On Our Own Season 1, Episode 16: The Impossible Dream

1

Never Trust an Actor with His Clothes Off

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.

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2

Wood is Not Good

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.

22 min

3

Goodbye Jim, Hello Father

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.

22 min

4

The Battling Boninos

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.

22 min

5

Julia in the Dark

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

22 min

6

Julia's Big Bust

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

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7

Honesty Is Not the Best Policy

Toni brings in a psychologist when office tensions become intolerable. The staff undergoes group therapy, leading to complete honesty and they air their grievances with one another, which results in a new set of problems.

22 min

8

The Odd Couplet

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

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9

She Makes More Than Me

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

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10

The Blind Date

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

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11

The Bare Truth

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

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12

Some Like It Glazed

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

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13

The Naked Summer

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

22 min

14

A Friend, Indeed

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

22 min

15

Arrivederci, Toni

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

22 min

16

The Impossible Dream

Eddie is caught in a lie when he's forced to admit that he told some out-of-town friends that he lives with April Baxter.

22 min

17

When a Body Meets a Body

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

22 min

18

Add Two Children and Stir: Part 1

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

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19

Add Two Children and Stir: Part 2

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

22 min

20

That’s Entertainment III

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

22 min

21

A Rose Is a Rose...

When roses arrive addressed to 'the most beautiful person In the world, from your secret admirer', no one is quite sure for whom they are intended.

22 min

22

Meet Mr. Meat

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

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