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One Day at a Time Season 3 Episodes
Season 3 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 1977 - 1978
Episode 1
The Older Man: Part 1
Tue, Sep 27, 197730 mins
Having decided to forgo college, Julie spends the summer searching for a job. While out job-hunting, she accidentally crashes into a sports car owned by veterinarian Dr. Paul Curran. Julie insists upon paying for the damages rather than use Ann's insurance policy, but she and Ann argue about Julie's inability to find stable employment. Julie boldly persuades Paul to hire her as an assistant at his animal hospital. Her anger at a patient who doesn't love her dog impresses Paul, and despite an age difference of 25 years, the two find themselves enjoying each others company and sharing laughs. Afterward, Julie returns home from her first day of work and announces to her stunned family that she's in love.
Episode 2
The Older Man: Part 2
Tue, Oct 4, 197730 mins
Ann and Barbara are shocked at Julie's announcement that she's in love with Paul Curran, but Ann takes some comfort in the knowledge that Paul hasn't reciprocated Julie's feelings. However, Barbara accidentally reveals to Ann that Paul wants Julie to accompany him to a dog show in Toledo. When Ann and Schneider are unable to change Julie's mind about the trip, Ann forbids her to go. Later, Paul meets with Ann and convinces her that he doesn't have any ulterior motives about her daughter. However, he is surprised to learn that Julie loves him. In Toledo, an old friend spots Paul and Julie dining together and mistakes Julie for Paul's adult daughter. When they return to Indianapolis, Julie makes a move on Paul. Ann finds them in an embrace, leading to a physical confrontation between mother and daughter.
Episode 3
The Older Man: Part 3
Tue, Oct 11, 197730 mins
Paul's admission that he returns Julie's feelings for him devastates Ann. Julie discusses living together with Paul, but he offers an alternative...marriage. Ann reminds Julie that she married Ed, Julie and Barbara's father, when she was the same age as Julie, and that marriage didn't work. Barbara and Julie debate the pros and cons of marriage to a much older man, and Julie admits that it's a step that frightens her. Later, Julie overhears Paul's impassioned speech to Ann about her daughter's qualities. Julie agrees to marry Paul, just as the phone rings. It's Ed. Ann takes the phone and tells her ex-husband that there's something he should know.
Episode 4
The Older Man: Part 4
Tue, Oct 18, 197730 mins
Blaming Ann for allowing the relationship between Julie and Paul to develop, Ed arrives to convince his daughter that she's making a big mistake. However, he soon realizes that all of his arguments have been covered to no avail by Ann. Debating the issue, Julie gets Ed to admit that his marriage to Ann didn't fail because of their age difference. Paul arrives for a tennis date with Julie and meets Ed, who can barely contain his hostility. Ann invites Paul to a family dinner. Later, Ann realizes that Julie will be 18 in two months, and it would be better to gain an old son than lose a young daughter. During the family dinner, Ed and Paul attempt to bond, but Ed eventually loses his cool. Paul forcefully defends his love for Julie, as the bickering drives her out of the apartment. Paul goes after Julie, who has a remarkably mature assessment of their future together.
Episode 5
Ann's Out-of-Town Client
Tue, Oct 25, 197730 mins
A client from out of town has more than business on his mind.
Episode 6
Bob Loves Barbara
Tue, Nov 1, 197730 mins
An insecure boy interested in dating Barbara takes out a notorious classmate to boost his confidence.
Episode 7
The Second Mrs. Cooper
Tue, Nov 8, 197730 mins
The girls feel their dad's new wife is pushing them out of his life.
Episode 8
The Ghost Writer
Tue, Nov 22, 197730 mins
Barbara hands in Julie's poetry for an assignment and she is hailed as a genius.
Episode 9
Barbara's Friend: Part 1
Tue, Nov 29, 197730 mins
Hoping for date with Cliff Randall, Barbara desperately tries to ditch her clingy classmate Melanie Walsh, a girl who has decided that she and Barbara are best friends. Ann urges Barbara to give Melanie a chance, until Melanie visits the apartment and proceeds to bug Ann and Julie with her rather unusual personality. When Melanie mentions that a boy from school is interested in her, Julie urges Barbara to help Melanie land him. However, it transpires that the boy is Cliff Randall. Waiting for Cliff at a restaurant, Melanie gives Barbara a glass giraffe as token of their friendship. Cliff arrives and asks Barbara to go with him to the Grateful Dead concert, leading Melanie to believe that Barbara has betrayed her. The two argue, and Barbara accidentally shatters the glass figurine. Later, Barbara receives a phone call from Melanie. She is in a cheap motel and has swallowed a bottle of sleeping pills in a suicide attempt.
Episode 10
Barbara's Friend: Part 2
Tue, Dec 6, 197730 mins
A desperate Barbara tries to keep Melanie on the phone while Ann has the police trace the call. When Melanie reads a quote from the Bible, Barbara realizes that she's in a motel. Melanie's parents arrive, and an irritated Mrs. Walsh hangs up the phone. Melanie has been in similar situations before, which Mrs. Walsh dismisses as innocuous attention-seeking. Ann is unable to convince Mrs. Walsh that Melanie is sick. Instead, Mrs. Walsh decides that it's Barbara and Cliff's fault. Schneider brings news that the police have located Melanie. Her suicide attempt was legitimate, and she may not survive. At the hospital, Mrs. Walsh continues to foist the blame on Barbara, who is consumed with guilt. Ann helps Barbara to understand that she has nothing to feel guilty about. Melanie's doctor berates the Walshes for not listening to their daughter's cry for help. When Mrs. Walsh counters that Melanie was seeing a psychiatrist, the doctor suggests that the Walshes should see one, too.
Episode 11
Schneider's Kid
Tue, Dec 13, 197730 mins
The Romanos run into a young man who is Schneider's son from a previous marriage.
Episode 12
Ann's Crisis
Tue, Dec 27, 197730 mins
Ann feels that her 36th birthday is a major crisis in her life.
Episode 13
The Race Driver: Part 1
Tue, Jan 3, 197830 mins
Ann at first doesn't want to be introduced to a dashing race car driver by her daughters and then has a change of heart.
Episode 14
The Race Driver: Part 2
Tue, Jan 10, 197830 mins
Ann begins to question her relationship with the race car driver.
Episode 15
Ann's Secretary
Tue, Jan 17, 197830 mins
Ann's latest secretary is supposedly a former drug user.
Episode 16
Barbara's Rebellion
Mon, Jan 30, 197830 mins
Barbara is tired of being known as Ms. Goody Two Shoes and runs off to Chicago with shy Bob and check into a hotel room together.
Episode 17
The New Owner
Mon, Feb 6, 197830 mins
Determined not to lose his job, Schneider woos the new owner who falls for him.
Episode 18
Ann's Competitor
Mon, Feb 13, 197830 mins
Ann has a new highly motivated competitor in her office, Miss Francine Webber.
Episode 19
The Dress Designer
Mon, Feb 27, 197830 mins
Julie wants to get her dress designs into a fashion show after the required deadline.
Episode 20
Take the Money
Mon, Mar 6, 197830 mins
When Julie and Barbara are searching for $200 to buy Schneider's stereo, Julie finds too much money in her checking account and uses it.
Episode 21
Barbara the Fink
Mon, Mar 13, 197830 mins
Barabra witnesses an act of vandalism and is torn between telling the truth and ratting on a friend.
Episode 22
Julie's Big Move: Part 1
Mon, Mar 20, 197830 mins
Julie moves out, but Ann wonders if she and her irresponsible roommate can make it on their own.
Episode 23
Julie's Big Move: Part 2
Mon, Mar 27, 197830 mins
Julie moves out, but Ann wonders if she and her irresponsible roommate can make it on their own.
Episode 24
Ann, the Father
Mon, Apr 3, 197830 mins
Ann's advice to a friend of Barbara's leads to trouble between him and his father.