One Day at a Time

One Day at a Time was a long-running American situation comedy which aired on CBS from December 16, 1975 to May 28, 1984. 209 half-hour episodes were aired.

Plot

The basic setup of the show underwent many convoluted twists.

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After her divorce, Ann Romano and her daughters moved into an Indianapolis apartment building and Ann got a job as an account executive at the advertising firm of Coopers & Davenport. During the 1979-1980 season, Julie moved away to Houston with her airline steward husband Max Horvath (played by Michael Lembeck); this plot device was written in so that Mackenzie Phillips could undergo drug rehab.

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1979 - 1980

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During the 1980-1981 season, Ann left her advertising job and went into freelance business with Nick Handris (played by Ron Rifkin). Ann became romantically involved with Nick, but Nick died in a car wreck caused by a drunk driver, at which point Ann started raising Nick's teenage son, Alex (played by Glenn Scarpelli).

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1980 - 1981 - Ron Rifkin - Glenn Scarpelli

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During the 1981-1982 season, Ann went into business with her ex-nemesis at Coopers & Davenport, Francine Webster (played by Shelley Fabares); Julie and Max moved back to Indianapolis; and Barbara got involved with Mark Royer, a dental student (played by Boyd Gaines). During the 1982-1983 season, Ann married Mark's divorced father, Sam (played by Howard Hesseman of WKRP in Cincinnati fame) and the two daughters moved into a house together.

Related Topics:
1981 - 1982 - Shelley Fabares - Boyd Gaines - 1983 - Howard Hesseman - WKRP in Cincinnati

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Julie was written out of the show again in 1983, with the plot line this time being that she deserted her family and disappeared. The show ended with Ann moving to London with Sam and Schneider moving to Florida to take care of his orphaned nephew and niece.

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