6.9/1094 votes#1 - Shakedown
Season 9 Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/1983
Sam and Ann are adjusting to married life and find they disagree on monumental issues such as where the spoons should be kept.
Director: N/A
Writer: George Tibbles
- 6.2/1094 votes
#2 - Take My Ex
Season 9 Episode 2 - Aired 10/16/1983
A visit from Sam's ex-wife sparks a sudden need for attention in Ann, who resents the pampering the former Mrs. Royer receives from Sam.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: Paul Haggis
- 6.5/1097 votes
#3 - The Dentist
Season 9 Episode 3 - Aired 10/23/1983
The opening of his new dental office gives Mark such a case of the jitters that he may give up his practice before the first patient walks through the door.
Director: N/A
Writer: George Tibbles
- 6.3/1097 votes
#4 - The Bedtime Story
Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 10/30/1983
A plan to collaborate on the writing of children's stories drives Julie and Max into a bitter feud over Max's potential as a writer.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.5/1096 votes
#5 - Worried Heart
Season 9 Episode 5 - Aired 11/6/1983
Ann's imagination runs away with her when Sam runs off on a business trip with an associate who happens to be his ex-girlfriend.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1098 votes
#6 - Baby Love (1)
Season 9 Episode 6 - Aired 12/4/1983
A weekend watching little Annie for Max and Julie has Barbara longing to have her own baby and begins considering the option of adoption.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1096 votes
#7 - Baby Love (2)
Season 9 Episode 7 - Aired 12/4/1983
Barbara, still wanting to have a child, continues to consider adoption.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/1094 votes
#8 - Travel Agent
Season 9 Episode 8 - Aired 12/18/1983
To arrange a long-overdue vacation, Barbara and Mark visit a travel agency, where Barbara finds an unexpected career opportunity.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/10104 votes
#9 - Not a Creature Was Staying
Season 9 Episode 9 - Aired 12/25/1983
Ann has the holiday blues, believing she and Sam will be alone on Christmas, but Sam plans to surprise her with a Caribbean cruise.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 5.5/1091 votes
#10 - Sam's Apartment
Season 9 Episode 10 - Aired 1/1/1984
Sam's late night disappearance has the family convinced he's been kidnapped until Ann learns he's kept his old apartment.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/10101 votes
#11 - Dear Max
Season 9 Episode 11 - Aired 1/8/1984
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/1094 votes
#12 - Never Hire a Relative
Season 9 Episode 12 - Aired 1/15/1984
Francine goes behind Ann's back to talk Sam into designing an elaborate office suite that's too grandiose for Ann's taste.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/1095 votes
#13 - Fifty
Season 9 Episode 13 - Aired 2/12/1984
Schneider has a sentimental reunion with his high-school love, who pays him a visit on his 50th birthday, bringing along her own cherished memories of their past.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: George Tibbles
- 7.4/1094 votes
#14 - Woman of the House
Season 9 Episode 14 - Aired 3/7/1984
Barbara loses charge of her household when Grandma Romano moves in with her own set of rules, menus, meal schedules and a collection of cuckoo clocks.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/1095 votes
#15 - Parting Company
Season 9 Episode 15 - Aired 3/14/1984
Ann and Francine's business relationship is threatened when Francine announces she's marrying an ad executive Ann doesn't trust.
Director: N/A
Writer: Paul Haggis
- 6.4/1095 votes
#16 - Ave Romano
Season 9 Episode 16 - Aired 3/21/1984
An Italian priest arrives unexpectedly at the Royers, claiming to be a distant relative of Grandma Romano.
Director: Bonnie Franklin
Writer: George Tibbles
- 5.3/10101 votes
#17 - Bringing in the Clowns
Season 9 Episode 17 - Aired 4/4/1984
Mark's jokester friends are visiting and taking their jokes too far to the point where everyone gets sick of them. Barbara gets so fed up that she tries to teach them a lesson by ""getting hurt.""
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: George Tibbles
- 6.8/1096 votes
#18 - Up in Smoke
Season 9 Episode 18 - Aired 4/25/1984
After six years of not smoking, Sam lights up. But when he tries to quit, he finds his willpower has gone up in smoke.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/1098 votes
#19 - Meaning of Life
Season 9 Episode 19 - Aired 5/2/1984
Schneider gets a new lease on life after he's accidentally electrocuted, then revived, a hair raising experience in which he claims he died and came back to life.
Director: N/A
Writer: Paul Haggis
- 8.0/10103 votes
#20 - The Nearness of You
Season 9 Episode 20 - Aired 5/14/1984
Working side by side at the travel agency spawns a growing attraction between Max and Barbara, that becomes impossible to ignore.
Director: Bonnie Franklin
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/10106 votes
#21 - Off We Go
Season 9 Episode 21 - Aired 5/21/1984
Ann gets a job offer in London and ponders taking it. Despite getting nagged by her mother, she decides to accept the job. This leads her to wonder how she's going to tell the rest of her family that she's leaving.
Director: N/A
Writer: George Tibbles
- 7.2/10111 votes
#22 - Another Man's Shoes
Season 9 Episode 22 - Aired 5/28/1984
Schneider learns that his brother passed away and that somebody needs to take care of his nephew and niece so Schneider gets a phone call to come and pick them up. The place where he arrives is a carnival like place with circus like people. This place needs repairs and some ""manly guidance"" so everyone tries to persuade Schneider to move there and with Ann gone and the kids grown up, Schneider finally accepts the move.
Director: Noam Pitlik
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#23 - One Day at a Time Reunion
Season 9 Episode 23 - Aired 2/22/2005
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of One Day at a Time Season 9
Every episode of One Day at a Time Season 9 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of One Day at a Time Season 9!
The misadventures of a divorced mother, two teenage daughters, and new building superintendent in Indianapolis.
Genre:Comedy
Network:CBS
Season 9 Ratings Summary
"Shakedown" is the best rated episode of "One Day at a Time" season 9. It scored 6.9/10 based on 94 votes. Directed by N/A and written by George Tibbles, it aired on 10/2/1983. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Take My Ex".