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The Best Episodes of One Day at a Time Season 8

Every episode of One Day at a Time Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of One Day at a Time Season 8!

The Best Episodes of One Day at a Time Season 8

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

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  1. 8.2/10(100 votes)

    #1 - Lovers & Other Parents

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    S8:E7

    Barbara's scheme to get her mother and Mark's newly divorced father together at a dinner party gets faster results than she anticipated.

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    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:N/A
  2. 8.1/10(107 votes)

    #2 - Buyer's Remorse

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    S8:E21

    Barbara's newly friend Bob reveals he still has feelings for her.

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    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:N/A
  3. 8.0/10(103 votes)

    #3 - Honeymoon's Over

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    S8:E3

    Barbara tries to adapt to life at Mark's rooming house, where her new husband's friends, including a scantily clad woman, breeze in and out without knocking to use the bathroom, or asking to use the closet and community refrigerator.

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  4. 7.8/10(103 votes)

    #4 - The Perfect Wedding (1)

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    S8:E1

    Barbara's nerves are on edge as her wedding day approaches and husband-to-be Mark is no help, he's more interested in his golf game than helping with the preparations.

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    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:N/A
  5. 7.7/10(101 votes)

    #5 - The Perfect Wedding (2)

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    S8:E2

    Mark refuses to cancel his golf game and Barbara's worried he won't get to the church on time.

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    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:N/A
  6. 7.1/10(97 votes)

    #6 - Last Time I Saw Paris

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    S8:E5

    To land a new French account, Francine talks Ann into a weekend trip to Paris to learn about the French market.

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    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:N/A
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  8. 7.0/10(99 votes)

    #7 - A Young Man's Fancy

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    S8:E19

    Approaching his 15th birthday, Alex anticipates his first female encounter. But when he strikes out with the school's ""girl most likely to,"" he makes a play for an older woman.

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  9. 6.9/10(95 votes)

    #8 - Auntie Francine

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    S8:E6

    Ann may be a little envious of Francine's freewheeling lifestyle, especially after Francine takes Alex for the weekend and shows him the time of his life.

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    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:N/A
  10. 6.9/10(94 votes)

    #9 - Pride and Privacy (3)

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    S8:E13

    Unable to cope with the pandemonium at her house, Ann takes refuge at Sam's place, until he offers her a solution for which she's completely unprepared.

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  11. 6.9/10(100 votes)

    #10 - Spare the Child

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    S8:E15

    Alex's video game fascination has him skipping school and facing punishment from the principal, and may be symptomatic of hidden emotional problems.

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    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:N/A
  12. 6.9/10(96 votes)

    #11 - Social Insecurity

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    S8:E18

    Determined not to be a burden on anyone, Grandma Romano keeps her escalating financial problems from Ann.

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    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:N/A
  13. 6.9/10(97 votes)

    #12 - Honeymoon II

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    S8:E26

    Ann and Sam's ski honeymoon quickly goes downhill when Ann loses her luggage and Sam injures his back on the ski lift.

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  14. 6.8/10(98 votes)

    #13 - The Letter

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    S8:E20

    A letter to Ann's mother from her father, mailed the day before he died, is delivered four years later.

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    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:N/A
  15. 6.8/10(98 votes)

    #14 - Sisters

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    S8:E24

    Mark and Max rent a house without consulting their wives.

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    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:N/A
  16. 6.8/10(97 votes)

    #15 - Second Time Around

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    S8:E25

    Sam unilaterally sets a wedding date as Ann learns from his newspaper announcement that she's getting married in three days. But it's Sam who starts getting cold feet.

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    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:N/A
  17. 6.7/10(98 votes)

    #16 - Miracle of Birth (2)

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    S8:E9

    Julie insists on flying to California to have her baby in an underwater birth tank but her labor pains are beginning at her mother's home in Indianapolis.

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  18. 6.6/10(96 votes)

    #17 - Pride and Privacy (2)

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    S8:E12

    With Julie, Max and the new baby also needing a place to live, Ann may be forced to leave her own home to preserve her sanity and her relationship with Sam.

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    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:N/A
  19. 6.5/10(95 votes)

    #18 - Pride and Privacy (1)

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    S8:E11

    Forced out of their rooming house by an explosion, Barbara and Mark impose on Ann for a temporary home until they can find a place of their own.

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    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Peter Noah
  20. 6.4/10(96 votes)

    #19 - The Good Life

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    S8:E17

    A South Pacific island would be just the ticket for Sam, if only Ann would drop her work, desert the family and join him in paradise.

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    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:N/A
  21. 6.3/10(101 votes)

    #20 - Catcher in the Mud

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    S8:E4

    Believing Alex needs a father figure and more male influence, Schneider and his beer-guzzling buddies take him to a female mud-wrestling show.

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    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:N/A
  22. 6.3/10(102 votes)

    #21 - First Things First

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    S8:E10

    Barbara's decision to enroll in college forces the Royers to live on a shoestring budget with little time for romance.

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    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Peter Noah
  23. 6.3/10(100 votes)

    #22 - The Cruise

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    S8:E14

    Grandma Romano returns from a vacation cruise with news that she's marrying the shipboard piano player.

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  24. 6.2/10(97 votes)

    #23 - Miracle of Birth (1)

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    S8:E8

    Julie's announcement that her baby will be born underwater may be more than Ann can bear.

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  25. 5.8/10(97 votes)

    #24 - The Hero

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    S8:E16

    Saving a businessman's life earns Schneider executive status in a job, complete with a secretary, a plush office, a rent-free apartment nearby and very little work to do.

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    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:N/A
  26. 5.6/10(99 votes)

    #25 - Sonny Boy

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    S8:E22

    A weekend outing with a girl from school is more attractive to Alex than the father-son night he agreed to attend at Schneider's lodge.

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Season 8 Ratings Summary

"Lovers & Other Parents" is the best rated episode of "One Day at a Time" season 8. It scored 8.2/10 based on 100 votes. Directed by Alan Rafkin and written by N/A, it aired on 11/7/1982. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Buyer's Remorse".