Thu, Oct 30, 1980
We are introduced to the waitresses at Over the Top restaurant in Los Angeles: single and sassy Cassie, single mother Jan, young and innocent Vicki, wise married mother Lois, and aspiring actress Dot. We also meet their bossy manager Nancy and the restaurant's piano player wannabe lothario, Sonny Mann. In the pilot, Jan battles Nancy on the chauvenistic elements to her job. The girls help Vicki decide what she'll do about a weekend away with a new boyfriend.
Thu, Dec 11, 1980
Lois is in a big fight with her husband when her old high school boyfriend shows up at the restaurant, and gives her his room key. Jan asks Cassie to cover her weekend shift so she'll take her daughter to a concert, but Cassie won't, starting a battle of whose time is more valuable.
Thu, Dec 18, 1980
Jan's daughter wants to take up ballet and Jan doesn't want to disappoint her. But she can't afford it on her waitress salary alone. So she does a little moonlighting. But when it affects her job, the girls tell her that it's ok to say no to her daughter. But Jan is determined not to fail her.