Episode

One Day at a Time: Perils of Plastic

Name: One Day at a Time: Perils of Plastic
Released: 1980-03-09
Duration: 24 min
Cast: Bonnie Franklin, Valerie Bertinelli, Pat Harrington Jr., Mackenzie Phillips, Michael Lembeck

One Day at a TimeSeason 51980-03-09

Overview

A binge of credit-card spending leads Max and Julie to insolvency.

Details

Series: One Day at a Time
Season: Season 5
Episode: Episode 21
Air date: 1980-03-09
Runtime: 24 min

Episode context

Perils of Plastic is Episode 21 in Season 5 of One Day at a Time. It aired on 1980-03-09. The runtime is 24 min.

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Episode 20: Girl with a Past 1980-03-02 | 24 min Barbara feels compelled to tell Bob about his new girlfriend's former exploits.

Episode 22: No Laughing Matter 1980-03-16 | 24 min After Schneider's rebuff during an outing to a comedy club, Ann brings home a footloose funny man.

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Episode 19: Retrospective (2) 1980-02-24 | 24 min Schneider, Ann and the girls continue to reminisce about the past as the construction of condominiums seems to be a sure thing.

Episode 23: Connor's Crisis 1980-03-23 | 24 min Ann's boss, Mr. Connors is going through a rough time after his wife walks out on him, citing that he has become too boring for her taste. To cheer him up, Ann invites him out to dinner but when Schneider crashes the dinner, Mr. Connors gets some lessons in picking up the ladies and ends up with a gold-digger.

Episode 18: Retrospective (1) 1980-02-24 | 24 min The topsy-turvy years in Schneider's building are fondly remembered (in clips from past shows) when condominium conversion threatens to disperse the tenants.

Episode 24: Grecian Yearn 1980-03-30 | 24 min Ann's archeology professor offers her love and companisonship and asks her to live with him Greece.

Episode 17: Endless Elliot 1980-02-17 | 24 min Barbara is harassed by an overzealous suitor.

Episode 25: Pen Pals 1980-04-06 | 24 min Schneider's cell mate from a gambling bust shows up and demands first class treatment or else.

Episode 16: Old Horizons 1980-02-10 | 24 min Grandma Romano moves to Indianapolis, takes an apartment in Ann's building and finds a job in her office.

Episode 26: The Spirit is Willing 1980-04-13 | 24 min While Schneider is making love to his girlfriend, she has a heart attack which ultimately leaves Schneider impotent. Schneider then goes to great lengths to remedy his problem to no avail. That is until Ann makes a suggestion concerning an ex-flame of Schneider's, but Schneider is unsure if he wants to take her advice.

Episode 15: So Long, Mom (a.k.a.) Not Telling 1980-02-03 | 24 min Barbara's desire to live near campus and Max's new job in Houston have Ann pondering the thought of living alone for the first time in her life.

Episode 14: Triple Play 1980-01-27 | 24 min A fast talking insurance man from Buffalo can't decide whether he would rather romance Barbara, Ann or Grandma Romano.