One Day at a Time

Newly devorced and scared Ann Romono is up for her first decision. Her older daughter Julie wants to go on a camping trip with her friend and a couple of boys. Julie threatens to leave her mother and live with her Dad unless Ann says she can go.

Ann's new boyfriend invites her to spend the weekend with him.

Ann fears the girls are rejecting her in favor of their father's steady girlfriend.

Julie turns to her boyfriend when she and her mother reach an impasse regarding education, employment and marriage. (Part 1 of 4)

Ann is overcome by guilt after Chuck and Julie run away. (Part 2 of 4)

Schneider uses CB radio to search for Julie and her boyfriend. (Part 3 of 4)

After Julie plows into a car, its dashing driver offers her a job. First of four parts.

Julie's boss invites her on an out-of-town trip. Second of four parts.

Julie is startled by her boss's proposal. Third of four parts.

Ann's ex-husband tells her that he can no longer pay her child support for his daughters.

Ed is forced to admit the truth to Julie and Barbara.

Ann is stunned when a friend says she's leaving her husband.

Barbara has begun her college education and feels very independent, balancing school work with social activities. Meanwhile, Ann begins to feel undereducated as she hears Barbara's experiences and makes a decision to go to college. The big surprise comes when she is taking the same course as Barbara.

Barbara's latest boyfriend, Brad is putting the pressure on her big time to have sex. Barbara honestly does not know what to do and isn't quite sure she wants to accommodate his sexual demands but at the same time doesn't want to lose him. So, she decides that perhaps she should and goes out and buys some contraceptives.

Julie returns from a ski trip sporting a meek fiance, an impending wedding date and an unexcited best man.

Barbara went all out on a paper for a government class and ends up with a D. When she goes in to see her professor, she soon discovers, that she certainly can get a higher grade on her paper, that is if she accepts her professor's advances. Later, Barbara determines to bring him to justice and files a complaint against him.

Thanks to Ann's hard work, Connors & Davenport has just landed a brand new account and Ann is all excited about the possibilities of a promotion. She soon finds herself battling with Francine over it, but ultimately she gets it, but soon discovers she'd rather not have it, since it means moving to Amarillo, Texas.

Ann's attempts to land her own advertising accounts lead to repeated run-ins with an irritating commercial artist.

After the recent death of Nick, Alex is left feeling lonely and unwanted by his recently married mother. So, he hops a bus from Chicago and head straight to Ann and Barbara.

Awaiting Ann's overdue flight, everyone passes time in fleeting encounters with the opposite sex.

Ann's old nemesis Francine insists that she would make a perfect partner, a prospect Ann finds revolting.

Barbara's nerves are on edge as her wedding day approaches and husband-to-be Mark is no help, he's more interested in his golf game than helping with the preparations.

Mark refuses to cancel his golf game and Barbara's worried he won't get to the church on time.

Barbara tries to adapt to life at Mark's rooming house, where her new husband's friends, including a scantily clad woman, breeze in and out without knocking to use the bathroom, or asking to use the closet and community refrigerator.

Sam and Ann are adjusting to married life and find they disagree on monumental issues such as where the spoons should be kept.

A visit from Sam's ex-wife sparks a sudden need for attention in Ann, who resents the pampering the former Mrs. Royer receives from Sam.

The opening of his new dental office gives Mark such a case of the jitters that he may give up his practice before the first patient walks through the door.