25 episodes

It's a Living - Season 4

First aired Sep 27, 1986Season 4

Browse all 25 episodes in this season, including available images, air dates, runtimes, ratings and episode summaries from TMDB.

Episodes

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Episode 1

The Roof Show

NR
Sep 27, 198630 min

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.

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Episode 2

The Bar

NR
Oct 4, 198630 min

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.

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Episode 3

The Reunion Show

NR
Oct 11, 198630 min

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.

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Episode 4

Surprise

NR
Oct 18, 198630 min

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.

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Episode 5

Nancy's Sister

NR
Oct 25, 198630 min

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.

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Episode 6

Night at the Iguana

NR
Nov 1, 198630 min

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.

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Episode 7

Family Feud

NR
Nov 8, 198630 min

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

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Episode 8

The Dot and Howard Show

NR
Nov 15, 198630 min

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.

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Episode 9

Farewell, My Sonny

NR
Nov 22, 198630 min

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

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Episode 10

Critic's Choice

NR
Dec 6, 198630 min

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

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Episode 11

Richie's Sculpture

NR
Dec 20, 198630 min

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.

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Episode 12

Sonny's Oil (a.k.a.) The Oil Show

NR
Jan 3, 198730 min

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

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Episode 13

Nancy's Birthday Party

NR
Jan 10, 198730 min

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.

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Episode 14

The Evictables

NR
Jan 17, 198730 min

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.

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Episode 15

Ginger's Baby

NR
Jan 24, 198730 min

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.

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Episode 16

Bachelor Party

NR
Jan 31, 198730 min

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

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Episode 17

Amy's Rusty

NR
Feb 7, 198730 min

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

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Episode 18

Dot's Priest

NR
Feb 14, 198730 min

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

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Episode 19

The Dickie Doodle Show

NR
Feb 21, 198730 min

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.

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Episode 20

The Howie Show

NR
Feb 28, 198730 min

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

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Episode 21

The Dot Quits Show

NR
Mar 7, 198730 min

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.

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Episode 22

The Two Guys Show

NR
May 2, 198730 min

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

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Episode 23

A Romantic Comedy

NR
May 9, 198730 min

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

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Episode 24

Manhandling

NR
May 16, 198730 min

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

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Episode 25

Nancy's Shrink

NR
May 23, 198730 min

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