Episode

One Day at a Time: Fighting City Hall

Name: One Day at a Time: Fighting City Hall
Released: 1976-02-17
Duration: 24 min
Cast: Bonnie Franklin, Valerie Bertinelli, Pat Harrington Jr., Mackenzie Phillips, Michael Lembeck

One Day at a TimeSeason 11976-02-17

Overview

Angry over her phone bill, Ann writes a protest to the President and gets in hot water with the Secret Service.

Details

Series: One Day at a Time
Season: Season 1
Episode: Episode 9
Air date: 1976-02-17
Runtime: 24 min

Episode context

Fighting City Hall is Episode 9 in Season 1 of One Day at a Time. It aired on 1976-02-17. The runtime is 24 min.

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Episode 8: All the Way 1976-02-10 | 24 min Julie's boyfriend wants to stay out all night.

Episode 10: David Plus Two 1976-02-24 | 24 min Ann discovers David and a young woman in a state of dishabille.

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Episode 7: Super Blues 1976-01-27 | 24 min Ann is throwing a party in her apartment and has invited other tenants in the building. She begins to go through pre-party panic and it doesn't help when Schneider drops in with whistles, joy buzzers and whoopee cushions, expecting an invitation but soon discovers he is not wanted.

Episode 11: Julie's Job 1976-03-02 | 24 min Julie gets a waitress job in a grubby diner on the rough side of town.

Episode 6: Julie's Best Friend 1976-01-20 | 24 min Julie's new best friend is a stuck up rich girl and Julie quickly demands more expensive things like clothes and she also demands that Ann send her to a prestigious school. Ann refuses to give in to Julie simply because she can't afford it but that's when David steps in offering to kick in some financial aid for the Romano/Cooper household.

Episode 12: The College Man 1976-03-09 | 24 min Julie has a date with a college man who discovers a decided preference for Ann.

Episode 5: David Loves Ann 1976-01-13 | 24 min One evening after a date, David and Ann get cozy on the couch, but Barbara and Julie decide to put the kibosh on any intimacy. However, David makes the decision that it is the perfect time to ask Ann to marry him and gives her one week to come up with the answer. After two hours go by, he changes his mind and tries to get her to decide right away.

Episode 13: Father David 1976-03-16 | 24 min The girls cajole David into chaperoning a party while Ann is away.

Episode 4: How to Succeed Without Trying 1976-01-06 | 24 min Ann scolds Julie for flirting with her teacher at exam time.

Episode 14: Dad Comes Back (1) 1976-03-23 | 24 min Ann's ex-husband announces his plans to remarry. First of two parts.

Episode 3: Jealousy 1975-12-30 | 24 min Ann fears the girls are rejecting her in favor of their father's steady girlfriend.

Episode 15: Dad Comes Back (2) 1976-03-30 | 24 min Barbara naively announces the reconciliation of her father and her mother. (Part 2 of 2)