The Best Episodes of One Day at a Time Season 2

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.4/10(475 votes)

   #1 - The Turn

   S2:E11/26/2018

   Penelope worries about changes she sees in Alex, who gets into trouble at school. Elena wonders if others are misidentifying her based on her appearance.

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   7.8/10(386 votes)

   #2 - Schooled

   S2:E21/26/2018

   When juggling family, work and college proves too much for Penelope, Schneider offers her a way to sharpen her focus and improve her test grades.

   Director:Pamela Fryman

   Writers:Becky Mann, Audra Sielaff

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   Director:Pamela Fryman

   Writers:Becky Mann, Audra Sielaff
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   8.2/10(432 votes)

   #3 - To Zir, With Love

   S2:E31/26/2018

   Lydia gives Elena advice on approaching her crush. After running into a hunky Army buddy who's also single, Penelope rethinks her dating rules.

   Director:Phill Lewis

   Writer:Sebastian Jones

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   Director:Phill Lewis

   Writer:Sebastian Jones
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   8.0/10(391 votes)

   #4 - Roots

   S2:E41/26/2018

   Elena is horrified to learn that her grandmother doesn't vote. Penelope teaches her son all her tricks on how to save money at the movie theater.

   Director:Phill Lewis

   Writer:Dan Signer

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   Director:Phill Lewis

   Writer:Dan Signer
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   8.6/10(426 votes)

   #5 - Locked Down

   S2:E51/26/2018

   Penelope's furtive date at home with Max is interrupted when a neighborhood lockdown brings the rest of the family back early.

   Director:Phill Lewis

   Writers:Dan Hernandez, Benji Samit

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   Director:Phill Lewis

   Writers:Dan Hernandez, Benji Samit
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   7.8/10(368 votes)

   #6 - Work Hard, Play Hard

   S2:E61/26/2018

   To teach Alex the value of a dollar, Penelope forces him to take a summer job at her workplace. Meanwhile, Elena finds a way to get paid for her hobby.

   Director:Pamela Fryman

   Writer:Andy Roth

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   Director:Pamela Fryman

   Writer:Andy Roth
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   8.2/10(382 votes)

   #7 - Exclusive

   S2:E71/26/2018

   Lydia learns that Dr. Berkowitz is going to the opera without her. When Schneider asks if she and Max are exclusive, Penelope realizes it's time for a talk.

   Director:Pamela Fryman

   Writer:Debby Wolfe

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   Director:Pamela Fryman

   Writer:Debby Wolfe
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   8.4/10(428 votes)

   #8 - What Happened

   S2:E81/26/2018

   Penelope recalls Elena's birth in 2001, and how an unexpected turn of events drastically changed the life plans she and her husband had made.

   Director:Phill Lewis

   Writers:Sebastian Jones, Andy Roth

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   Director:Phill Lewis

   Writers:Sebastian Jones, Andy Roth
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   9.1/10(531 votes)

   #9 - Hello, Penelope

   S2:E91/26/2018

   Feeling like she's finally got her life together, Penelope unwisely stops taking her antidepressants so she doesn't have to tell Max she's on them.

   Director:Phill Lewis

   Writers:Caroline Levich, Michelle Badillo

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   Director:Phill Lewis

   Writers:Caroline Levich, Michelle Badillo
10. 

    8.1/10(360 votes)

    #10 - Storage Wars

    S2:E101/26/2018

    As Schneider's trainee, Elena learns there's more to being a building super than fixing things. Penelope battles Lydia over space in their garage.

    Director:Kimberly McCullough

    Writers:Becky Mann, Audra Sielaff

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    Director:Kimberly McCullough

    Writers:Becky Mann, Audra Sielaff
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    8.2/10(369 votes)

    #11 - Homecoming

    S2:E111/26/2018

    At the kids' school dance, Elena tries to appear popular in front of Syd, and chaperones Penelope and Max reach a milestone in their relationship.

    Director:Pamela Fryman

    Writers:Debby Wolfe, Caroline Levich, Michelle Badillo

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    Director:Pamela Fryman

    Writers:Debby Wolfe, Caroline Levich, Michelle Badillo
12. 

    8.4/10(367 votes)

    #12 - Citizen Lydia

    S2:E121/26/2018

    Lydia and Schneider take their U.S. citizenship tests. Penelope wonders if she'd be willing to have another child to fulfill Max's wish to be a dad.

    Director:Gloria Calderón Kellett

    Writers:Dan Signer, Dan Hernandez, Benji Samit

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    Director:Gloria Calderón Kellett

    Writers:Dan Signer, Dan Hernandez, Benji Samit
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    9.1/10(550 votes)

    #13 - Not Yet

    S2:E131/26/2018

    A medical emergency brings bedside visits, admissions of regret, moments of realization, declarations of love and and out-of-body experience.

    Director:Pamela Fryman

    Writers:Mike Rowe, Gloria Calderón Kellett

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    Director:Pamela Fryman

    Writers:Mike Rowe, Gloria Calderón Kellett