S01E01 Pilot
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 virgin.
It's a Living
Get 'em with laughs!
Overview
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.
Episodes
S01E02 The Intruder
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 slumber party when...
S01E03 Roomies
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 for a few...
S01E04 Fallen Idol
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 discovering her dad...
S01E05 The Lois Affair
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 and...
S01E06 Super-Mom
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 her job at...
S01E07 Cassie's Punctured Romance
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 a little help from...
S01E08 Up On the Roof
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 at...
S01E09 Making the Grade
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 with me or...
S01E10 Our Man Barry
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.
S01E11 R-E-S-P-E-C-T
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, Dot tries to cheer up an...
S01E12 Kids
Jan and Lois have a ongoing debate over the discovery of a girlie magazine in the possesion of Lois's son.
S01E13 You're Not Old, You're Fired
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 with age...
Cast
Barrie Youngfellow
Jan Hoffmeyer Gray
Marian Mercer
Nancy Beebe Miller
Gail Edwards
Dot Higgins
Crystal Bernard
Amy Tompkins
Sheryl Lee Ralph
Ginger St. James
Paul Kreppel
Sonny Mann
Richard Stahl
Howard Miller
