On Our Own

October. 09,1977      
Rating:
6.7
Trailer Synopsis

On Our Own is an American television series broadcast on CBS as part of their 1977-78 schedule. It featured Lynnie Greene as Maria Bonino and Bess Armstrong as Julia Peters, two employees in the Bedford Advertising Agency in New York who also share an apartment. Toni McBain was their boss, while April Baxter and Phil Goldstein were their coworkers. On Our Own was shot at CBS studios in Manhattan and edited at Unitel. The editor was Frank Herold. The show was filmed on location in New York in front of a live audience, which was somewhat unique for a show of its genre during the late 1970s, as most sitcoms were typically taped in Hollywood. The show aired from 9 October 1977 until 27 August 1978.

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Seasons 1 : 1977

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Episode 1 - Never Trust An Actor With His Clothes Off
October. 09,1977

Julia and Maria are anxious to start production on their first deodorant commercial - however, their boss has requested they have the handsome young actors audition in their underwear.

Episode 2 - Wood is Not Good
October. 16,1977

A potential client being wined and dined by the girls has too much to drink, comes on to Julia, gets into her apartment, and passes out on her bed, which raises many eyebrows at the office.

Episode 3 - Goodbye Jim, Hello Father
October. 23,1977

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.

Episode 4 - The Battling Boninos
October. 30,1977

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.

Episode 5 - Julia in the Dark
November. 06,1977

A blackout hits New York City leaving Julia stranded on the thirty-third floor with a resourceful insurance salesman who romances her by candlelight.

Episode 6 - Julia's Big Bust
November. 13,1977

Julia's neighbor, a Shakespearean actor, leaves a cat and plants in her care, leading to an unexpected encounter with the police.

Episode 7 - Honesty Is Not the Best Policy
November. 27,1977

Toni brings in a psychologist when she notices the office tension has become unbearable. The staff undergoes group therapy, leading to total honesty and they air their grievances with one another which results in a new set of problems.

Episode 8 - The Odd Couplet
December. 04,1977

Maria and Julia face a test of friendship when Maria moves in with Julia while her apartment is being painted.

Episode 9 - She Makes More Than Me
December. 11,1977

Julia discovers, after an exorbitant rent increase, that Maria gets paid more than she does.

Episode 10 - The Blind Date
January. 08,1978

Julia meets a blind radio announcer named "Jack the Bat" and falls for him, only to discover that his perception of things is clearer than she suspected.

Episode 11 - The Bare Truth
January. 22,1978

Maria, Julia, and Eddie are in for a surprise when they get invited to a health spa at a nudist camp.

Episode 12 - Some Like it Glazed
January. 29,1978

Maria and Julia moonlight as donut workers to pay for their vacation.

Episode 13 - The Naked Summer
February. 05,1978

Julia is told to take her ketchup commercial to a famous writer who is going to endorse the product, and discovers that his interest goes beyond a business relationship.

Episode 14 - A Friend, Indeed
February. 19,1978

Julia's fun loving, ex-sorority sister, Marilyn no longer having a husband, comes for a visit and pursues Julia's boyfriend.

Episode 15 - Arrivederci Toni
February. 26,1978

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

Episode 16 - The Impossible Dream
March. 05,1978

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.

Episode 17 - When a Body Meets a Body
March. 12,1978

Julia goes out with an eligible physician. But in a quick turnabout she comes down with stomach ailment and Julia's date is now her doctor much to her embarrassment.

Episode 18 - Add Two Children and Stir (1)
April. 02,1978

Maria discovers love with an old high school flame, and before she knows it, is engaged to be married.

Episode 19 - Add Two Children and Stir (2)
April. 09,1978

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

Episode 20 - That’s Entertainment III
April. 16,1978

Bedford Ad Agency celebrates its 25th anniversary and the staff joins in an office talent show.

Episode 21 - A Rose is a Rose ...
April. 23,1978

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.

Episode 22 - Meet Mr. Meat
April. 30,1978

After the girls buy into a "monthly freezer with meat" rental, they are surprised to learn the real contents of the freezer.

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