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One Day at a Time

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Comedy

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

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Seasons

10 available

Season 4

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E01

Episode 1

Father, Dear Father (1)

1978-09-18 · 24m

Ann's ex-husband tells her that he can no longer pay her child support for his daughters.

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Episode 2

Father, Dear Father (2)

1978-09-25 · 24m

Ed is forced to admit the truth to Julie and Barbara.

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E03

Episode 3

Ann's Friend

1978-10-02 · 24m

Ann is stunned when a friend says she's leaving her husband.

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E04

Episode 4

Bob's New Girl

1978-10-16 · 24m

Barbara has been steadily dating Cliff and soon finds herself trying to gently discourage Bob from pursuing her. However, Bob is sure he can win her away from Cliff, that's when Ann encourages Bob to perhaps date other women. He does but Barbara's reaction to Bob's new girlfriend is incredibly telling.

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Episode 5

Schneider's Helper

1978-10-23 · 24m

While he's recovering from a back injury, Schneider needs an assistant maintenance man to help out with his work around the building. Barbara suggests that Schneider hire her disabled friend, Jackie. Schneider reluctantly takes on the kid who does his best to prove he can do the job. However, when there is a gas leak in the building, Jackie's competence is put to the test.

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Episode 6

Yes, Sir, That's My Baby

1978-11-06 · 24m

Sally, an old school friend of Barbara's shows up for a visit with some news, she's now a mother. Originally, she agreed with the father to give the baby up for adoption but after one look at the baby, decided to keep it. However, the big bombshell is dropped when she mentions that the father is Cliff Randall, Barbara's boyfriend.

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Episode 7

The Dating Game (a.k.a.) Ann's Dating Game

1978-11-13 · 24m

Ann is interested in a business associate but isn't quite sure how to convey her romantic interest to him. Barbara and Julie suggest that she just make the first move and call him, which she does. However, he isn't quite getting the hints and assumes that when she asks him out the dinner is business instead of pleasure.

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Episode 8

Peabody's War

1978-11-20 · 24m

""Mr.Peabody"".An elderly resident in the ""Romano's""apartment building refuses to pay higher rent to allow the building's owners to throw him out.Because he is old and disabled.He locks himself in ""The Romano's Apartment""with a shotgun and will hold the family hostage.Until he can get on tv and tell the buildings owners to allow him to stay in his apartment and pay a fair rent price for it.On a sad not,this was Mr.J.Pat O'Malley's last tv performance.He would spend his last years living at The Motion Picture and TV Home in Woodland Hills,Ca.,Until his death in 1986.

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E09

Episode 9

Jealousy (1)

1978-11-27 · 24m

Julie and Barbara become rivals when they fall for the leader of a rock group. First of two parts.

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Episode 10

Jealousy (2)

1978-12-04 · 24m

Conclusion. The battle for the band leader continues as Barbara tries to win him back from Julie.

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Episode 11

The Arab Connection

1978-12-11 · 24m

Ann plays hostess to an Arab sheik while Julie leads a demonstration against his country's economic policy.

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Episode 12

Hold the Mustard

1978-12-18 · 24m

The pace of Barbara's restaurant job proves to be faster than she anticipated.

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Episode 13

Girl Talk

1978-12-25 · 24m

Ann and the girls spend a warm Christmas Eve in a frigid mountain cabin.

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Episode 14

The Married Man (1)

1979-01-17 · 24m

In the first of a three-part story, Ann and a sportswriter begin a promising romance.

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Episode 15

The Married Man (2)

1979-01-17 · 24m

In the second of a three-part story, a smooth-sailing romance between Ann and a sportswriter hits the rocks.

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Episode 16

The Married Man (3)

1979-01-24 · 24m

Ann considers pursuing a relationship with her married sports writer, but soon concludes that to do so would strip her of her self respect.

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Episode 17

Going Nowhere

1979-01-31 · 24m

Julie is depressed because her designing career seems to have reached a dead end.

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Episode 18

Francine Strikes Again

1979-02-07 · 24m

Francine uses her feminine wiles to wrest away one of Ann's big accounts.

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Episode 19

The Dental Hygienist

1979-02-14 · 24m

Only hours after they meet, Ann's old pal and Schneider are ready to sail off on a romantic cruise.

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Episode 20

The Piano Teacher

1979-02-21 · 24m

The baby grand delivered to Ann by mistake belongs to her next-door neighbor, a slightly unstrung piano teacher who begins giving lessons in her living room.

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Episode 21

The Broken Nose

1979-02-28 · 24m

Barbara learns a lesson about beauty after Schneider accidentally opens a door smack into her nose.

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Episode 22

Mad for Each Other

1979-03-07 · 24m

Julie falls for an egotistical filmmaker whose temperament exactly matches her own.

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Episode 23

The Graduation

1979-03-21 · 24m

Barbara's high school graduation has arrived and she's all excited, except for two issues. First, she's unsure if she wants to attend the University of Wisconsin, like her father did and second she's up in arms, trying to make a decision on whether to hang out at a party with friends or one with just family after graduation.

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Episode 24

Fear of Success

1979-03-25 · 24m

A lucrative offer to direct public relations for a computer firm prompts Ann to give Mr. Davenport two weeks' notice.

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Episode 25

Grandma Leaves Grandpa

1979-04-08 · 24m

Ann is all set to go away for the weekend to a ski lodge, however her plans are put to a halt when Grandma Romano drops by with the announcement that she's left Ann's father and now would like to stay with Ann and the girls. Not quite taking her seriously, Ann is dealt a blow of reality when her father drops by needing a place to stay as well.

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Episode 26

Schneider Gets Fired

1979-04-15 · 24m

Schneider quits because the landlord refuses his raise request.

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Cast

Bonnie Franklin

Bonnie Franklin

Ann Romano

Valerie Bertinelli

Valerie Bertinelli

Barbara Cooper

Pat Harrington Jr.

Pat Harrington Jr.

Dwayne Schneider

Mackenzie Phillips

Mackenzie Phillips

Julie Cooper

Boyd Gaines

Boyd Gaines

Mark Royer

Howard Hesseman

Howard Hesseman

Sam Royer

Michael Lembeck

Michael Lembeck

Max Horvath

Nanette Fabray

Nanette Fabray

Katherine Romano

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