26 episodes

It's a Living - Season 5

First aired Sep 26, 1987Season 5

Browse all 26 episodes in this season, including available images, air dates, runtimes, ratings and episode summaries from TMDB.

Episodes

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Episode 1

Till Death Do Us Part

NR
Sep 26, 198730 min

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.

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Episode 2

Her Back to the Future

NR
Oct 3, 198730 min

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.

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Episode 3

No, My Darling Daughter

NR
Oct 10, 198730 min

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.

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Episode 4

Sweet Charity

NR
Oct 17, 198730 min

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.

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Episode 5

Killing of Sister Dot

NR
Oct 24, 198730 min

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

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Episode 6

The Date Show

NR
Oct 31, 198730 min

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.

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Episode 7

Search and Strike

NR
Nov 7, 198730 min

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

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Episode 8

The Vegas Show (1)

NR
Nov 14, 198730 min

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.

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Episode 9

The Vegas Show (2)

NR
Nov 21, 198730 min

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.

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Episode 10

The Sonny's Mother Show

NR
Nov 28, 198730 min

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

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Episode 11

Strictly Personal

NR
Dec 12, 198730 min

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

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Episode 12

A Pen Pal for Your Thoughts

NR
Dec 19, 198730 min

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.

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Episode 13

Twelve Angry Women

NR
Dec 26, 198730 min

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

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Episode 14

Skin Deep

NR
Jan 2, 198830 min

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

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Episode 15

Everyone's a Critic

NR
Jan 16, 198830 min

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.

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Episode 16

Take Back Your Mink

NR
Jan 23, 198830 min

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

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Episode 17

The One About the Tattooed Lady

NR
Jan 30, 198830 min

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.

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Episode 18

Daddy's Little Girl

NR
Feb 6, 198830 min

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

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Episode 19

Ginger's Grandmother Show

NR
Feb 13, 198830 min

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.

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Episode 20

Dot's Hope

NR
Feb 20, 198830 min

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

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Episode 21

The Amy and Louie Show

NR
Feb 27, 198830 min

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.

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Episode 22

Ginger and the Senator

NR
Apr 23, 198830 min

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

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Episode 23

Healings, Nothing More Than Healings

NR
Apr 30, 198830 min

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

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Episode 24

The No Guys Show

NR
May 7, 198830 min

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

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Episode 25

The Waiting Game

NR
May 14, 198830 min

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

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Episode 26

Tune In, Tune Out

NR
May 28, 198830 min

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.