One Day at a Time: Season 4
Season 4 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 One Day at a Time Season 3.
- 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
Season 4 Progress Shield
Father, Dear Father (1)
Sep 18, 1978
Ann's ex-husband tells her that he can no longer pay her child support for his daughters.
Father, Dear Father (2)
Sep 25, 1978
Ed is forced to admit the truth to Julie and Barbara.
Bob's New Girl
Oct 16, 1978
Barbara has been steadily dating Cliff and soon finds herself trying to gently discourage Bob from pursuing her. However, Bob is sure he can win her away from Cliff, that's when A
Schneider's Helper
Oct 23, 1978
While he's recovering from a back injury, Schneider needs an assistant maintenance man to help out with his work around the building. Barbara suggests that Schneider hire her disa
Yes, Sir, That's My Baby
Nov 6, 1978
Sally, an old school friend of Barbara's shows up for a visit with some news, she's now a mother. Originally, she agreed with the father to give the baby up for adoption but after
The Dating Game (a.k.a.) Ann's Dating Game
Nov 13, 1978
Ann is interested in a business associate but isn't quite sure how to convey her romantic interest to him. Barbara and Julie suggest that she just make the first move and call him
Peabody's War
Nov 20, 1978
""Mr.Peabody"".An elderly resident in the ""Romano's""apartment building refuses to pay higher rent to allow the building's owners to throw him out.Because he is old and disabled.H
Jealousy (1)
Nov 27, 1978
Julie and Barbara become rivals when they fall for the leader of a rock group. First of two parts.
Jealousy (2)
Dec 4, 1978
Conclusion. The battle for the band leader continues as Barbara tries to win him back from Julie.
The Arab Connection
Dec 11, 1978
Ann plays hostess to an Arab sheik while Julie leads a demonstration against his country's economic policy.
Hold the Mustard
Dec 18, 1978
The pace of Barbara's restaurant job proves to be faster than she anticipated.
Girl Talk
Dec 25, 1978
Ann and the girls spend a warm Christmas Eve in a frigid mountain cabin.
The Married Man (1)
Jan 17, 1979
In the first of a three-part story, Ann and a sportswriter begin a promising romance.
The Married Man (2)
Jan 17, 1979
In the second of a three-part story, a smooth-sailing romance between Ann and a sportswriter hits the rocks.
The Married Man (3)
Jan 24, 1979
Ann considers pursuing a relationship with her married sports writer, but soon concludes that to do so would strip her of her self respect.
Going Nowhere
Jan 31, 1979
Julie is depressed because her designing career seems to have reached a dead end.
Francine Strikes Again
Feb 7, 1979
Francine uses her feminine wiles to wrest away one of Ann's big accounts.
The Dental Hygienist
Feb 14, 1979
Only hours after they meet, Ann's old pal and Schneider are ready to sail off on a romantic cruise.
The Piano Teacher
Feb 21, 1979
The baby grand delivered to Ann by mistake belongs to her next-door neighbor, a slightly unstrung piano teacher who begins giving lessons in her living room.
The Broken Nose
Feb 28, 1979
Barbara learns a lesson about beauty after Schneider accidentally opens a door smack into her nose.
Mad for Each Other
Mar 7, 1979
Julie falls for an egotistical filmmaker whose temperament exactly matches her own.
The Graduation
Mar 21, 1979
Barbara's high school graduation has arrived and she's all excited, except for two issues. First, she's unsure if she wants to attend the University of Wisconsin, like her father
Fear of Success
Mar 25, 1979
A lucrative offer to direct public relations for a computer firm prompts Ann to give Mr. Davenport two weeks' notice.
Grandma Leaves Grandpa
Apr 8, 1979
Ann is all set to go away for the weekend to a ski lodge, however her plans are put to a halt when Grandma Romano drops by with the announcement that she's left Ann's father and no
Schneider Gets Fired
Apr 15, 1979
Schneider quits because the landlord refuses his raise request.