It's a Living

The staff becomes infected with baseball fever, after a baseball team invades the restaurant.

Sonny is surprised when a woman from his past surprises him with news that she's been thinking about him for the past 10 years. However, he is flabbergasted to learn the reason she been thinking of him, he's the father of her 10-year-old child.

After Maggie is mugged, the waitress go to lengths to protect themselves and begin carrying mace. However, after Dot is targeted in the parking garage, she defends herself, but the mugger responds by taking her to court.

A wedding being held at the restaurant is interrupted when the groom spots an old flame across the room, Cassie.

Jan's ex-husband re-enters her life and fans an old flame in Jan, that she thought went out years ago.

The entire staff gets disheartening news when it is announced that the restaurant has been sold and will be turned into a fitness center. This leads everyone to face the reality and depression of unemployment lines, job applications and interviews. That is except Sonny, who has seemingly been hired at another restaurant.

Sonny's brother, Buddy, flies into town and instantly disrupts Sonny's life when he moves in with him. Buddy quickly becomes an unwelcome houseguest, one whom Sonny is hesitant to kick out.

The girls and especially Nancy make strenuous efforts to keep Dennis from falling apart when his wife leaves him.

A romance develops between 33 year old Jan and Maggie's 23 year old brother.

Dot's new play opens and the rest of the staff have no good reviews to give her.

Maggie is consumed with guilt after she begins a romance with a man, who happens to be the first man she's dated since her husband died. Meanwhile, cops stakeout the restaurant for bandits.

Gambling fever strikes after Jan overhears a tip from a jockey eating at the restaurant and her and Maggie begin betting. The others quickly become miffed at not being let in. Later, the jockey returns and Maggie overhears him order the special (number 7) and mistakes that number for the winner of the next race. All is well as that horse wins.

Dot's in the hospital with a relentless cheery roommate while the hotel is swamped with WWII veterans.

On the day of the biggest date of her life, Jan literally gets stuck at Maggie's garage sale.