7.0/1016 votesLoading...#1 - Bad Hair Week
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/28/2000
Jackie becomes unglued when her irresponsible mother pays a visit. At the same time, Lydia threatens her relationship with Jackie when she chooses to attend a college lecture rather than keep a commitment; Lou inadvertently hurts Paulie's feelings.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1010 votesLoading...
#2 - Touched by a Biker
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/3/2001
After losing her job at the bar, Lydia has trouble making ends meet while meeting her community service requirement; Jackie is wary about trusting Victor; Paulie rebounds from his breakup with Candy by working closely with Plum on the campus watch.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1011 votesLoading...
#3 - Momento
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/26/2002
Cucina DeLucca silent partner Paulie doesn't stay quiet for very long after distant cousin Lorenzo arrives from Italy to help in the kitchen and ends up making drastic changes to the restaurant's menu and ambiance; a laid-up Jackie thinks she's witnessed a murder.
Director: Timothy Busfield
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1010 votesLoading...
#4 - Heart Problems
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/20/2001
The family becomes overly protective after Frank suffers a mild heart attack; Victor avoids dealing with his 11 year-old daughter; Candy reveals a startling revelation to Paulie.
Director: Michael Switzer
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/1010 votesLoading...
#5 - Mr. Wrong
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/10/2001
Lydia's parents grow concerned about her continuing friendship with J.T.; Paulie gets the wrong idea about Plum when she rescues him by paying for their dinner.
Director: N/A
Writer: Diane Messina Stanley, James Stanley
- 7.3/108 votesLoading...
#6 - Banister Head
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/24/2001
When Lydia suspects Paulie of wrongdoing, she gets herself into trouble; Frank tries to start a new career as a restaurateur; Jackie ponders Victor's proposal.
Director: Jack Bender
Writer: Diane Ruggiero
- 7.4/1013 votesLoading...
#7 - The Tutor
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/18/2000
At the same time that a 13 year old prodigy is tutoring her in math, Professor Cahill stuns Lydia by suggesting that she drop his class so they can date; After canceling a date with Candy, Paulie and Candy both avoid each other, though for different reasons.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1010 votesLoading...
#8 - Saint Bernadette
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/25/2000
Lydia is upset when her lifelong role model for the modern independent woman gives up her idyllic life to get married to a man she has known for only three weeks.
Director: Rob Thompson
Writer: Diane Ruggiero
- 7.4/1011 votesLoading...
#9 - Or What's a Heaven For?
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/17/2001
To Dolly's dismay, Frank quits his job at the tollbooth without consulting her; Lydia tries to help J.T. get his G.E.D, despite his resistance; Victor proposes to Jackie.
Director: Paul A. Edwards
Writer: Diane Messina Stanley, James Stanley
- 7.6/1012 votesLoading...
#10 - Photographs
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/6/2001
After the death of one of her friends, Dolly divides her possessions between her kids while Lydia tries to spend some quality time with her; Lydia has trouble with a photography assignment; Paulie suffers an embarrassing on-the-job injury.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1012 votesLoading...
#11 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/1/2000
32-year-old Lydia DeLucca astonishes everyone by breaking off her six-year engagement and enrolling in college.
Director: James Frawley
Writer: Diane Ruggiero
- 8.0/109 votesLoading...
#12 - Bad Chemistry
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/26/2001
Secrets continue to weigh down Lydia, who continues to keep mum about Paulie's marriage and Karen's affair; Dolly gets depressed when she learns a sordid secret about her father's past.
Director: Alan J. Levi
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/109 votesLoading...
#13 - All About Lydia
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 1/11/2002
Lydia helps an actor bring authenticity to the role of an Italian-American from New Jersey; Jackie's romance with Ray is threatened when his past catches up with him; Lydia has her own share of drama in keeping her new beau a secret from Dolly.
Director: Michael Switzer
Writer: Diane Ruggiero
- 8.1/1011 votesLoading...
#14 - The Screw-Up
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/7/2000
A series of financial setbacks prompts Lydia to consider dropping out of school.
Director: N/A
Writer: Diane Ruggiero
- 8.2/1015 votesLoading...
#15 - Larva
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/28/2001
A sprained thumb motivates Lydia to choose a major and inspire others; Jackie is faced with an unexpected pregnancy and a marriage proposal.
Director: Michael Switzer
Writer: Diane Ruggiero
- 8.2/109 votesLoading...
#16 - Boo!
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/2/2001
Paulie is frantic when Plum is reported missing on Halloween; Dolly is forced to entertain Plum's neurotic mother; Jackie receives a lesson in parenting from a lost trick or treater.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1013 votesLoading...
#17 - What's Family Got To Do With It?
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/12/2002
Jackie's conflict over leaving for Mexico with Ray or staying in New Jersey with a visiting Abigail puts a strain on her friendship with Lydia; Frank has difficulty in accepting a generous gift from Plum; Lydia is charmed into getting Mack's irresponsible brother a job at the sports clinic.
Director: Sharron Miller
Writer: James Stanley
8.3/108 votesLoading...#18 - Lydia and the Professor
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/11/2000
Lydia's relationship with her English professor could jeopardize both of their futures at the university; Dolly is depressed when Frank spends his free time in a karaoke bar; To broaden their horizons, Jackie and Candy join a Salsa dance class.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/109 votesLoading...
#19 - Something Battered, Something Blue
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/5/2001
Lydia learns that a physical-therapy aid is assisting the football coach in getting an edge over the competition; Jackie has an unpleasant encounter with Victor's mother; Paulie and Plum elope when Dolly won't accept their engagement.
Director: Joanna Kerns
Writer: James Stanley
- 8.4/108 votesLoading...
#20 - Whadda You Want from Life
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/14/2000
Lydia is torn between dating a 23-year-old student and going back to Lou.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.4/1011 votesLoading...
#21 - Miracle at the Cucina
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/10/2001
In the week of Cucina DeLucca's grand opening, the DeLucca family has a scare when Lydia learns there's a lump in her breast; Paulie meets Plum's father.
Director: Rachel Talalay
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/1010 votesLoading...
#22 - No Good Deed
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 4/7/2001
Lydia and Jackie think they've hit the jackpot when they win $ 10,000 in the lottery. Unfortunately a man with a gun claims the ticket is his. When the friends figure out that the gun isn't real, they beat the man up only to have him sue them for $250,000.
Director: Kristoffer Tabori
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/1013 votesLoading...
#23 - M.Y.O.B.
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/19/2001
Lydia discovers that Eric's wife is having an affair; fed up with municipal bureaucracy, Dolly takes matters into her own hands.
Director: Sharron Miller
Writer: Lynn Marie Latham
- 8.6/1012 votesLoading...
#24 - The Tell-Tale Uterus
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/4/2000
Lydia starts to have second thoughts about breaking up with Lou when her biological clock starts ticking. Unfortunately, Lou is dating someone else; Jackie dates a certain doctor; Dolly revamps her look.
Director: Vincent Misiano
Writer: Diane Ruggiero
- 8.6/108 votesLoading...
#25 - When Good Ideas Go Bad
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/16/2000
Lydia is conflicted when Lou buys ""their"" dream house; Dolly gets hooked on the Internet; Jackie opens her salon to younger clientele.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Worst Episodes of That's Life
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Lydia DeLucca is a New Jersey bartender who wants more out of her life than just marriage and kids. So she breaks off her engagement,...
Genres:DramaComedy
Network:CBS
Worst Episodes Summary
"Bad Hair Week" is the worst rated episode of "That's Life". It scored 7/10 based on 16 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/28/2000. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Touched by a Biker".