It's a Living: Season 6
Season 6 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of It's a Living Season 5.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
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Pistol Packin' Mama
Oct 15, 1988 · 30 min
Roomates, Ginger and Amy, may be no more after Ginger discovers Amy keeps a gun, something Ginger refuses to have in the apartment.
The Nancy and Roscoe Show
Oct 22, 1988 · 30 min
Nancy and Howard's marriage is put to the test when Nancy falls for Howard's old navy buddy.
The Jan's Pregnant Show
Oct 29, 1988 · 30 min
Richie's aspiration to move to North Dakota is put to a halt by Jan who announces she's pregnant.
Never Trust Anyone Under 40
Nov 5, 1988 · 30 min
Louie throws Sonny a surprise 40th birthday party that ages Howard a few years.
The New Guy Show
Nov 12, 1988 · 30 min
Ginger encounters the unexpected when she telephones a wedding photographer for a date. Meanwhile, Sonny's agent buys him an hour's worth of TV time.
Rear Window
Nov 19, 1988 · 30 min
Dot's habit of neighbor watching entangles her in what appears to be a woman's murder.
You Do Voodoo
Nov 26, 1988 · 30 min
Jan tries to ward off a developer's plans to build a mini-mall in her neighborhood and Ginger uses a book of voodoo spells to conjure up a perfect date.
The Amy and Bobby Show
Dec 3, 1988 · 30 min
Amy dates a man who wants to take her on the road to salvation. Meanwhile, Howard unknowingly buys Nancy some hot merchandise.
Dot Casts Off
Dec 10, 1988 · 30 min
Dot accepts a job as a casting assistant and has a difficult task of auditioning a friend.
A Very Scary It's a Living
Jan 7, 1989 · 30 min
Dot has been cast in a slasher movie and she studies up by watching a batch of slasher films. This leads her to have a scary dream that takes place at the restaurant.
The Ginger's Mother Show
Jan 14, 1989 · 30 min
Ginger's successful career oriented mother comes for a visit and Ginger is reluctant to discuss her career as a waitress with her.
Mike Fright
Jan 21, 1989 · 30 min
Sonny feels threatened when a temporary replacement turns out to be a success.
He Never Sang for His Father
Jan 28, 1989 · 30 min
Sonny is ecstatic when his sexy hairdresser agrees to move in with him. However, getting to first base gets a bit hard when his father shows up for a visit. Meanwhile, Jan discov
Just Say Yes
Feb 11, 1989 · 30 min
Amy anguishes over what she should do with her Valentine's Day present from Bobby Lee, the key to his hotel room.
Wedding, Wedding
Feb 18, 1989 · 30 min
Amy and Ginger decide to have a double wedding at the restaurant.
The Dark at the Top of the Top
Feb 25, 1989 · 30 min
Nancy is in favor of the new hotel manager's ideas that is until she's replaced with Dot.
My Little Red Book
Mar 4, 1989 · 30 min
Sonny finds a little black book that leads him to intrigue and a red-hot lady.
Matchmaker, Matchmaker
Mar 11, 1989 · 30 min
Phil sets Sonny up with a new singing partner while Dot employs a marriage broker.
A Very Special It's a Living
Mar 18, 1989 · 30 min
Jan goes into premature labor and with her life and the baby's life in danger, she has a dream about being visited by a strange Angel of Death.
The Sonny and Dot Show
Apr 8, 1989 · 30 min
Dot and Sonny are both feeling lonely, so thet stay late at the restaurant to cry on each other's shoulder.