It's a Living
Synopsis
It's a Living is an American sitcom set in a restaurant at the top of the Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles. The show aired on ABC from October 30, 1980 until June 11, 1982. After the series was cancelled, new episodes aired in first-run syndication from September 28, 1985 to April 8, 1989. The series was created by Stu Silver, Dick Clair and Jenna McMahon, and produced by Witt/Thomas Productions, later in association with Golden West Television and Lorimar-Telepictures.
Season 5 Episodes
EP 1
Sonny's in love and plans to marry if his fiancee can get to the church on time. Meanwhile, Howard prepares for a visit from his high-scho…
EP 2
As the staff prepares for a wedding reception, Nancy dozes off and has a bizarre dream about her own marriage, ten years in the future to S…
EP 3
When Ellen, Jan's daughter, has a date with a senior, all the waitresses worry. Meanwhile, Howard asks Nancy for $900 to pay back a loan s…
EP 4
Dot's in charge of a children's play ""Little Red Riding Hood"" but when the cast is quarentined with the chicken pox, the restaurant staff…
EP 5
Dot is thrilled about her new part on a soap opera until she realizes her character is in imminent danger of being killed off.
EP 6
Nancy has just the solution to Howard's mid-life crisis: she invites him to a square dance, and she won't take no for an answer.
EP 7
Nancy is having a bad week: hotel management wants her to search the waitresses' lockers, and Howard wants her to back off.
EP 8
When singer Jack Jones checks into the hotel for a few days, he strikes up a friendship with Nancy and invites her to Las Vegas for a long …
EP 9
When a jealous Howard follows Nancy to Las Vegas, he's horrified to find her gambling at a blackjack table with a lounge lizard named Chick.
EP 10
Sonny's dreading an impending visit from his mother: she's never forgivin him for becoming a lounge singer instead of a classical pianist.
EP 11
Dot doesn't get quite the response she had hoped for after placing an ad in the personals column.
EP 12
The prison pen pal whom Amy has been writing too has surprising news for her, he's getting out of prison. The even bigger news is that he …
EP 13
Sonny manages to infuriate an entire table of feminists while Dot starts dating one of Amy's ex-boyfriends.
EP 14
After seeing Howard flirting with a much younger woman, Nancy begins considering having a face lift.
EP 15
Dot has a monumental case of jitters on the opening night of her new play on account of her journalist boyfriend is assigned to review her …
EP 16
Richie hits the big money which lands Jan in a mink coat. However, is his sudden success short lived?
EP 17
Nancy's cousin, Grace, stops by for a visit but that's not the only surprise for Nancy, her cousin is covered from head to toe in tatoos.
EP 18
Jan has hopes of reuniting her divorced parents but there is one hitch in her plan, her father is newly engaged.
EP 19
Ginger's grandmother shows up on Ginger's doorstep, complaining that her son won't let her drive anymore. Meanwhile, Sonny decides to make…
EP 20
When Dot's friend comes to Hollywood seeking fame and fortune, Dot gets her a job in the restaurant washing dishes.
EP 21
Sonny sees red when Amy finally agrees to go on a date, but not with him but with his friend Louie. Meanwhile, Ginger is dreading her blin…
EP 22
Ginger's efforts to campaign for her favorite senator makes front-page news when she's photographed sitting on his lap.
EP 23
Sonny becomes an instant hero after saving a choking victim by administering the Heimlich maneuver. Meanwhile, Nancy and Howard contemplat…
EP 24
Ginger's in quandry: her perfect boyfriend wants to tie the knot, but she's not ready to settle down.
EP 25
The waitresses wax philosophic when a journalist interviews them about the pros and cons of their careers.
EP 26
Jan feels that her relationship with Richie is in a rut, so to spice it up, she borrows a blond wig from Dot. However, the results are not…
