On Our Own

30min

Comedy

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.

Episodes

Cast

Never Trust An Actor With His Clothes Off

1. Never Trust An Actor With His Clothes Off

30min

9th Oct 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.

Wood is Not Good

2. Wood is Not Good

30min

16th Oct 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.

Goodbye Jim, Hello Father

3. Goodbye Jim, Hello Father

30min

23rd Oct 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.

The Battling Boninos

4. The Battling Boninos

30min

30th Oct 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.

Julia in the Dark

5. Julia in the Dark

30min

6th Nov 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.

Julia's Big Bust

6. Julia's Big Bust

30min

13th Nov 1977

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

Honesty Is Not the Best Policy

7. Honesty Is Not the Best Policy

30min

27th Nov 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.

The Odd Couplet

8. The Odd Couplet

30min

4th Dec 1977

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

She Makes More Than Me

9. She Makes More Than Me

30min

11th Dec 1977

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

The Blind Date

10. The Blind Date

30min

8th Jan 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.

The Bare Truth

11. The Bare Truth

30min

22nd Jan 1978

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

Some Like it Glazed

12. Some Like it Glazed

30min

29th Jan 1978

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

The Naked Summer

13. The Naked Summer

30min

5th Feb 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.

A Friend, Indeed

14. A Friend, Indeed

30min

19th Feb 1978

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

Arrivederci Toni

15. Arrivederci Toni

30min

26th Feb 1978

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

The Impossible Dream

16. The Impossible Dream

30min

5th Mar 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.

When a Body Meets a Body

17. When a Body Meets a Body

30min

12th Mar 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.

Add Two Children and Stir (1)

18. Add Two Children and Stir (1)

30min

2nd Apr 1978

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

Add Two Children and Stir (2)

19. Add Two Children and Stir (2)

30min

9th Apr 1978

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

That’s Entertainment III

20. That’s Entertainment III

30min

16th Apr 1978

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

A Rose is a Rose ...

21. A Rose is a Rose ...

30min

23rd Apr 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.

Meet Mr. Meat

22. Meet Mr. Meat

30min

30th Apr 1978

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

First air date

9th Oct 1977

Last air date

30th Apr 1978

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks