

It's a Living takes place at a posh restaurant, Above the Top which is located on the top floor of a California high rise hotel. This series originally began in October of 1980 on ABC and ran for one season. ABC must have had faith in the show for it returned the following season under a new title, Making a Living. After that everyone thought they had seen the last of it, but in 1985, It's a Living restarted production for an additional four seasons which ran in syndication. The stories revolved around the waitresses (who've included: Lois, Jan, Dot, Cassie, Vicki, Maggie, Amy and Ginger) their boss and hostess, Nancy, and the piano man Sonny.
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30mThe police won't take the fact that Amy has a stalker seriously; Nancy and Howard battle it out over their fish supplier.
30mA charming millionaire cowboy comes to the restaurant and shows romantic interest in Cassie; he easily sweeps her off her feet.
30mAbove the Top hosts a weight loss group, and the ladies' tips suffer after the new bland dinners; Amy's father visits and pleads with her to come home.
30mNancy is excited to receive the arrival of an ambassador of a third world country. However, the plans goes awry when the restaurant is taken hostage by terrorists from his home country.
30mSonny abruptly quits the restaurant after being discovered by a record company executive who noticed his talent.
30mJan falls for a fan repairman, but the romance accelerates to when he asks Jan to marry him. Meanwhile, Amy, taking advice from Dot, tries to lie to Nancy to get a day off so she can go to a rodeo.
30mA Russian track star who has been frequenting the restaurant ends up falling for Cassie and decides to defect to America.
30mWhen the entertainment for a prom fails to show up at the restaurant, Dot takes charge with help from Sonny and Amy. Meanwhile, Jan is not so sure about marrying Richie after learning that he wants to have a child with her.
30mA wedding day for Jan and Richie is about to hit a snag when the judge is a no-show and the honeymoon brings along a third wheel.
30mThe President is expected to come to the restaurant, but lead chef Howard isn't cleared by Secret Service after they check his background.
30mDot serves jury duty and ends up being the only holdout. Meanwhile, the waitresses hold out for Dot's return as they pick up her slack.
30mNancy hires an obnoxious male waiter after the restaurant is hit with a discrimination suit for only hiring females.
30mCassie's one-night stand becomes humiliating when the jealous wife of the man she slept with accuses her of stealing her husband.
30mAfter Nancy suffers a hernia during a date, her physician insists that she have an operation immediately. But when she begins to relive her phobia about being in a hospital, she refuses to seek treatment.
30mTerrorists target the restaurant when they learn that a visiting princess will be dining there and will be wearing a necklace that they want badly.
30mThe girls share stories of their encounters with less than ideal men they've met over the years.
30mCassie reluctantly moves in with Sonny while she attempts to find a place. But this pairing also has everyone at work guessing about this arrangement.
30mDot replaces her dead cat with a noisy puppy. Meanwhile, Sonny decides to quit his job so he can date a roller derby skater.
30mJan is feeling insecure when her high school rival visits the restaurant, so she exaggerates how her life has turned out.
30mCassie is stunned as to why a customer constantly refuses to leave her tips. Dot's boyfriend decides to threaten suicide by jumping off the building if she doesn't continue to date him.








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It's a Living takes place at a posh restaurant, Above the Top which is located on the top floor of a California high rise hotel. This series originally began in October of 1980 on ABC and ran for one season. ABC must have had faith in the show for it returned the following season under a new title, Making a Living. After that everyone thought they had seen the last of it, but in 1985, It's a Living restarted production for an additional four seasons which ran in syndication. The stories revolved around the waitresses (who've included: Lois, Jan, Dot, Cassie, Vicki, Maggie, Amy and Ginger) their boss and hostess, Nancy, and the piano man Sonny.
Gail Edwards, Barrie Youngfellow, Paul Kreppel, Marian Mercer, Crystal Bernard, Richard Stahl, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Ann Jillian.
The catalogue lists an episode length of 30 minutes; individual episodes may vary.
The listed premiere date is 30 October 1980.