One Day at a Time

Penelope tries to convince her feminist daughter Elena to have a traditional quinceañera to celebrate her 15th birthday and to honor her Cuban roots.

When Lydia disappears after a heated argument with her daughter about religion, the smooth running of the household falls apart in her absence.

Lydia grows suspicious of Elena and Carmens intense relationship. Penelope later discovers that the inseparable friends are keeping a big secret.

While navigating her way through an endless maze of red tape with Veterans Affairs to make a medical appointment, Penelope reaches her breaking point.

Elena gets a congratulatory letter that leaves a bitter taste in her mouth. For a school project, Alex interviews Lydia, who reveals a family secret.

Although she wants to be accepting and open-minded, Penelope feels weird about Elenas revelation. Seeking advice, she makes an unexpected connection.

Everyone pitches in to prepare for Elenas quinceañera. While rehearsing their father-daughter dance, Elena reveals a truth about herself to her dad.

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.

Elena is horrified to learn that her grandmother doesnt vote. Penelope teaches her son all her tricks on how to save money at the movie theater.

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.

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

As Schneiders trainee, Elena learns theres more to being a building super than fixing things. Penelope battles Lydia over space in their garage.

Lydia and Schneider take their U.S. citizenship tests. Penelope wonders if shed be willing to have another child to fulfill Maxs wish to be a dad.

At a relatives funeral, Penelope urges Lydia to end a petty feud with her sister, and Elena wonders if her cousin Pilar is gay.

Elena hides her grandmothers high heels. Penelope starts to see a male friend in a new way. Schneider meets a kindred spirit at the school auction.

Penelope catches Alex smoking pot at a concert. When Lydia develops a cough at the opera, she tries Dr. Bs special lozenges.

Penelope finds out Elena and Syd secretly got a hotel room. A grounded Alex enlists Lydia to stand in line to buy him the latest designer sneakers.

When Penelope has anxiety attacks, her support group helps her figure out whats triggering her, how to cope and why shes not telling her kids.

When her ex-husband introduces the family to his new girlfriend, Penelope feels unexpectedly resentful and comes to a realization about Mateo.

At her exs wedding, Penelope experiences a surreal conversation. Elena finds she has more she needs to say to her father. Dr. B gives Lydia her gift.

After a disastrous evening, Penelope realizes she needs to change her relationship to money and do the unthinkable: buy something new; meanwhile Elena struggles to make it to an important e-sports match.

It’s a very scary Halloween when Penelope and Max have to have the “do you still want to have kids or what?” conversation, while Schneider and Avery are determined to win an elaborate costume contest.

When a supermoon appears in the night sky, all the Alvarezes and their significant others discover an elaborate romantic setting fit for a marriage proposal.