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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.
Episode 25 : Nancy's Shrink
May. 23,1987
Nancy reviews her relationships with her employees during a visit to her psychiatrist.
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Episode 24 : Manhandling
May. 16,1987
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 23 : A Romantic Comedy
May. 09,1987
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 22 : The Two Guys Show
May. 02,1987
Ginger weighs the merits of two boyfriends while Howard weighs offers from other restaurants.
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Episode 21 : The Dot Quits Show
March. 07,1987
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 20 : The Howie Show
February. 28,1987
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 19 : The Dickie Doodle Show
February. 21,1987
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 18 : Dot's Priest
February. 14,1987
Dot is slightly unnerved by an old boyfriend who's becoming a priest and is questioning his commitment.
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Episode 17 : Amy's Rusty
February. 07,1987
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 16 : Bachelor Party
January. 31,1987
Howard's naive niece visits and begins dating Sonny. Something Howard is determind to put an end to.
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Episode 15 : Ginger's Baby
January. 24,1987
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 14 : The Evictables
January. 17,1987
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 13 : Nancy's Birthday Party
January. 10,1987
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 12 : Sonny's Oil (a.k.a.) The Oil Show
January. 03,1987
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 11 : Richie's Sculpture
December. 20,1986
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 10 : Critic's Choice
December. 06,1986
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 9 : Farewell, My Sonny
November. 22,1986
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 8 : The Dot and Howard Show
November. 15,1986
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 7 : Family Feud
November. 08,1986
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 6 : Night at the Iguana
November. 01,1986
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 5 : Nancy's Sister
October. 25,1986
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 4 : Surprise
October. 18,1986
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 3 : The Reunion Show
October. 11,1986
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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