Episode guide
It's a Living: Season 4
25 episodes · premiered Sep 27, 1986
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- Episode 1: The Roof Show Sep 27, 1986 · 30m On a night when everyone wants to leave early, the majority of the staff systematically becomes trapped on the roof, leaving Amy, Nancy and Howard to deal with a mob of customers.
- Episode 2: The Bar Oct 4, 1986 · 30m Amy is feeling lonely so to pick up her spirits, the girls take her out to a singles bar. However, each one of the girls encounter a man who is far from Mr. Right.
- Episode 3: The Reunion Show Oct 11, 1986 · 30m Newly married Jan is set to attend her high school reunion and is thrilled that she will get to see her old boyfriend, one who still holds a torch for her and her for him. Meanwhile, Nancy…
- Episode 4: Surprise Oct 18, 1986 · 30m Jan's birthday is coming up but Amy has not such a nice surprise for Jan, after she becomes convinced that Richie is having an affair with Ginger.
- Episode 5: Nancy's Sister Oct 25, 1986 · 30m Nancy is not to pleased with a visit from her sister, Gloria, and things don't improve when Nancy becomes convinced that Gloria is trying to take Howard away from her.
- Episode 6: Night at the Iguana Nov 1, 1986 · 30m After their car breaks down, while on a trip to Las Vegas, Sonny and the girls check into a hotel. A hotel that is run by a mysterious man and his unseen mother.
- Episode 7: Family Feud Nov 8, 1986 · 30m Divorcees are coming out of the wood work when Dot's mother and Jan's father come for a visit and hit it off.
- Episode 8: The Dot and Howard Show Nov 15, 1986 · 30m After going out one evening to a social event, Dot and Howard begin a series of dates that everyone becomes convinced that Dot and Howard's relationship has turned into something other…
- Episode 9: Farewell, My Sonny Nov 22, 1986 · 30m The hotel hosts a murder mystery but things turn surprisingly real when Sonny becomes the prime suspect in a murder.
- Episode 10: Critic's Choice Dec 6, 1986 · 30m A long time rival and food critic of Howard's visits the hotel which puts Howard's job and relationship with Nancy in jeopardy.
- Episode 11: Richie's Sculpture Dec 20, 1986 · 30m Richie's new sculpture is a smash success and agrees to let it be displayed in the restaurant. His success crumbles, however, when Jan allows the sculpture to be sold to a tourist, only…
- Episode 12: Sonny's Oil (a.k.a.) The Oil Show Jan 3, 1987 · 30m Sonny strikes oil and with the help from a shady investor, tries to convince the girls to go in on an oil investment.
- Episode 13: Nancy's Birthday Party Jan 10, 1987 · 30m Nancy drops heavy hints about her upcoming birthday and expects a party to be thrown. Meanwhile, Jan and Richie fight and Sonny pleads to join Dot's car pool.
- Episode 14: The Evictables Jan 17, 1987 · 30m Thanks to Jan's advice, Ginger is evicted from her apartment after withholding the rent to force the landlord to repaint it. Ginger then moves in with Amy, who lives in a ""No Men…
- Episode 15: Ginger's Baby Jan 24, 1987 · 30m Ginger babysits for a friend who later strands Ginger with the baby who takes him to work. Meanwhile, Sonny car-sits for a friend, but picks up the wrong the wrong car, one that belongs to…
- Episode 16: Bachelor Party Jan 31, 1987 · 30m Howard's naive niece visits and begins dating Sonny. Something Howard is determind to put an end to.
- Episode 17: Amy's Rusty Feb 7, 1987 · 30m Amy feels guilty for being unwed so she decides to reunite with an old flame. Meanwhile, Dot sells skin care products.
- Episode 18: Dot's Priest Feb 14, 1987 · 30m Dot is slightly unnerved by an old boyfriend who's becoming a priest and is questioning his commitment.
- Episode 19: The Dickie Doodle Show Feb 21, 1987 · 30m Jan Murray plays a former children's show host whose fan club dinner clashes with Nancy's meeting with a vice president from the restaurant chain.
- Episode 20: The Howie Show Feb 28, 1987 · 30m South Pacific natives arrive to worship the person they consider a supreme being, Howard. Meanwhile, Nancy challenges the waitresses to a contest.
- Episode 21: The Dot Quits Show Mar 7, 1987 · 30m Dot quits to become a full-time unemployed actress. Meanwhile, Sonny writes a musical based on Attila the Hun and Ginger's footwear fetish spreads to Amy.
- Episode 22: The Two Guys Show May 2, 1987 · 30m Ginger weighs the merits of two boyfriends while Howard weighs offers from other restaurants.
- Episode 23: A Romantic Comedy May 9, 1987 · 30m A romantic evening alone in the hotel is anything but for Jan and Richie, who weather interruptions from the restaurant staff.
- Episode 24: Manhandling May 16, 1987 · 30m Fur flies after Ginger buys Jan's car and Amy asks Dot to act as a go-between with a handsome new employee.
- Episode 25: Nancy's Shrink May 23, 1987 · 30m Nancy reviews her relationships with her employees during a visit to her psychiatrist.