One Day at a Time One Lie at a Time (Season 1, Episode 8)
TV-PG
TV Episode | Comedy, Drama

One Day at a Time

One Lie at a Time (Season 1, Episode 8)

TV-PG

TV Episode | Comedy, Drama

Penelope tells her family she's going on a date, Lydia tells them she's going to church, but both secretly go elsewhere. Meanhwhile, Elena is left to look after Alex and things get out of hand for everyone.

Showrunners

Gloria Calderón Kellett (as Gloria Calderon Kellett) | Mike Royce

Director

Phill Lewis

Writers

Whitney Blake (original series created by) | Allan Manings (original series created by) | Norman Lear (original series developed by) | Gloria Calderón Kellett (developed by) & 5 more

Producers

Gloria Calderón Kellett (as Gloria Calderon Kellett) | Dan Hernandez | Patricia Fass Palmer | Mike Royce | Benji Samit

Cinematographer

Wayne Kennan

Editor

Patricia Barnett (as Pat Barnett)

Casting Directors

Tiffany Little Canfield | Bernard Telsey

Production Designer

Bernard Vyzga

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 6, 2017

Release date

Jan 6, 2017 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 2 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 12 wins & 53 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
15 cast members

Name	Known for
Justina Machado Penelope Alvarez Penelope Alvarez See fewer	Torque (2004)
Todd Grinnell Schneider Schneider See fewer	Hollywoodland (2006)
Isabella Gomez Elena Alvarez Elena Alvarez See fewer	One Day at a Time (2017)
Marcel Ruiz Alex Alvarez Alex Alvarez See fewer	One Day at a Time (2017)
Stephen Tobolowsky Dr. Leslie Berkowitz Dr. Leslie Berkowitz See fewer	Groundhog Day (1993)
Rita Moreno Lydia Riera Lydia Riera See fewer	West Side Story (1961)
Mackenzie Phillips Pam Pam See fewer	American Graffiti (1973)
Haneefah Wood Jill Jill See fewer	Hello Tomorrow! (2023)
Judy Reyes Ramona Ramona See fewer	Scrubs (2001)
Froy Gutierrez Josh Josh See fewer	Teen Wolf (2011)
Sachie Alessio Sachie Sachie See fewer	S.W.A.T. (2017)
Matisha Baldwin Matisha Matisha See fewer	The Los Angeles Bakers
Jennifer Candy Jennifer Jennifer See fewer	In Vino (2017)
Lauren Johansen Lauren Lauren See fewer	One Day at a Time (2017)
Virginia Pereira Virginia Virginia See fewer	Magnolia (1999)