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It's a Living Season 5

September. 26,1987

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It's a Living

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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Barrie Youngfellow, Marian Mercer

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It's a Living Season 5 Full Episode Guide

Episode 26 - Tune In, Tune Out

First Aired: May. 28,1988

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.

Episode 25 - The Waiting Game

First Aired: May. 14,1988

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

Episode 24 - The No Guys Show

First Aired: May. 07,1988

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

Episode 23 - Healings, Nothing More Than Healings

First Aired: April. 30,1988

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

Episode 22 - Ginger and the Senator

First Aired: April. 23,1988

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

Episode 21 - The Amy and Louie Show

First Aired: February. 27,1988

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.

Episode 20 - Dot's Hope

First Aired: February. 20,1988

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

Episode 19 - Ginger's Grandmother Show

First Aired: February. 13,1988

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.

Episode 18 - Daddy's Little Girl

First Aired: February. 06,1988

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

Episode 17 - The One About the Tattooed Lady

First Aired: January. 30,1988

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.

Episode 16 - Take Back Your Mink

First Aired: January. 23,1988

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

Episode 15 - Everyone's a Critic

First Aired: January. 16,1988

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.

Episode 14 - Skin Deep

First Aired: January. 02,1988

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

Episode 13 - Twelve Angry Women

First Aired: December. 26,1987

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

Episode 12 - A Pen Pal for Your Thoughts

First Aired: December. 19,1987

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.

Episode 11 - Strictly Personal

First Aired: December. 12,1987

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

Episode 10 - The Sonny's Mother Show

First Aired: November. 28,1987

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

Episode 9 - The Vegas Show (2)

First Aired: November. 21,1987

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.

Episode 8 - The Vegas Show (1)

First Aired: November. 14,1987

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.

Episode 7 - Search and Strike

First Aired: November. 07,1987

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

Episode 6 - The Date Show

First Aired: October. 31,1987

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.

Episode 5 - Killing of Sister Dot

First Aired: October. 24,1987

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

Episode 4 - Sweet Charity

First Aired: October. 17,1987

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.

Episode 3 - No, My Darling Daughter

First Aired: October. 10,1987

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.

Episode 2 - Her Back to the Future

First Aired: October. 03,1987

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.

Episode 1 - Till Death Do Us Part

First Aired: September. 26,1987

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.