The BEST episodes of One Day at a Time
Every episode of One Day at a Time ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of One Day at a Time!
This sitcom follows recently divorced mother (Ann Romano) and her two teenage daughters (Barbara and Julie) as they start a new life together in Indianapolis, They are befriended by the building superintendent (Dwayne Schneider), who treats them like family. Together, these four main characters face life's challenges together.
#1 - Father, Dear Father (Part 1)
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/1978
Ann's ex-husband tells her that he can no longer pay her child support for his daughters.
#3 - Bringing in the Clowns
Season 9 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/4/1984
A frustrated Barbara tries to teach Mark's joke-playing friends a painful lesson.
#4 - Honeymoon II
Season 8 - Episode 26 - Aired 5/23/1983
Ann and Sam have a disastrous ski honeymoon.
#5 - Pride and Privacy (Part 3)
Season 8 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/2/1983
To escape the chaos at Ann's place, she goes to stay with Sam.
#6 - Dinner at Seven (Part 2)
Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/6/1981
Barbara hatches a plan to repay Mark for their disastrous first date.
#7 - Dinner at Seven (Part 1)
Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/29/1981
Barbara's busy dating schedule backfires.
#8 - Farewell, My Suite
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/7/1980
Ann and Barbara return from a weekend trip to find they've been robbed with Schneider's assistance.
#9 - Back to School
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/30/1979
Ann tries college and ends up in a course with Barbara.
#10 - Mad for Each Other
Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/7/1979
Julie falls for an egotistical filmmaker whose temperament exactly matches her own.
#11 - The Married Man (Part 1)
Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/17/1979
In the first of a three-part story, Ann and a sportswriter begin a promising romance.
#12 - Airport
Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/18/1981
Alex, Barbara and Schneider await Ann's flight by flirting at the airport.
#13 - Schneider Gets Fired
Season 4 - Episode 26 - Aired 4/15/1979
Schneider quits because the landlord refuses his raise request.
#14 - Teacher's Pet
Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/9/1980
Barbara seeks justice when a professor makes unwelcome advances.
#15 - Miracle of Birth (Part 1)
Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/21/1982
Pregnant Julie's plan for an underwater birth troubles Ann.
#16 - The Dating Game
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/1978
Ann pursues a man with advice from her daughters.
#17 - David Loves Ann
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/13/1976
David pressures Ann to respond to his marriage proposal.
#21 - Pressure
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/7/1979
Barbara ponders going all the way with her boyfriend.
#23 - Julie's Big Move (Part 1)
Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/20/1978
Julie plans to move out, but Ann doubts her daughter can make it financially.
#25 - Schneider's Kid
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/13/1977
A man claims to be Schneider's son.