take her home.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10 99 votes
#7 - Dinner at Seven (2)
Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 12/6/1981
Barbara hatches a plan to repay Mark for their disastrous first date.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/10 97 votes
#8 - Plain Favorite
Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 12/20/1981
Schneider contemplates taking Ann's cousin to a dance.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
- 6.3/10 97 votes
#9 - Alex's First Love
Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 12/27/1981
Alex's first date rekindles the protectionist approach Ann took with her daughters.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: George Tibbles
- 6.1/10 92 votes
#10 - Not So Silent Partner
Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 1/3/1982
Schneider becomes the not-so-silent business partner of Ann and Francine after the bank turns down their loan.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Stephen Sustarsic, David Adam Silverman
- 5.9/10 94 votes
#11 - Gift Horses
Season 7 Episode 11 - Aired 1/17/1982
While Ann is away, Barbara's grandmothers wage a war of presents for her affection.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/10 94 votes
#12 - Stick 'em Up
Season 7 Episode 12 - Aired 1/24/1982
Unwelcome guests arrive just in time for Barbara's surprise birthday party at the store.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
- 6.5/10 92 votes
#13 - Ann's Failure
Season 7 Episode 13 - Aired 1/31/1982
Ann is sorely troubled by intimations of her own mortality that are triggered by Barbara's engagement.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: George Tibbles
- 6.6/10 92 votes
#14 - Grandma's Nest Egg
Season 7 Episode 14 - Aired 2/7/1982
Francine's father and Grandma Romano are a hot item until she learns his line of work.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/10 98 votes
#15 - Barbara's Crisis
Season 7 Episode 15 - Aired 2/21/1982
Barbara fears that her marriage plans will dissolve after she learns that she can't conceive a child.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/10 99 votes
#16 - Mrs. O'Leary's Kid
Season 7 Episode 16 - Aired 3/7/1982
Alex doesn't feel like the hero he's hailed after saving lives in an apartment blaze because he caused the fire in the first place.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/10 95 votes
#17 - Diamonds Are Forever
Season 7 Episode 17 - Aired 3/14/1982
The men go fishing and the women await their return, but all have one thing in common, they're talking about marriage.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
- 6.1/10 96 votes
#18 - The Defector
Season 7 Episode 18 - Aired 3/21/1982
A Russian women's basketball team visits Ann's home and one of the stars decides to defect and marry Schneider.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
- 6.1/10 96 votes
#19 - Meow, Meow
Season 7 Episode 19 - Aired 3/28/1982
Ann and Francine battle over the same man.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
- 5.5/10 94 votes
#20 - Hardball
Season 7 Episode 20 - Aired 4/4/1982
Alex talks Max into coaching his baseball team and Max's first action as coach is to bench Alex.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Elias Davis, David Pollock
- 6.1/10 97 votes
#21 - Vegas (1)
Season 7 Episode 21 - Aired 4/11/1982
At a dentistry convention in Las Vegas, Barbara and Mark consider avoiding the hassle of wedding arrangements with a quickie Vegas marriage ceremony.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
- 6.2/10 97 votes
#22 - Vegas (2)
Season 7 Episode 22 - Aired 4/18/1982
The family rushes off to Las Vegas to talk Barbara out of a quickie marriage ceremony.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
- 5.0/10 96 votes
#23 - Orville and Emily
Season 7 Episode 23 - Aired 5/2/1982
The annual variety show for the Park Utopia senior-citizens hotel takes place.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
- 6.1/10 93 votes
#24 - Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow
Season 7 Episode 24 - Aired 5/9/1982
It's coming through loud and clear, Schneider's going deaf.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Stephen Sustarsic, David Adam Silverman
- 5.5/10 93 votes
#25 - It's in the Cards
Season 7 Episode 25 - Aired 5/16/1982
Grandma Romano tries her hand at a new career, fortunetelling.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A