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Series regulars or semi-regulars in 'On Our Own' from 1970-1982:



1970-1982 Episode Guide for 'On Our Own':


(Episodes with dates prior to 1970 aired as reruns.)

October 9, 1977: Never Trust An Actor With His Clothes Off
Season 1, episode 1
W: Jennie Blackton

With John Getz (Tom Ericson). Debut of a series concerning the misadventures of two women in the creative department of the Bedford Advertising Agency in New York, Julia Peters, a copyrighter, and Maria Bonino, an art director. In the first episode, an actor who auditions for a commercial puts the girl's friendship in jeopardy when he comes on to both of them.

October 16, 1977: Honesty Is Not The Best Policy
Season 1, episode 2
W: Jennie Blackton

With Scott McKay (Leland Bartlett). A potential client being wined and dined by the girsl has too much to drink, comes on to Julia, gets into her apartment and passes out on her bed ? something which raises many eyebrows at the office.

October 23, 1977: Goodbye Jim, Hello Father
Season 1, episode 3
W: Jennie Blackton

With Dawson Mays. Maria falls for a tall, handsome man and interprets his distant attitude as a sign he really cares. Then suddenly, a surprise gift puts everything into a different light.

October 30, 1977: The Battling Boninos
Season 1, episode 4
W: Jennie Blackton

With Larry Haines (Mr. Bonino), Kay Medford (Mrs. Bonino). Maria is visited by her father, who is fighting with her mother, and is forced along with Julia to show the two older people how to get along with each other.

November 6, 1977: Julia In The Dark
Season 1, episode 5
W: Jennie Blackton

With James Naughton (Barry Spalding). Julia is working late at the office when New York experiences a blackout. She finds that only she and a stranger are left in the building. At first she is terrified of the man, but later falls for him.

November 13, 1977: Julia's Big Bust
Season 1, episode 6
W: Jennie Blackton

With Christopher Hewett. Julia's neighbor, a Shakespearean actor, leaves his cat and plants in her care, leading to an unexpected encounter with the law.

November 27, 1977: Wood Is Not Good
Season 1, episode 7
W: Jennie Blackton

With Morty Gunty (Dr. Manheim). When the office tension becomes unbearable, Toni brings in a therapist who ends up making things worse.

December 4, 1977: The Odd Couplet
Season 1, episode 8
W: Jennie Blackton
Maria and Julia face a test of friendship when Maria moves in with Julia while her apartment is being painted.

December 11, 1977: She Makes More Than Me
Season 1, episode 9
W: Jennie Blackton

With Sasha von Scherler (Mrs. Oblenski). Julia discovers, after her rent goes up, that Maria earns more money per week.

January 8, 1978: The Blind Date
Season 1, episode 10
W: Jennie Blackton

With Lenny Baker. Julia falls for a blind radio announcer who perceives more than Julia suspects.

January 22, 1978: The Naked Summer
Season 1, episode 11
W: Jennie Blackton

With Robert Hitt (Ron), Larry Kert (Mr. Sunshine). Marsha, Julia and Eddie are in for a surprise when they get invited to a health spa that is also a nudist camp.

January 29, 1978: Some Like It Glazed
Season 1, episode 12
W: Jennie Blackton
Maria and Julia moonlight as donut workers to pay for their vacation.

February 5, 1978: When A Body Meets A Body
Season 1, episode 13
W: Jennie Blackton
Julia is told to take her ketchup commercial to a famous writer who is going to endorse the product, and discovers his interest goes beyond a business relationship.

February 19, 1978: A Friend, Indeed
Season 1, episode 14
W: Jennie Blackton

With Bobbi Mitchell, David Rasche. Julia's fond memories of her college days become tarnished when an old friend pays a visit.

February 26, 1978: Arrividerci Toni
Season 1, episode 15
W: Jennie Blackton

With David Susskind (Himself). Toni is a guest on "The David Susskind Show" and levels her guns at Mr. Bedford, only to have everything backfire on her.

March 5, 1978: The Impossible Dream
Season 1, episode 16
W: Jennie Blackton
Eddie gets caught in a lie when he has to admit that he told some out of town friends that he is living with April Baxter.

March 12, 1978: The Bare Truth
Season 1, episode 17
W: Jennie Blackton

With Fred McCarren. Julia comes down with stomach pains following a night out with a young doctor, and ends up being his patient.

April 2, 1978: Add Two Children And Stir (1)
Season 1, episode 18
W: Jennie Blackton

With Danny Aiello (Skip Mazarelli). Maria discovers love with an old high school flame, and before she knows it she is engaged to be married.

April 9, 1978: Add Two Children And Stir (2)
Season 1, episode 19
W: Jennie Blackton

With Danny Aiello (Skip Mazarelli). The engagement party at Maria's turns sour when she and Skip argue over the prospect of Maria continuing as a career woman.

April 16, 1978: That's Entertainment III
Season 1, episode 20
W: Jennie Blackton
The Bedford Ad Agency celebrates its 25th anniversary and the staff joins in an office talent show.

April 23, 1978: A Rose Is A Rose. . .
Season 1, episode 21
W: Jennie Blackton
When roses arrive at the office addressed to "the most beautiful person in the world, from your secret admirer", no one is quite sure for whom they are intended.

April 30, 1978: Meet Mr. Meat
Season 1, episode 22
W: Jennie Blackton

With Remak Ramsey (Randall). After the girls buy into a monthly "freezer plus meat" rental plan, they are surprised to learn the real contents of the freezer. (Last show of the series.)


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