It's a Living
It's a Living
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It's a Living

Get 'em with laughs!

5.7 / 10
1980
6 seasons
120 episodes
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.

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Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.Pilot

    30-10-198030m

    The series opens with innocent Vicki contemplating going out on a date with a pilot. She's even more worried about what's going to happen after the dinner, since she still is a vi...

  • Ep 2

    2.The Intruder

    06-11-198030m

    While her husband and children are away on a camping trip, Lois has Jan stay overnight due to the fact that a burglar has been terrorizing her neighborhood. It turns into a slumbe...

  • Ep 3

    3.Roomies

    13-11-198030m

    Vicki's plans are ruined when tenants change their minds about moving out of an apartment which is to be hers. This prompts the other waitresses to talk Cassie into putting her up...

  • Ep 4

    4.Fallen Idol

    27-11-198030m

    Vicki's father comes to town for a visit and Vicki is worried about his reaction to the skimpy outfits she must wear for work. However this worry pales in comparison to her discov...

  • Ep 5

    5.The Lois Affair

    11-12-198030m

    After having a big argument with her husband, Lois runs into her high school sweetheart who wants to pick up where they left off. When he gives Lois his hotel key, a concerned Dot...

  • Ep 6

    6.Super-Mom

    18-12-198030m

    Jan wants to be able to afford to pay for ballet lessons for her daughter, so she picks up a second job, preparing invitations. However, her second job begins to interfere with he...

  • Ep 7

    7.Cassie's Punctured Romance

    01-01-198130m

    Cassie is reluctant to stay with her latest boyfriend since falling in love is something that she is uncomfortable with. Meanwhile to impress him, she decides to cook a meal, with...

  • Ep 8

    8.Up On the Roof

    08-01-198130m

    The staff must stay calm when a fire breaks out in the hotel a few floor below the restaurant. They must also try to keep the customers as calm as possible which proves difficult...

  • Ep 9

    9.Making the Grade

    15-01-198130m

    Jan makes a mistake when she accepts her economics professor's offer to go out on a date. However, when she tries to break off their romance, he hands her an ultimatum: sleep wit...

  • Ep 10

    10.Our Man Barry

    22-01-198130m

    Dot and Vicki begin dating the same man which only aggravates the situation at the restaurant where Nancy imposes a crash diet on Cassie and Jan.

  • Ep 11

    11.R-E-S-P-E-C-T

    29-01-198130m

    Lois learns that an invitation to speak to her daughter's class about working mothers was prompted by her daughter's essay describing her as vice president of a bank. Meanwhile, D...

  • Ep 12

    12.Kids

    21-07-198130m

    Jan and Lois have a ongoing debate over the discovery of a girlie magazine in the possesion of Lois's son.

  • Ep 13

    13.You're Not Old, You're Fired

    04-08-198130m

    Nancy is unexpectedly fired from her hostess position at the restaurant. Her firing is not the only surprise as is the reason she was fired which forces her to come face to face w...

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