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One Day at a Time
The misadventures of a divorced mother, two teenage daughters, and their new building superintendent in Indianapolis.
- Created by:
- Whitney Blake, Allan Manings
- Cast:
- Bonnie Franklin, Valerie Bertinelli, Pat Harrington Jr., Mackenzie Phillips
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United States of America
- Network:
- CBS
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 3
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
The Older Man (1)
1977-09-27 · 24mAfter Julie plows into a car, its dashing driver offers her a job. First of four parts.
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E02
Episode 2
The Older Man (2)
1977-10-04 · 24mJulie's boss invites her on an out-of-town trip. Second of four parts.
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E03
Episode 3
The Older Man (3)
1977-10-11 · 24mJulie is startled by her boss's proposal. Third of four parts.
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E04
Episode 4
The Older Man (4)
1977-10-18 · 24mJulie is implored by her father not to marry her 42-year-old boss. Conclusion.
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E05
Episode 5
Ann's Out-of-Town Client
1977-10-25 · 24mA lecherous client has more than business on his mind.
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E06
Episode 6
Bob Loves Barbara
1977-11-01 · 24mAn insecure boy interested in dating Barbara bolsters his confidence by taking out a notorious classmate first.
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E07
Episode 7
The Second Mrs. Cooper
1977-11-08 · 24mAfter Julie and Barbara return home from a weekend visit with their dad complaining that Dad's new wife is trying to cut them out of his life, Ann initiates her first face to face meeting with the new Mrs. Cooper - only to learn that the girls haven't exactly been fair or kind to their new step-mother.
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E08
Episode 8
The Ghost Writer
1977-11-22 · 24mWhen Barbara hands in Julie's verse as her own for a class, a school counselor takes her for a poetic genius.
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E09
Episode 9
Barbara's Friend (1)
1977-11-29 · 24mWhile agonizes over whether Cliff Randall will invite her to the Grateful Dead concert, she has to contend with a over-eager girl trying to be her friend. When reality sinks in, she reaches out to Barbara at the last moment.
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E10
Episode 10
Barbara's Friend (2)
1977-12-06 · 24mBarbara's classmate phones to say she's taken a drug overdose. Conclusion.
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E11
Episode 11
Schneider's Kid
1977-12-13 · 24mJulie runs into an attractive young man in the lobby who is looking for Schneider. However, his visit to see Schneider is anything but a social call when he reveals that he is Schneider's son, from a brief marriage 20 years earlier. Ann, Barbara and Julie quickly do their best to prepare Schneider for the news.
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E12
Episode 12
Ann's Crisis
1977-12-27 · 24mAnn sees her 36th birthday as a crisis, not a cause for celebration.
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E13
Episode 13
The Race Driver (1)
1978-01-03 · 24mSchneider makes the grand announcement that a celebrity has just moved into the building, a race car driver named Cam Randolph. Meanwhile, Julie and Barbara have devised a meeting between their mother and Cam, but Ann is anything but excited about meeting him, at first that is. Things start to change however, once she gets to know him and she invites him over for dinner.
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E14
Episode 14
The Race Driver (2)
1978-01-10 · 24mAnn begins to question her relationship with a dashing race driver. Second of two parts.
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E15
Episode 15
Ann's Secretary
1978-01-17 · 24mAnn learns that a secretary she just hired is a reputed drug user.
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E16
Episode 16
Barbara's Rebellion
1978-01-30 · 24mFrustrated over not getting enough attention at home, Barbara rebells by running away to a Chicago motel room with Bob Morton.
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E17
Episode 17
The New Owner
1978-02-06 · 24mDetermined to keep his job, Schneider woos the building's new owner, who falls for him.
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E18
Episode 18
Ann's Competitor
1978-02-13 · 24mAnn has a competitor in the lecherous Francine Webster.
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E19
Episode 19
The Dress Designer
1978-02-27 · 24mAspiring designer Julie tries to enter a fashion show after the entry deadline.
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Episode 20
Take the Money
1978-03-06 · 24mBarbara and Julie are excited about getting a new stereo and decide to buy Schneider's old one for $200. However, as they are scrounging up the money, Julie checks her balance in her checking account and quickly finds that somehow an additional $125 has been credited to her account. Stricken with guilt and Barbara's encouragement, Julie decides to take the money.
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Episode 21
Barbara the Fink
1978-03-13 · 24mBarbara is an eyewitness to a vandalism at the school and soon finds herself between a rock and a hard place, over whether or not to do the honest thing and tell the truth and fink on a friend or not say anything. Ultimately, she tells the truth but then must face the results of her actions, possible alienation.
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Episode 22
Julie's Big Move (1)
1978-03-20 · 24mJulie plans to move out, but Ann doubts her daughter can make it financially. First of two parts.
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E23
Episode 23
Julie's Big Move (2)
1978-03-27 · 24mConclusion. Ann thinks Julie's new roommate is a bad influence on her.
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E24
Episode 24
Ann, the Father
1978-04-03 · 24mAnn's career advice to Barbara's friend leads to hard feelings between the boy and his father.
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Bonnie Franklin
Ann Romano
Valerie Bertinelli
Barbara Cooper
Pat Harrington Jr.
Dwayne Schneider
Mackenzie Phillips
Julie Cooper
Boyd Gaines
Mark Royer
Howard Hesseman
Sam Royer
Michael Lembeck
Max Horvath
Nanette Fabray
Katherine Romano