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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!

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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 9 Episode 1 - Shakedown
    6.5/10(101 votes)

    #1 - Shakedown

    S9:E1

    Sam and Ann are adjusting to married life and find they disagree on monumental issues such as where the spoons should be kept.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:George Tibbles

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  2. One Day at a Time Season 9 Episode 2 - Take My Ex
    5.9/10(101 votes)

    #2 - Take My Ex

    S9:E2

    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

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  3. One Day at a Time Season 9 Episode 3 - The Dentist
    6.6/10(103 votes)

    #3 - The Dentist

    S9:E3

    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:Unknown
    Writer:George Tibbles

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  4. One Day at a Time Season 9 Episode 4 - The Bedtime Story
    6.3/10(103 votes)

    #4 - The Bedtime Story

    S9:E4

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. One Day at a Time Season 9 Episode 5 - Worried Heart
    6.5/10(102 votes)

    #5 - Worried Heart

    S9:E5

    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:Unknown

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  6. One Day at a Time Season 9 Episode 6 - Baby Love (1)
    7.3/10(104 votes)

    #6 - Baby Love (1)

    S9:E6

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. One Day at a Time Season 9 Episode 7 - Baby Love (2)
    7.5/10(102 votes)

    #7 - Baby Love (2)

    S9:E7

    Barbara, still wanting to have a child, continues to consider adoption.

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. One Day at a Time Season 9 Episode 8 - Travel Agent
    6.9/10(100 votes)

    #8 - Travel Agent

    S9:E8

    To arrange a long-overdue vacation, Barbara and Mark visit a travel agency, where Barbara finds an unexpected career opportunity.

    Director:Noam Pitlik
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. One Day at a Time Season 9 Episode 9 - Not a Creature Was Staying
    6.9/10(110 votes)

    #9 - Not a Creature Was Staying

    S9:E9

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. One Day at a Time Season 9 Episode 10 - Sam's Apartment
    5.6/10(97 votes)

    #10 - Sam's Apartment

    S9:E10

    Sam's late night disappearance has the family convinced he's been kidnapped until Ann learns he's kept his old apartment.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. One Day at a Time Season 9 Episode 11 - Dear Max
    8.1/10(107 votes)

    #11 - Dear Max

    S9:E11

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. One Day at a Time Season 9 Episode 12 - Never Hire a Relative
    6.7/10(100 votes)

    #12 - Never Hire a Relative

    S9:E12

    Francine goes behind Ann's back to talk Sam into designing an elaborate office suite that's too grandiose for Ann's taste.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. One Day at a Time Season 9 Episode 13 - Fifty
    6.8/10(101 votes)

    #13 - Fifty

    S9:E13

    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

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  14. One Day at a Time Season 9 Episode 14 - Woman of the House
    7.2/10(100 votes)

    #14 - Woman of the House

    S9:E14

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. One Day at a Time Season 9 Episode 15 - Parting Company
    6.5/10(101 votes)

    #15 - Parting Company

    S9:E15

    Ann and Francine's business relationship is threatened when Francine announces she's marrying an ad executive Ann doesn't trust.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Paul Haggis

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  16. One Day at a Time Season 9 Episode 16 - Ave Romano
    6.4/10(101 votes)

    #16 - Ave Romano

    S9:E16

    An Italian priest arrives unexpectedly at the Royers, claiming to be a distant relative of Grandma Romano.

    Director:Bonnie Franklin
    Writer:George Tibbles

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  17. One Day at a Time Season 9 Episode 17 - Bringing in the Clowns
    5.4/10(107 votes)

    #17 - Bringing in the Clowns

    S9:E17

    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

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  18. One Day at a Time Season 9 Episode 18 - Up in Smoke
    6.8/10(102 votes)

    #18 - Up in Smoke

    S9:E18

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. One Day at a Time Season 9 Episode 19 - Meaning of Life
    6.8/10(104 votes)

    #19 - Meaning of Life

    S9:E19

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Paul Haggis

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  20. One Day at a Time Season 9 Episode 20 - The Nearness of You
    7.9/10(109 votes)

    #20 - The Nearness of You

    S9:E20

    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:Unknown

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  21. One Day at a Time Season 9 Episode 21 - Off We Go
    8.1/10(113 votes)

    #21 - Off We Go

    S9:E21

    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:Unknown
    Writer:George Tibbles

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  22. One Day at a Time Season 9 Episode 22 - Another Man's Shoes
    7.1/10(122 votes)

    #22 - Another Man's Shoes

    S9:E22

    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:Unknown

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  23. One Day at a Time Season 9 Episode 23 - One Day at a Time Reunion
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - One Day at a Time Reunion

    S9:E23

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 9 Ratings Summary

"Shakedown" is the best rated episode of "One Day at a Time" season 9. It scored 6.5/10 based on 101 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by George Tibbles, it aired on 10/2/1983. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Take My Ex".