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It's a Living

Season 4 1986 - 1987

  • 1986-09-27T04:00:00Z on Syndication
  • 30m
  • 12h 30m (25 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Comedy
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.

25 episodes

Season Premiere

1986-09-27T04:00:00Z

4x01 The Roof Show

Season Premiere

4x01 The Roof Show

  • 1986-09-27T04:00:00Z30m

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.

1986-10-04T04:00:00Z

4x02 The Bar

4x02 The Bar

  • 1986-10-04T04:00:00Z30m

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.

1986-10-11T04:00:00Z

4x03 The Reunion Show

4x03 The Reunion Show

  • 1986-10-11T04:00:00Z30m

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 tries a new trick to lure Howard home.

1986-10-18T04:00:00Z

4x04 Surprise

4x04 Surprise

  • 1986-10-18T04:00:00Z30m

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.

1986-10-25T04:00:00Z

4x05 Nancy's Sister

4x05 Nancy's Sister

  • 1986-10-25T04:00:00Z30m

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.

1986-11-01T05:00:00Z

4x06 Night at the Iguana

4x06 Night at the Iguana

  • 1986-11-01T05:00:00Z30m

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.

1986-11-08T05:00:00Z

4x07 Family Feud

4x07 Family Feud

  • 1986-11-08T05:00:00Z30m

Divorcees are coming out of the wood work when Dot's mother and Jan's father come for a visit and hit it off.

1986-11-15T05:00:00Z

4x08 The Dot and Howard Show

4x08 The Dot and Howard Show

  • 1986-11-15T05:00:00Z30m

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 then platonic.

1986-11-22T05:00:00Z

4x09 Farewell, My Sonny

4x09 Farewell, My Sonny

  • 1986-11-22T05:00:00Z30m

The hotel hosts a murder mystery but things turn surprisingly real when Sonny becomes the prime suspect in a murder.

1986-12-06T05:00:00Z

4x10 Critic's Choice

4x10 Critic's Choice

  • 1986-12-06T05:00:00Z30m

A long time rival and food critic of Howard's visits the hotel which puts Howard's job and relationship with Nancy in jeopardy.

1986-12-20T05:00:00Z

4x11 Richie's Sculpture

4x11 Richie's Sculpture

  • 1986-12-20T05:00:00Z30m

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 later Jan learns it isn't his sculpture.

Sonny strikes oil and with the help from a shady investor, tries to convince the girls to go in on an oil investment.

1987-01-10T05:00:00Z

4x13 Nancy's Birthday Party

4x13 Nancy's Birthday Party

  • 1987-01-10T05:00:00Z30m

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.

1987-01-17T05:00:00Z

4x14 The Evictables

4x14 The Evictables

  • 1987-01-17T05:00:00Z30m

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 Allowed"" apartment building, but Ginger's love-life soon conflicts with that rule.

1987-01-24T05:00:00Z

4x15 Ginger's Baby

4x15 Ginger's Baby

  • 1987-01-24T05:00:00Z30m

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 a gangster.

1987-01-31T05:00:00Z

4x16 Bachelor Party

4x16 Bachelor Party

  • 1987-01-31T05:00:00Z30m

Howard's naive niece visits and begins dating Sonny. Something Howard is determind to put an end to.

1987-02-07T05:00:00Z

4x17 Amy's Rusty

4x17 Amy's Rusty

  • 1987-02-07T05:00:00Z30m

Amy feels guilty for being unwed so she decides to reunite with an old flame. Meanwhile, Dot sells skin care products.

1987-02-14T05:00:00Z

4x18 Dot's Priest

4x18 Dot's Priest

  • 1987-02-14T05:00:00Z30m

Dot is slightly unnerved by an old boyfriend who's becoming a priest and is questioning his commitment.

1987-02-21T05:00:00Z

4x19 The Dickie Doodle Show

4x19 The Dickie Doodle Show

  • 1987-02-21T05:00:00Z30m

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.

1987-02-28T05:00:00Z

4x20 The Howie Show

4x20 The Howie Show

  • 1987-02-28T05:00:00Z30m

South Pacific natives arrive to worship the person they consider a supreme being, Howard. Meanwhile, Nancy challenges the waitresses to a contest.

1987-03-07T05:00:00Z

4x21 The Dot Quits Show

4x21 The Dot Quits Show

  • 1987-03-07T05:00:00Z30m

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.

1987-05-02T04:00:00Z

4x22 The Two Guys Show

4x22 The Two Guys Show

  • 1987-05-02T04:00:00Z30m

Ginger weighs the merits of two boyfriends while Howard weighs offers from other restaurants.

1987-05-09T04:00:00Z

4x23 A Romantic Comedy

4x23 A Romantic Comedy

  • 1987-05-09T04:00:00Z30m

A romantic evening alone in the hotel is anything but for Jan and Richie, who weather interruptions from the restaurant staff.

1987-05-16T04:00:00Z

4x24 Manhandling

4x24 Manhandling

  • 1987-05-16T04:00:00Z30m

Fur flies after Ginger buys Jan's car and Amy asks Dot to act as a go-between with a handsome new employee.

Season Finale

1987-05-23T04:00:00Z

4x25 Nancy's Shrink

Season Finale

4x25 Nancy's Shrink

  • 1987-05-23T04:00:00Z30m

Nancy reviews her relationships with her employees during a visit to her psychiatrist.

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