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It's a Living

Season 5 1987 - 1988

  • 1987-09-26T04:00:00Z on Syndication
  • 30m
  • 13h (26 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.

26 episodes

Season Premiere

1987-09-26T04:00:00Z

5x01 Till Death Do Us Part

Season Premiere

5x01 Till Death Do Us Part

  • 1987-09-26T04:00:00Z30m

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-school sweetheart.

1987-10-03T04:00:00Z

5x02 Her Back to the Future

5x02 Her Back to the Future

  • 1987-10-03T04:00:00Z30m

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 Sonny.

1987-10-10T04:00:00Z

5x03 No, My Darling Daughter

5x03 No, My Darling Daughter

  • 1987-10-10T04:00:00Z30m

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 shark.

1987-10-17T04:00:00Z

5x04 Sweet Charity

5x04 Sweet Charity

  • 1987-10-17T04:00:00Z30m

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 is asked to fill the roles.

1987-10-24T04:00:00Z

5x05 Killing of Sister Dot

5x05 Killing of Sister Dot

  • 1987-10-24T04:00:00Z30m

Dot is thrilled about her new part on a soap opera until she realizes her character is in imminent danger of being killed off.

1987-10-31T05:00:00Z

5x06 The Date Show

5x06 The Date Show

  • 1987-10-31T05:00:00Z30m

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.

1987-11-07T05:00:00Z

5x07 Search and Strike

5x07 Search and Strike

  • 1987-11-07T05:00:00Z30m

Nancy is having a bad week: hotel management wants her to search the waitresses' lockers, and Howard wants her to back off.

1987-11-14T05:00:00Z

5x08 The Vegas Show (1)

5x08 The Vegas Show (1)

  • 1987-11-14T05:00:00Z30m

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 weekend.

1987-11-21T05:00:00Z

5x09 The Vegas Show (2)

5x09 The Vegas Show (2)

  • 1987-11-21T05:00:00Z30m

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.

1987-11-28T05:00:00Z

5x10 The Sonny's Mother Show

5x10 The Sonny's Mother Show

  • 1987-11-28T05:00:00Z30m

Sonny's dreading an impending visit from his mother: she's never forgivin him for becoming a lounge singer instead of a classical pianist.

1987-12-12T05:00:00Z

5x11 Strictly Personal

5x11 Strictly Personal

  • 1987-12-12T05:00:00Z30m

Dot doesn't get quite the response she had hoped for after placing an ad in the personals column.

5x12 A Pen Pal for Your Thoughts

  • 1987-12-19T05:00:00Z30m

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 wants to spend the rest of his life with her.

1987-12-26T05:00:00Z

5x13 Twelve Angry Women

5x13 Twelve Angry Women

  • 1987-12-26T05:00:00Z30m

Sonny manages to infuriate an entire table of feminists while Dot starts dating one of Amy's ex-boyfriends.

1988-01-02T05:00:00Z

5x14 Skin Deep

5x14 Skin Deep

  • 1988-01-02T05:00:00Z30m

After seeing Howard flirting with a much younger woman, Nancy begins considering having a face lift.

1988-01-16T05:00:00Z

5x15 Everyone's a Critic

5x15 Everyone's a Critic

  • 1988-01-16T05:00:00Z30m

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 performance.

1988-01-23T05:00:00Z

5x16 Take Back Your Mink

5x16 Take Back Your Mink

  • 1988-01-23T05:00:00Z30m

Richie hits the big money which lands Jan in a mink coat. However, is his sudden success short lived?

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.

1988-02-06T05:00:00Z

5x18 Daddy's Little Girl

5x18 Daddy's Little Girl

  • 1988-02-06T05:00:00Z30m

Jan has hopes of reuniting her divorced parents but there is one hitch in her plan, her father is newly engaged.

1988-02-13T05:00:00Z

5x19 Ginger's Grandmother Show

5x19 Ginger's Grandmother Show

  • 1988-02-13T05:00:00Z30m

Ginger's grandmother shows up on Ginger's doorstep, complaining that her son won't let her drive anymore. Meanwhile, Sonny decides to make a music video in the restaurant.

1988-02-20T05:00:00Z

5x20 Dot's Hope

5x20 Dot's Hope

  • 1988-02-20T05:00:00Z30m

When Dot's friend comes to Hollywood seeking fame and fortune, Dot gets her a job in the restaurant washing dishes.

1988-02-27T05:00:00Z

5x21 The Amy and Louie Show

5x21 The Amy and Louie Show

  • 1988-02-27T05:00:00Z30m

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 blind date with an egg salesman named Wilbur.

1988-04-23T04:00:00Z

5x22 Ginger and the Senator

5x22 Ginger and the Senator

  • 1988-04-23T04:00:00Z30m

Ginger's efforts to campaign for her favorite senator makes front-page news when she's photographed sitting on his lap.

Sonny becomes an instant hero after saving a choking victim by administering the Heimlich maneuver. Meanwhile, Nancy and Howard contemplate taking seperate vacations.

1988-05-07T04:00:00Z

5x24 The No Guys Show

5x24 The No Guys Show

  • 1988-05-07T04:00:00Z30m

Ginger's in quandry: her perfect boyfriend wants to tie the knot, but she's not ready to settle down.

1988-05-14T04:00:00Z

5x25 The Waiting Game

5x25 The Waiting Game

  • 1988-05-14T04:00:00Z30m

The waitresses wax philosophic when a journalist interviews them about the pros and cons of their careers.

Season Finale

1988-05-28T04:00:00Z

5x26 Tune In, Tune Out

Season Finale

5x26 Tune In, Tune Out

  • 1988-05-28T04:00:00Z30m

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 exactly what she intended. Meanwhile, a TV is installed in the lounge.

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