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It's a Living Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
26 Episodes 1987 - 1988
Episode 1
Till Death Do Us Part
Sat, Sep 26, 1987
Sonny gets stood up at the altar twice.
Episode 2
Her Back to the Future
Sat, Oct 3, 1987
As the staff prepares for a wedding reception, Nancy dozes off and has a bizarre dream about her own marriage 10 years in the future--to Sonny.
Episode 3
No, My Darling Daughter
Sat, Oct 10, 1987
Jan worries when her daughter has her first date.
Episode 4
Sweet Charity
Sat, Oct 17, 1987
The staff helps Dot put on a production of "Little Red Riding Hood" at a children's theater for charity.
Episode 5
Killing of Sister Dot
Sat, Oct 24, 1987
Dot is thrilled about her new part on a soap opera--until she realizes that her character is in imminent danger of being killed off.
Episode 6
The Date Show
Sat, Oct 31, 1987
Nancy has just the solution to Howard's mid-life crisis: she invites him to a square dance, and she won't take no for an answer.
Episode 7
Search and Strike
Sat, Nov 7, 1987
Nancy is having a bad week: hotel management wants her to search the waitresses' lockers, and Howard wants her to back off.
Episode 8
The Vegas Show: Part 1
Sat, Nov 14, 1987
Sonny pesters singer Jack Jones into getting him a gig in Las Vegas; Howard gets jealous when Nancy makes a date with Jones, who invites her to go to Vegas with him.
Episode 9
The Vegas Show: Part 2
Sat, Nov 21, 1987
When jealous Howard follows Nancy to Las Vegas, he's horrified to find her gambling at a blackjack table with a lounge lizard called Chick.
Episode 10
The Sonny's Mother Show
Sat, Nov 28, 1987
Sonny's mother visits and proceeds to belittle him at every turn.
Episode 11
Strictly Personal
Sat, Dec 12, 1987
Dot takes out a personal ad to meet men and gets a surprise.
Episode 12
A Pen Pal for Your Thoughts
Sat, Dec 19, 1987
Amy's prison-penfriend is paroled; when he visits the restaurant, she discovers that he's not exactly the person described in his letters.
Episode 13
Twelve Angry Women
Sat, Dec 26, 1987
Sonny manages to infuriate an entire table of feminists; Dot starts dating one of Amy's ex-boyfriends.
Episode 14
Skin Deep
Sat, Jan 2, 1988
After seeing Howard flirting with a much younger woman, Nancy considers having a facelift.
Episode 15
Everyone's a Critic
Sat, Jan 16, 1988
Dot's newspaper-critic boyfriend is assigned to review her play.
Episode 16
Take Back Your Mink
Sat, Jan 23, 1988
Richie hits the big money, which lands Jan in a mink coat--but is his sudden success short-lived?
Episode 17
The One About the Tattooed Lady
Sat, Jan 30, 1988
Nancy's estranged cousin visits to make amends, and Nancy is surprised to see the changes in her.
Episode 18
Daddy's Little Girl
Sat, Feb 6, 1988
Jan hopes to reunited her divorced parents, but there's a hitch--her father is planning to get hitched to someone else.
Episode 19
Ginger's Grandmother Show
Sat, Feb 13, 1988
Grandma St. James decides to live with Ginger.
Episode 20
Dot's Hope
Sat, Feb 20, 1988
Dot helps an actress and sees her find success.
Episode 21
The Amy and Louie Show
Sat, Feb 27, 1988
Sonny bribes Amy with tickets belonging to a friend.
Episode 22
Ginger and the Senator
Sat, Apr 23, 1988
Ginger's efforts to campaign for her favorite senator make front-page news when she's photographed sitting on his lap.
Episode 23
Healings, Nothing More Than Healings
Sat, Apr 30, 1988
Sonny becomes an instant hero after saving a choking victim by administering the Heimlich maneuver; Nancy and Howard contemplate taking separate vacations.
Episode 24
The No Guys Show
Sat, May 7, 1988
Ginger's beau makes a sudden, forceful proposal.
Episode 25
The Waiting Game
Sat, May 14, 1988
A career-magazine interview inspires reminiscences.
Episode 26
Tune In, Tune Out
Sat, May 28, 1988
Richie (Richard Kline) becomes obsessed with Jan's blonde wig.