It's a Living — Season 6
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 (20)
1. Pistol Packin' Mama
Aired 15 October 1988 • 30 min
Roomates, Ginger and Amy, may be no more after Ginger discovers Amy keeps a gun, something Ginger refuses to have in the apartment.
2. The Nancy and Roscoe Show
Aired 22 October 1988 • 30 min
Nancy and Howard's marriage is put to the test when Nancy falls for Howard's old navy buddy.
3. The Jan's Pregnant Show
Aired 29 October 1988 • 30 min
Richie's aspiration to move to North Dakota is put to a halt by Jan who announces she's pregnant.
4. Never Trust Anyone Under 40
Aired 5 November 1988 • 30 min
Louie throws Sonny a surprise 40th birthday party that ages Howard a few years.
5. The New Guy Show
Aired 12 November 1988 • 30 min
Ginger encounters the unexpected when she telephones a wedding photographer for a date. Meanwhile, Sonny's agent buys him an hour's worth of TV time.
6. Rear Window
Aired 19 November 1988 • 30 min
Dot's habit of neighbor watching entangles her in what appears to be a woman's murder.
7. You Do Voodoo
Aired 26 November 1988 • 30 min
Jan tries to ward off a developer's plans to build a mini-mall in her neighborhood and Ginger uses a book of voodoo spells to conjure up a perfect date.
8. The Amy and Bobby Show
Aired 3 December 1988 • 30 min
Amy dates a man who wants to take her on the road to salvation. Meanwhile, Howard unknowingly buys Nancy some hot merchandise.
9. Dot Casts Off
Aired 10 December 1988 • 30 min
Dot accepts a job as a casting assistant and has a difficult task of auditioning a friend.
10. A Very Scary It's a Living
Aired 7 January 1989 • 30 min
Dot has been cast in a slasher movie and she studies up by watching a batch of slasher films. This leads her to have a scary dream that takes place at the restaurant.
11. The Ginger's Mother Show
Aired 14 January 1989 • 30 min
Ginger's successful career oriented mother comes for a visit and Ginger is reluctant to discuss her career as a waitress with her.
12. Mike Fright
Aired 21 January 1989 • 30 min
Sonny feels threatened when a temporary replacement turns out to be a success.
13. He Never Sang for His Father
Aired 28 January 1989 • 30 min
Sonny is ecstatic when his sexy hairdresser agrees to move in with him. However, getting to first base gets a bit hard when his father shows up for a visit. Meanwhile, Jan discovers that someone in her home has been dialing 900 numbers.
14. Just Say Yes
Aired 11 February 1989 • 30 min
Amy anguishes over what she should do with her Valentine's Day present from Bobby Lee, the key to his hotel room.
15. Wedding, Wedding
Aired 18 February 1989 • 30 min
Amy and Ginger decide to have a double wedding at the restaurant.
16. The Dark at the Top of the Top
Aired 25 February 1989 • 30 min
Nancy is in favor of the new hotel manager's ideas that is until she's replaced with Dot.
17. My Little Red Book
Aired 4 March 1989 • 30 min
Sonny finds a little black book that leads him to intrigue and a red-hot lady.
18. Matchmaker, Matchmaker
Aired 11 March 1989 • 30 min
Phil sets Sonny up with a new singing partner while Dot employs a marriage broker.
19. A Very Special It's a Living
Aired 18 March 1989 • 30 min
Jan goes into premature labor and with her life and the baby's life in danger, she has a dream about being visited by a strange Angel of Death.
20. The Sonny and Dot Show
Aired 8 April 1989 • 30 min
Dot and Sonny are both feeling lonely, so thet stay late at the restaurant to cry on each other's shoulder.