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One Day at a Time

Season 5

26 listed hours · 1975–1984 · CBS

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How this season is filed

Filed by Lana Reyes · Red Carpet Reality

Bonnie Franklin's newly divorced Ann Romano raises two daughters in an Indianapolis apartment while Pat Harrington Jr.'s Schneider supplies the tool-belt Greek chorus. Lear-adjacent single-mom sitcom with real stakes under the jokes. Women's lib as weekly multi-cam, not a one-episode pamphlet.

TV Flash files Season 5 of One Day at a Time (1975–1984) on CBS as a mid listed season (5; 5 of 9) — 26 listed hours, 1979-09-30–1980-04-13 from “Back to School” (S05E01) to “The Spirit is Willing” (S05E26). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.

Desk essentials in this season

  1. S05E01 Back to School

    Back to School is the working-mom hour as a season open. Franklin still the spine; the daughters growing into the stakes the series promised under the multi-cam jokes.

  1. S05E01

    Back to School

    Back to School — Season 5, Episode 1 of One Day at a Time. Aired 1979-09-30. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  2. S05E02

    Pressure

    Pressure — Season 5, Episode 2 of One Day at a Time. Aired 1979-10-07. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  3. S05E03

    Julie's Wedding (1)

    Julie's Wedding (1) — Season 5, Episode 3 of One Day at a Time. Aired 1979-10-14. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  4. S05E04

    Julie's Wedding (2)

    Julie's Wedding (2) — Season 5, Episode 4 of One Day at a Time. Aired 1979-10-21. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  5. S05E05

    Home Again, Home Again

    Home Again, Home Again — Season 5, Episode 5 of One Day at a Time. Aired 1979-10-28. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  6. S05E06

    Between Mother and Daughter

    Between Mother and Daughter — Season 5, Episode 6 of One Day at a Time. Aired 1979-11-04. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  7. S05E07

    Small Wonder

    Small Wonder — Season 5, Episode 7 of One Day at a Time. Aired 1979-11-11. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  8. S05E08

    Et tu, Ann

    Et tu, Ann — Season 5, Episode 8 of One Day at a Time. Aired 1979-11-25. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  9. S05E09

    A Little Larceny

    A Little Larceny — Season 5, Episode 9 of One Day at a Time. Aired 1979-12-02. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  10. S05E10

    Heart Attack

    Heart Attack — Season 5, Episode 10 of One Day at a Time. Aired 1979-12-09. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  11. S05E11

    Male Jealousy

    Male Jealousy — Season 5, Episode 11 of One Day at a Time. Aired 1979-12-16. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  12. S05E12

    Happy New Year II

    Happy New Year II — Season 5, Episode 12 of One Day at a Time. Aired 1979-12-30. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  13. S05E13

    Schneider, the Model

    Schneider, the Model — Season 5, Episode 13 of One Day at a Time. Aired 1980-01-06. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  14. S05E14

    Triple Play

    Triple Play — Season 5, Episode 14 of One Day at a Time. Aired 1980-01-27. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  15. S05E15

    So Long, Mom (a.k.a.) Not Telling

    So Long, Mom (a.k.a.) Not Telling — Season 5, Episode 15 of One Day at a Time. Aired 1980-02-03. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  16. S05E16

    Old Horizons

    Old Horizons — Season 5, Episode 16 of One Day at a Time. Aired 1980-02-10. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  17. S05E17

    Endless Elliot

    Endless Elliot — Season 5, Episode 17 of One Day at a Time. Aired 1980-02-17. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  18. S05E18

    Retrospective (1)

    Retrospective (1) — Season 5, Episode 18 of One Day at a Time. Aired 1980-02-24. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  19. S05E19

    Retrospective (2)

    Retrospective (2) — Season 5, Episode 19 of One Day at a Time. Aired 1980-02-24. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  20. S05E20

    Girl with a Past

    Girl with a Past — Season 5, Episode 20 of One Day at a Time. Aired 1980-03-02. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  21. S05E21

    Perils of Plastic

    Perils of Plastic — Season 5, Episode 21 of One Day at a Time. Aired 1980-03-09. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  22. S05E22

    No Laughing Matter

    No Laughing Matter — Season 5, Episode 22 of One Day at a Time. Aired 1980-03-16. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  23. S05E23

    Connor's Crisis

    Connor's Crisis — Season 5, Episode 23 of One Day at a Time. Aired 1980-03-23. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  24. S05E24

    Grecian Yearn

    Grecian Yearn — Season 5, Episode 24 of One Day at a Time. Aired 1980-03-30. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  25. S05E25

    Pen Pals

    Pen Pals — Season 5, Episode 25 of One Day at a Time. Aired 1980-04-06. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  26. S05E26

    The Spirit is Willing

    The Spirit is Willing — Season 5, Episode 26 of One Day at a Time. Aired 1980-04-13. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

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