Episode guide
It's a Living: Season 1
13 episodes · premiered Oct 30, 1980
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- Episode 1: Pilot Oct 30, 1980 · 30m The series opens with innocent Vicki contemplating going out on a date with a pilot. She's even more worried about what's going to happen after the dinner, since she still is a virgin.
- Episode 2: The Intruder Nov 6, 1980 · 30m While her husband and children are away on a camping trip, Lois has Jan stay overnight due to the fact that a burglar has been terrorizing her neighborhood. It turns into a slumber party…
- Episode 3: Roomies Nov 13, 1980 · 30m Vicki's plans are ruined when tenants change their minds about moving out of an apartment which is to be hers. This prompts the other waitresses to talk Cassie into putting her up for a…
- Episode 4: Fallen Idol Nov 27, 1980 · 30m Vicki's father comes to town for a visit and Vicki is worried about his reaction to the skimpy outfits she must wear for work. However this worry pales in comparison to her discovering her…
- Episode 5: The Lois Affair Dec 11, 1980 · 30m After having a big argument with her husband, Lois runs into her high school sweetheart who wants to pick up where they left off. When he gives Lois his hotel key, a concerned Dot and…
- Episode 6: Super-Mom Dec 18, 1980 · 30m Jan wants to be able to afford to pay for ballet lessons for her daughter, so she picks up a second job, preparing invitations. However, her second job begins to interfere with her job at…
- Episode 7: Cassie's Punctured Romance Jan 1, 1981 · 30m Cassie is reluctant to stay with her latest boyfriend since falling in love is something that she is uncomfortable with. Meanwhile to impress him, she decides to cook a meal, with a little…
- Episode 8: Up On the Roof Jan 8, 1981 · 30m The staff must stay calm when a fire breaks out in the hotel a few floor below the restaurant. They must also try to keep the customers as calm as possible which proves difficult at times…
- Episode 9: Making the Grade Jan 15, 1981 · 30m Jan makes a mistake when she accepts her economics professor's offer to go out on a date. However, when she tries to break off their romance, he hands her an ultimatum: sleep with me or…
- Episode 10: Our Man Barry Jan 22, 1981 · 30m Dot and Vicki begin dating the same man which only aggravates the situation at the restaurant where Nancy imposes a crash diet on Cassie and Jan.
- Episode 11: R-E-S-P-E-C-T Jan 29, 1981 · 30m Lois learns that an invitation to speak to her daughter's class about working mothers was prompted by her daughter's essay describing her as vice president of a bank. Meanwhile, Dot tries…
- Episode 12: Kids Jul 21, 1981 · 30m Jan and Lois have a ongoing debate over the discovery of a girlie magazine in the possesion of Lois's son.
- Episode 13: You're Not Old, You're Fired Aug 4, 1981 · 30m Nancy is unexpectedly fired from her hostess position at the restaurant. Her firing is not the only surprise as is the reason she was fired which forces her to come face to face with age…