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TV-G
CBS
Dec 1, 1995
30 m

TV-G
CBS
Dec 1, 1995
30 m

Step by Step

Summary Two appealing stars, winsome kids, and a can't miss time slot in the middle of ABC's hit Friday lineup was more important than plot in the early success of this standard issue family sitcom. Frank (Patrick Duffy of Dallas) is a freewheeling, divorced contractor who impetuously marries widowed beautician Carol (Suzanne Somers of Three's ...

Directed By: Joel Zwick

Written By: Thomas L. Miller, Robert L. Boyett, William Bickley, Michael Warren, Casey Maxwell Clair, Joel Ronkin

TV-G
CBS
Dec 1, 1995
30 m

TV-G
CBS
Dec 1, 1995
30 m

S5 • Episode 10

Baby Come Back

Air Date: Dec 1, 1995

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Summary Two appealing stars, winsome kids, and a can't miss time slot in the middle of ABC's hit Friday lineup was more important than plot in the early success of this standard issue family sitcom. Frank (Patrick Duffy of Dallas) is a freewheeling, divorced contractor who impetuously marries widowed beautician Carol (Suzanne Somers of Three's ...

Created By: William Bickley, Michael Warren

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Episode 1 • Sep 22, 1995 • 30 m

Lil Sister Dontcha

Mark is growing up and there are the inevitable mother-son conflicts. Dana gets all excited when Cody says he can get her a date with Brad Pitt, and J.T. becomes very protective of Al when his friend wants to take her on a drive-in date.

Episode 2 • Sep 29, 1995 • 30 m

Three Girls and a Baby

Al, Dana, and Karen realize that they must set aside petty differences and work together to babysit Lilly.

Episode 3 • Oct 13, 1995 • 30 m

Cody thinks that the new neighbour is a jewel thief from New York. Dana moves into a college dorm and Carol seems to be the only one who misses her. Karen and Al visit her a week later and are shocked at the change in her.

Episode 4 • Oct 20, 1995 • 30 m

Midnight Caller

Cody gets Lilly to sleep when Carol is unable to do so, which makes Carol think she hates her. Dana is forced to work with JT at a family helpline by their psychology professor, much to her chagrin. A potential suicide shakes them up.

Episode 5 • Oct 27, 1995 • 30 m

Karen is trying out for head cheerleader, with Carol's help and very competitive spirit. The Lamberts decide to hire a housekeeper. JT is smitten when an aspiring model applies and gives her the job. Cody goes into the fitness business.

Episode 6 • Nov 3, 1995 • 30 m

Cody accidentally ends up with a middle-aged mail-order bride. Frank and Carol get fed up with the kids' endless petty demands. Karen attempts to be a country-singing star.

Episode 7 • Nov 10, 1995 • 30 m

Hello, Mister Chips

Al gets a job at the mall at a cookie outlet called Mr. Chips. She is annoyed at having to work alongside the restaurant's eponymously named mascot, a chimpanzee ... and is further embarrassed when she is asked to take the chimp home.

Episode 8 • Nov 17, 1995 • 30 m

Episode 9 • Nov 24, 1995 • 30 m

Cody joins Dana's feminist group, over her misgivings. They are to have a meeting but there is competition from a toga party. Frank and Carol have a spa night together. Mark is flying solo to the school dance and ends up on the wall.

Episode 10 • Dec 1, 1995 • 30 m

Episode 11 • Dec 15, 1995 • 30 m

The Fight Before Christmas

Cody manages to electrocute himself adding Christmas lights to his van. JT works part-time selling Christmas trees and gets a lesson in the true meaning of Christmas by a co-worker. Frank sets Al up with the son of an old family friend.

Episode 12 • Jan 5, 1996 • 30 m

What's Wrong with This Picture?

Dana is asked to model for a melodramatic campus artist, naked. JT is interested in Karen's lab partner but she is well out of his league. There is a rat in the roof and Frank is determined to get rid of it, with little success.

Episode 13 • Jan 12, 1996 • 30 m

Beautiful Ladies of Wrestling

Mark's teacher wants him to go to an academic academy for gifted students. Frank and JT will win Super Bowl tickets provided they dress up as cheerleaders, but there is a catch. Cody invents clothing made out of food.

Episode 14 • Jan 26, 1996 • 30 m

Torn Between Two Mothers

Episode 15 • Feb 2, 1996 • 30 m

Cody has a bad case of the hiccups and nothing seems to cure him. Carol persists in reading a horror story before going to bed and Frank knows what's coming. Al is worried about her boyfriend going on a ski trip with 'The Love Boat'.

Episode 16 • Feb 9, 1996 • 30 m

It's almost Valentine's Day and Dana is again having boy trouble. So Cody writes her a fake love letter but Dana thinks it's somebody else. Frank tries to please Carol with a fake Rolex watch. This is okay until she tries to return it.

Episode 17 • Feb 16, 1996 • 30 m

Carol and Frank go to a baby playtime class and find out they are the oldest parents there, which they find unsettling. JT thinks that two men would never fall out over a woman but Dana is determined to prove him wrong.

Episode 18 • Feb 23, 1996 • 30 m

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?

When Cody is wearing his cheese-head he guesses the lotto numbers. Mark and Karen try to take advantage of it. Dana has a new boyfriend who believes in honesty, which irritates everybody. JT pretends to be Lilly's father to pick-up a girl.

Episode 19 • Mar 8, 1996 • 30 m

Do the Right Thing

JT receives a probation note for poor results and Frank warns him that he needs to buckle down or get a job. He does better but is under suspicion of cheating. Al wants to get her hair shaved and a tattoo in order to stand out.

Episode 20 • Mar 15, 1996 • 30 m

The Bodyguard Formerly Known as Prince

Rich gives out 20 chain letters and gets good luck, but the Lamberts who don't believe in it receive bad luck. The girls go to a ski lodge looking for boys and Karen ends up going out with a Prince, who is going incognito for the weekend.

Episode 21 • Apr 26, 1996 • 30 m

Dana is having trouble choosing a career path and goes to a career testing centre with JT and Rich to help them choose a career. There are some unusual results. Carol hires an over-active worker for Frank's work crew.

Episode 22 • May 3, 1996 • 30 m

We're Going to Disney World: Part 1

Frank's mother comes to town and offers to take the whole family to Disney world for a week. JT tries to impress some girls by spending big. Mark tries to organise a Disney world record. The girls decide to enter a talent contest.

Episode 23 • May 10, 1996 • 30 m

We're Going to Disney World: Part 2

The talent quest goes to Karen's head and she dispenses with Dana and Al. JT and Rich fall out over JT's big spending. With Mark's assistance, Flash continues to chase the park record.

Episode 24 • May 17, 1996 • 30 m

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