It's a Living

September 28, 1985

New to the big city, Amy begins receiving a series of threatening messages from a stalker, something she is totally unprepared for after living her life in the country.

October 5, 1985

Cassie falls in love with a cowboy who is a millionaire and is shocked when she learns she also has to like him to be with him.

October 12, 1985

Amy gets a surprise visit from her father who has come to California to take his little girl back to Texas and away from her new city life.

October 19, 1985

Terrorists from a Third World country take the restaurant hostage.

October 26, 1985

Sonny thinks he has struck gold with a record company and quits his job at the restaurant in a big way.

November 2, 1985

Jan hits it off with a fan repair man who whisks her off her feet. Their relationship goes faster then she expected when he suddenly proposes.

November 9, 1985

A Russian, while visiting California, defects and locks himself in Cassie's locker, claiming he loves her.

November 16, 1985

A prom is scheduled to take place at the restaurant but when the entertainment doesn't show up, Dot takes over as the entertainment committee. Meanwhile, Jan has second thoughts about her engagement to Richie.

November 23, 1985

Jan and Richie's wedding may be postponed when the judge fails to appear and it seems that the honeymoon may be a threesome.

December 21, 1985

The President may visit the restaurant and everyone passes the security check, that is except Howard.

December 28, 1985

Dot serves jury duty and becomes the hold out juror. Meanwhile, Nancy and the other waitresses must deal with Dot's absence from work.

January 11, 1986

A sex discrimination suit is brought against the restaurant which forces Nancy to hire a obnoxious waiter.

January 18, 1986

Cassie's one night stand is a dream for her but it turns into a nightmare when she is publicly humiliated by the man's wife in the restaurant.

February 1, 1986

During a date, Nancy suffers a hernia and when her physician discovers it, he insists that she have it operated on immediately. However, an old phobia about hospitals surfaces and she flat out refuses treatment. Meanwhile, Amy tries to get the girls to go in on a shady vacation property venture.

February 15, 1986

A visiting princess becomes the target of terrorists who plan to make off with her extravagant diamond necklace. However, Dot accidentally intercepts a drugged napkin intended for the princess.

February 22, 1986

The girls are forced to stay late and take inventory. This leads each girl to tell a story about the worst date they ever had.

March 1, 1986

Cassie, desperate for a new place to live, temporarily moves in with Sonny, and the rumors fly.

April 12, 1986

Dot gets a noisy puppy after her cat dies and Sonny quits rather than miss a date with a roller derby queen.

May 3, 1986

Jan is not looking forward to a visit from an old friend who has always outclassed her in every aspect of life.

May 10, 1986

Cassie questions a man for the reason why he constantly refuses to leave her a tip only to discover he works for the IRS and serves her with an audit. Meanwhile, Dot's latest boyfriend makes a public appeal for her love, keep seeing him or he will jump from the roof.

May 17, 1986

Dot's relationship with a cartoonist makes the papers when he uses her as a model for a new character in his comic strip.

May 24, 1986

Sonny contemplates his final days after dating a mobster's moll. The mobster found out and has made an appointment to visit Sonny.