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On Our Own

Comedy

On Our Own is a short-lived American sitcom broadcast on CBS from October 1977 to April 1978, lasting for one season and 22 episodes. Maria Bonino and Julia Peters are two secretaries in a high-powered New York advertising agency. They are promoted to art director and copywriter and begin their new careers with enthusiasm. Other people in the agency include J.M. Bedford, chairman of the board; Toni McBain, the President; April Baxter, a copywriter; Eddie Barnes, a TV commercial producer, and Craig Boatwright, a salesman.

Oct 9, 19771 seasons22 episodesEndedEN

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Lyn Greene

Maria Teresa Bonino

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Bess Armstrong

Julia Peters

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Seasons

Season 1

22 episodes

Premiered Oct 9, 1977

Episodes

1–6 of 22

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Ep 1

Never Trust an Actor with His Clothes Off

Oct 9, 1977

22m

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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Ep 2

Wood is Not Good

Oct 16, 1977

22m

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.

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Ep 3

Goodbye Jim, Hello Father

Oct 23, 1977

22m

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.

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Ep 4

The Battling Boninos

Oct 30, 1977

22m

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.

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Ep 5