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Getting On: Season 1

6 episodes Premiered Nov 24, 2013 Updated Oct 17, 2026

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S1·E1 Mytharc

Born on the Fourth of July

Nov 24, 2013 · 30 min

It's July 4th at the Billy Barnes Extended Care Unit of Mt. Palms Hospital. On her first day of work, nurse DiDi Ortley discovers feces on a lounge chair, and is torn between the c

S1·E2 Core

If You're Going to San Francisco

Dec 1, 2013 · 30 min

In the wake of Beverly’s departure, a new (male) Supervising Nurse, Patsy De La Serda, joins the Billy Barnes staff with a customer-centric, "cruise-line based" agenda that he’s co

S1·E3 Core

Make Someone Happy

Dec 8, 2013 · 30 min

DiDi ends up in "conflict resolution" after Patsy files a grievance against her for inappropriate remarks. Dawn learns that intimacy with a co-worker is no guarantee of evaluation

S1·E4 Core

Dumped

Dec 15, 2013 · 30 min

Dr. James decides to implement a geriatric exercise program in the ward, upsetting Patsy, whose "Make Someone Happy" initiative now includes a live pianist and a fountain. DiDi dis

S1·E5 Mytharc

Nightshift

Dec 22, 2013 · 30 min

DiDi's serene evening shift is turned upside down by the arrival of a new Swedish - speaking patient and several unwelcome inebriated visitors. Stopping by after a lamentable dinne

S1·E6 Mytharc

The Concert

Dec 29, 2013 · 30 min

In the season finale, Phyllis gets the runaround as her mother's condition worsens, improves and worsens again. Jenna tries to leverage her Cleveland opportunity into concessions f