It's a Living — Season 3
Get 'em with laughs!
About this season
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 (22)
1. Harassed
Aired 28 September 1985 • 30 min
New to the big city, Amy begins receiving a series of threatening messages from a stalker, something she is totally unprepared for after living her life in the country.
2. Cassie's Cowboy
Aired 5 October 1985 • 30 min
Cassie falls in love with a cowboy who is a millionaire and is shocked when she learns she also has to like him to be with him.
3. Amy Big Girl Now
Aired 12 October 1985 • 30 min
Amy gets a surprise visit from her father who has come to California to take his little girl back to Texas and away from her new city life.
4. Desperate Hours
Aired 19 October 1985 • 30 min
Terrorists from a Third World country take the restaurant hostage.
5. I Write the Songs
Aired 26 October 1985 • 30 min
Sonny thinks he has struck gold with a record company and quits his job at the restaurant in a big way.
6. Jan's Engagment
Aired 2 November 1985 • 30 min
Jan hits it off with a fan repair man who whisks her off her feet. Their relationship goes faster then she expected when he suddenly proposes.
7. From Russia with Love
Aired 9 November 1985 • 30 min
A Russian, while visiting California, defects and locks himself in Cassie's locker, claiming he loves her.
8. The Prom Show
Aired 16 November 1985 • 30 min
A prom is scheduled to take place at the restaurant but when the entertainment doesn't show up, Dot takes over as the entertainment committee. Meanwhile, Jan has second thoughts about her engagement to Richie.
9. The Wedding Show
Aired 23 November 1985 • 30 min
Jan and Richie's wedding may be postponed when the judge fails to appear and it seems that the honeymoon may be a threesome.
10. Hail to the Chef
Aired 21 December 1985 • 30 min
The President may visit the restaurant and everyone passes the security check, that is except Howard.
11. Eleven Angry Men and Dot
Aired 28 December 1985 • 30 min
Dot serves jury duty and becomes the hold out juror. Meanwhile, Nancy and the other waitresses must deal with Dot's absence from work.
12. Gender Gap
Aired 11 January 1986 • 30 min
A sex discrimination suit is brought against the restaurant which forces Nancy to hire a obnoxious waiter.
13. Jealous Wife
Aired 18 January 1986 • 30 min
Cassie's one night stand is a dream for her but it turns into a nightmare when she is publicly humiliated by the man's wife in the restaurant.
14. The Doctor Danny Show
Aired 1 February 1986 • 30 min
During a date, Nancy suffers a hernia and when her physician discovers it, he insists that she have it operated on immediately. However, an old phobia about hospitals surfaces and she flat out refuses treatment. Meanwhile, Amy tries to get the girls to go in on a shady vacation property venture.
15. Jewel Heist
Aired 15 February 1986 • 30 min
A visiting princess becomes the target of terrorists who plan to make off with her extravagant diamond necklace. However, Dot accidentally intercepts a drugged napkin intended for the princess.
16. The Jerks
Aired 22 February 1986 • 30 min
The girls are forced to stay late and take inventory. This leads each girl to tell a story about the worst date they ever had.
17. Oddest Couple
Aired 1 March 1986 • 30 min
Cassie, desperate for a new place to live, temporarily moves in with Sonny, and the rumors fly.
18. Dot's Puppy
Aired 12 April 1986 • 30 min
Dot gets a noisy puppy after her cat dies and Sonny quits rather than miss a date with a roller derby queen.
19. Dinner with Deedee
Aired 3 May 1986 • 30 min
Jan is not looking forward to a visit from an old friend who has always outclassed her in every aspect of life.
20. Jump
Aired 10 May 1986 • 30 min
Cassie questions a man for the reason why he constantly refuses to leave her a tip only to discover he works for the IRS and serves her with an audit. Meanwhile, Dot's latest boyfriend makes a public appeal for her love, keep seeing him or he will jump from the roof.
21. America's Sweetheart
Aired 17 May 1986 • 30 min
Dot's relationship with a cartoonist makes the papers when he uses her as a model for a new character in his comic strip.
22. Mann Act
Aired 24 May 1986 • 30 min
Sonny contemplates his final days after dating a mobster's moll. The mobster found out and has made an appointment to visit Sonny.