On Our Own

1977
On Our Own

Seasons & Episodes

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EP1 Never Trust An Actor With His Clothes Off Oct 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.

EP2 Wood is Not Good Oct 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.

EP3 Goodbye Jim, Hello Father Oct 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.

EP4 The Battling Boninos Oct 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.

EP5 Julia in the Dark Nov 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.

EP6 Julia's Big Bust Nov 13, 1977

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

EP7 Honesty Is Not the Best Policy Nov 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.

EP8 The Odd Couplet Dec 04, 1977

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

EP9 She Makes More Than Me Dec 11, 1977

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

EP10 The Blind Date Jan 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.

EP11 The Bare Truth Jan 22, 1978

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

EP12 Some Like it Glazed Jan 29, 1978

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

EP13 The Naked Summer Feb 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.

EP14 A Friend, Indeed Feb 19, 1978

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

EP15 Arrivederci Toni Feb 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.

EP16 The Impossible Dream Mar 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.

EP17 When a Body Meets a Body Mar 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.

EP18 Add Two Children and Stir (1) Apr 02, 1978

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

EP19 Add Two Children and Stir (2) Apr 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.

EP20 That’s Entertainment III Apr 16, 1978

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

EP21 A Rose is a Rose ... Apr 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.

EP22 Meet Mr. Meat Apr 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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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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Bess Armstrong as Julia Peters
Lynnie Greene as Maria Teresa Bonino
Gretchen Wyler as Toni McBain
Dixie Carter as April Baxter
Dan Resin as Craig Boatwright
John Christopher Jones as Eddie Barnes