List of Step by Step episodes

This article is list of episodes from the 1991-1998 ABC (and later, CBS) situation comedy Step by Step. The original airdates are listed.

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Season 1 (1991-1992)

22 episodes

#	Airdate	Prod. Code	Title	Overview
1	September 20, 1991		Pilot	We meet the Lamberts - divorced contractor Frank and his three children, J.T., Alicia (aka Al) and Brendan - and the Fosters - widowed beautician Carol and her children, Dana, Karen and Mark - each living in their separate homes. After the introductions, Frank and his children pull up to the Fosters' home in their Chevrolet Suburban. They're moving in! Frank and Carol passionately kiss, and it's all clear now - they eloped while vacationing separately in Jamaica. The two formerly-separate families try their best to deal with the uncomfortable situation but can't get along. Later, Al decides she doesn't want to go to school, and complaining of pain in her abdomen, holds her side. Frank thinks it to be a ploy to stay home from school, but Carol decides to take her new stepdaughter to the doctor. Good thing - Al's appendix was about to burst.
2	September 27, 1991		The Dance	Steve Urkel crash lands in the Lamberts' yard as they are picnicking. He turns out to be Mark's science fair partner. After the science fair, he talks to Al, who has has been dumped by her former date for the school's backwards dance. Frank had told Al that everyone gets dumped at some point in their life and to move on. Steve re-enforces that point and convinces Al to ask him to the dance, where she tells off her former date and learns to "Do the Urkel." Note: In its original airing on ABC, this episode was part of a crossover with the "Family Matters episode "Brains Over Brawn."
3	October 4, 1991		Rules of the House	Carol's household management style drives the Lamberts crazy - particularly that rule about having to cash in special tokens to watch 30 minutes of TV, and a six-hour-a-week restriction. Frank and his children make their opinions clear, but when Carol won't listen, Al decides her new stepmother might get the message when she threatens to move to Milwaukee to live with her grandmother.
4	October 11, 1991		First Anniversary	Frank's nephew, Cody, comes to live with the family. Cody's oddball ways infuriate Dana, something that delights J.T. So, J.T. decides to make a bet with Cody - successfully ask Dana out, and you'll get paid. Dana finds out, and agrees to shun her pride and go out with Cody. Note: First appearance of Sasha Mitchell as Cody.
5	October 18, 1991		Frank & Son	J.T. goes to work for Frank's company, but things don't work out very well. Still in need of extra cash, J.T. turns to Carol, who makes him her "shampoo boy," a job J.T. really enjoys since he gets to be around pretty girls. Meanwhile, Dana and Al each become frustrated at their assignments; Dana needs to build a birdhouse for shop class, while Al needs to write a book report on Tom Sawyer. The two agree to switch assignments, but Brendan prods their consciences.
6	October 25, 1991		Pulling Together	Frank and Carol decide to enter the new blended family into the Port Washington Games. But J.T., Al and Brendan object, since their new step-siblings aren't very athletic. The more civilized Dana, Karen and Mark, meanwhile, see the games as too barbaric. Eventually, the Fosters decide to participate, with the predictable results, but even so they keep the Lamberts close. Eventually, Cody provides the new family some much needed help in the final tug-of-war event.
7	November 1, 1991		Yo-Yo's Wedding	So that their marriage is declared legal, Frank and Carol agree to have a ceremony at their house on the day of Brendan's birthday party. But then the clown that Frank hired to entertain cancels, forcing Frank to hastily play the role. He doesn't have time to get out of costume before the wedding.
8	November 8, 1991		Just For Kicks	Dana and her friend, Bernice, go to a seedy nightclub to hear a folk singer perform. But when some of the bar's regulars get a little too rough with Dana and Bernice, they don't know what to do. Fortunately, Frank (who forbade Dana to go in the first place) and Cody arrive to the rescue.
9	November 15, 1991		Into the Woods	Much like their early-1970s counterparts the Bradys, the Fosters and Lamberts go camping in the woods. The attempt at family bonding doesn't go so well at first, but eventually, everyone gains an appreciation for each other.
10	November 22, 1991		Mixed Messages	Carol buys an answering machine, and instructs the children to write down any messages, since the machine erases them upon playback. Karen gets a call from a potential boyfriend and neglects to hear the remaining message - one stating that Frank need not show up at a remodeling assignment, since they are demolishing the building instead. Frank doesn't get the message and barely escapes the building with his life. Frank finds out that his boss did leave a message, and arrives home very angry. Carol is upset and grounds Karen. In the subplot, Cody takes a job filling coin machines for children, but loses his job in short order.
11	November 29, 1991		A Day in the Life	A crew from the TV series "America Up Close" does a documentary on the new Foster-Lambert family. However, all the camera crew can capture is the usual friction between the Foster and Lambert children. While Frank and Carol struggle to salvage the documentary, Dana decides her siblings and step-siblings need to put aside their hostilities for once until the crew finishes taping.
12	December 6, 1991		The New Car	Carol buys a new car, which an unlicensed J.T. promptly borrows for a date. The car is stolen, leaving J.T. worried about more than just getting his date home on time.
13	December 13, 1991		Getting Organized	Frank enlists Carol's help in organizing his messy office. Carol decides to convert some of Frank's papers into a computer database, which is fine until ... she accidentally erases the information. She failed to make a back-up copy, and what's worse, she threw away the hard copies of Frank's papers. Frank and Carol scramble to retrieve the information before they wind up in the landfill. Meanwhile, J.T. and Cody become obsessed with UFOs, which annoys Dana and Karen. Eventually, the two Foster sisters decide to play a trick on the gullible Lambert duo, but they are the ones in for a surprise.
14	January 3, 1992		Home Alone	Frank and Carol leave for a lover's retreat. Dana is in charge, with a "no guests allowed" rule in effect. But Dana ignores the rule, and eventually a huge party breaks out. Frank and Carol arrive just in time to find J.T. somehow trapped in the chimney flue.
15	January 17, 1992		Drive, He Said	Dana and Frank each take driving tests - hers to get her first license, his as a condition for renewal. Frank is humbled when he flunks his and Dana passes hers.
16	February 7, 1992		Bully for Mark	Mark is told to do homework for a bully named Max, or else. Much to everyone's surprise, the bully is a girl. Al eventually comes to Mark's rescue. Meanwhile, school newspaper editor Dana writes a negative article on J.T., but J.T. finds out and decides to get even.
17	February 14, 1992		The Boys in the Band	Al forms a rock band with four of her friends. On the night of their debut (at a bowling alley Frank recently renovated), all four bandmates fall ill, forcing Al to scramble to find replacements. Eventually, Dana and Karen decide to fill in. This would not be the last time Dana, Karen or Al would sing together, although J.T. and Cody (who dress in drag) would not remain a part of the act.
18	February 21, 1992		School Daze
19	February 28, 1992		Country Club	Carol is invited to a country club with the family. At the beginning, Frank is reluctant to go, but he is invited to a golf tournament with an important contractor who promises him a job for his next big project. Meanwhile, Dana likes his son, and is angry at Frank for doing embarrassing things at the club. But when she finds out that the contractor was using Frank to win the tournament, she sticks up for him, and dumps the contractors son.
20	March 6, 1992		Daddy's Girl
21	March 27, 1992		He Wanted Wings
22	April 24, 1992		Beauty Contest

Season 2 (1992-1993)

24 episodes

#	Airdate	Prod. Code	Title	Overview
23	September 18, 1992		S.A.T. Blues	Dana becomes upset when Cody gets a better score than she did on the SAT test.
24	September 25, 1992		To B or Not to Be
25	October 2, 1992		Stuck on You
26	October 9, 1992		JT's World	In a nod to "Wayne's World," J.T. starts his own local-access cable television show, "J.T.'s World," where he hires Cody as his sidekick. J.T. gets more than he bargained for when he invites a pretty classmate onto his show, but she falls for Cody instead. Also, Frank and Carol let differing answers on a compatibility test get to them.
27	October 16, 1992		It's a Dog's Life	Al and Brendan agree to take care of a neighbor's oversized St. Bernard for the weekend, but the job quickly becomes more than they can handle. They get further annoyed when they learn the neighbors have decided to move away and no longer want the dog, which is fine with Carol because she has fallen in love with the dog. Eventually, Frank puts his foot down and tells Carol to take it to a kennel.
28	October 23, 1992		The Boss	Dana learns a humbling lesson about being the boss and overseeing a group of employees when she is promoted to a managerial job at a 50s style restaurant. This happens after J.T. and Karen, employees under Dana's watch, quit when Dana becomes too bossy. Frank and Carol decide to take over their jobs but Dana quickly resumes her condensending demeanor. The parents set her straight, and Dana corrects her attitude.
29	October 30, 1992		Model Daughter	A modeling job in Chicago may be Karen's dream come true — and the worst possible news for overbearing mother Carol. So, Carol tags along on Karen's photo shoot and meddles at every possible turn. Karen makes many new friends during her new job, which is cut short after one of the other models (who had also taken a modeling job as a teen-ager but never got to enjoy the other things in life) convinces her to stay in school and be a kid. At home, Dana — then all the other kids — come down with the flu, and they quickly make Frank their butler.
30	November 6, 1992		Someone to Watch Over Me	Dana's new boyfriend is Mike Walters, whom — through the rumor mill — Frank suspects is out for nothing more than sex. Despite his misgivings, he allows Dana to go out on a date with "Mike the Mover." Still feeling uneasy about Mike, Frank gets Cody to drive him to Make-Out Point (where the two have gone to enjoy the moonlight and kiss). Frank — having passed up Cody's ridiculous idea of dressing up in a beaver costume to spy on the two — decides to climb into a tree to get a closer look, but the branch breaks under his weight and he literally drops in on the two. Dana is outraged and tells Frank to butt out of her social life forever. The next day, Mike drops by unannounced and, after talking about last night, suggests that he and Dana go to her bedroom to have sex. Dana realizes that Mike is no good and kicks him out. Frank comes in just as Mike begins to get aggressive, and Mike decides to leave. After trying to say she's OK and that she handled the situation well, Dana breaks down in her stepfather's arms. Also, J.T. is allowed to drive Frank's new truck, under the cavaet that he wash and wax the vehicle on weekend afternoons. J.T. decides to buy some discount wax (rather than one Frank specifically asked him to purchase), and — after conning Brendan to wax the truck — realizes just why he was supposed to buy the better wax; the cheap wax damages the truck's paint job. Frank is angry and makes J.T. get a real job to pay for the new paint job.
31	November 13, 1992		The Making of a President	Annoyed that only dorks and geeks — in particular, Dana — are running for class president, J.T. announces he is running for class president. The campaign divides the Foster-Lambert home, and things are made worse when J.T. (having run on a campaign where it is suggested that regular students' needs aren't met) actually wins. J.T. at first puts up his bravado, but eventually wilts under the pressure and, having a new appreciation for the responsibilities that being class president brings, decides to turn over responsibilities to Dana.
32	November 20, 1992		Virgin Territory	J.T. and Cody get dates with two girls that have "easy" reputations. When one of the girls pressures Cody to have sex, he tells her he plans to hold onto his virginity until the right woman comes along. This upsets both girls ... and J.T., who eventually realizes that Cody is right. Meanwhile, Frank is driven crazy when he is put on a low-cholesterol diet.
33	December 4, 1992		Back to Basics	When a long-overdue video is found under Brendan's bed, Carol takes things to the extreme and imposes a severe crackdown on family spending. The children refuse to cooperate, so Carol goes tit for tat and takes everything away. Brendan is unfairly blamed, and when his siblings' alternating silent treatment and verbal abuse become too much, he decides to run away. Naturally, he doesn't go too far — he stays in Cody's van. Cody eventually exposes Brendan's whereabouts, and Frank and Carol help their youngest child realize that he wasn't to blame for anything. The older children are made to apologize, and all is forgiven.
34	December 11, 1992		Boys Will be Boys	Frank deals with a high school classmate named Scooter, who still hasn't grown up after nearly 25 years after graduation. Meanwhile, Cody wins a turkey — a live turkey — in a supermarket raffle, and deals with his conscience when he is asked to have it butchered.
35	January 8, 1993		If I Were a Rich Man	Cody learns that a recently deceased elderly resident of the local nursing home had bequeathed to him $250,000. When the Lambert and Foster children begin pestering Cody for a share of the inheritance (to spend extravagantly), Cody decides to give all but $500 of it to the nursing home. Cody spends the other $500 on a new video camera for the family (after the cheap one Frank purchased breaks down in spectacular fashion).
36	January 15, 1993		Happy Birthday, Baby	Dana wants to celebrate her 17th birthday with a no-adults-allowed bash. When Frank and Carol say no, Dana decides to rent a hotel room for her fun. It turns out Frank and Carol decide to spend a romantic weekend in the same hotel — in a room directly across from Dana's suite. This naturally leads to conflicts. Also, Karen and Al get into a huge fight when Al screws up trying to wash Karen's blouse for a big date. In a parody of The People's Court, Judge Cody listens to the evidence ... and determines everything worked out well, as Karen's date loved the new look of the blouse.
37	January 22, 1993		One of the Guys	Frank is looking for a replacement on his contracting crew ... and may have to hire a woman. Meanwhile, Mark and the others play the stock market.
38	February 5, 1993		No Business Like Show Business	"J.T.'s World" becomes a huge local hit, drawing the attention of a national television syndicator. J.T., sensing a huge windfall about to come his way, agrees to go along with the new producer's suggestions (including firing his siblings), and begins neglecting his schoolwork and speaking freely to his parents. In the end, J.T.'s dreams of success are ruined when the producers want to hire actors to play both J.T. and sidekick Cody. A humbled J.T. agrees to focus on school and apologizes to his family.
39	February 12, 1993		Love, Port Washington Style	Dana gets in a foul mood after her boyfriend dumps her right before Valentine's Day. So, she works a double shift at the 50s cafe and soon meets up with a boy that is the splitting image of her. Meanwhile, Carol recruits Frank to be a hair stylist during a busy stretch.
40	February 19, 1993		Aloha (Part 1)	The Lamberts and Fosters travel to Hawaii, where a number of adventures take place: Carol wants to go on a whirlwind tour of the islands, the younger children enter a sand-castle building contest and Cody goes searching for lost treasure. Dana meets the man of her dreams, and a quick courtship may soon have the 17-year-old Foster girl walking to the altar when he presents her with a 6-carat solataire in a Tiffany setting. Note: Part 1 of a two-part episode.
41	February 26, 1993		Aloha (Part 2)	Dana considers eloping with her rich boyfriend from Hawaii when Carol objects to her plan to get married. They get into a huge quarrel, where it is brought out that Carol married when she was just 16 and that quickie romances rarely work out in the end (Dana reminds her mother that she married Frank and that they are still together). In the end, Dana and her boyfriend realize that they aren't right for each other and sadly break it off. Meanwhile, Cody and J.T. discover the real treasure (which in part was tied to a pretty Hawaiian girl J.T. was trying to pursue), while Al, Brendan and Mark win a helicopter tour of Hawaii, the result of their victory in the sand castle building contest. Note: Part 2 of a two-part episode.
42	March 12, 1993		No Way to Treat a Lady	J.T.'s new girlfriend, a brash biker babe, enlists Mark for advice on how to be more "lady-like." Meanwhile, Carol takes Al shopping for the 13-year-old's first bra, but Frank shows up uninvited and proceeds to embarass his daughter. Al runs away in tears, and Frank has no choice but to accept the fact that there are some things that are best left between (step)mother and (step)daughter.
43	April 2, 1993		The Un-natural	Al's Pony League baseball team reaches the championship game, when tragic news hits; One of the players suffers a season-ending injury. Coach Frank is forced to ask Mark — who is "not even good enough to be bad" — to join the team, and considers sitting him until the game is decided. However, the game is tight all the way and comes down to the final out. Out of substitutions, Frank has to allow Mark an at-bat. Mark is very nervous at first, but only after Al threatens him with bodily harm does he focus ... and hit the game-winning home run.
44	April 30, 1993		The Psychic	J.T. publishes an unflattering baby photo of Karen in the high school yearbook. Hell hath no fury like a Foster scorned, and she takes full advantage of J.T.'s worry that a brunette will stab him to death with a large butcher knife; J.T. had supposedly seen the vision while he visited a psychic, and Cody reinforces this ridiculous notion. Meanwhile, Frank and Carol new massaging bed provides them anything but a good night's sleep.
45	May 7, 1993		This Old House	When Frank hires Cody to demolish a house to make way for a new multi-million dollar office complex, Cody realizes he can't complete the assignment because the homeowners — unemployed parents of two children, who are unable to afford new housing or new work — are still living inside. Frank is further thrown into a dilemma when Carol joins Cody in protesting the home's demolition ... and the financer of the office project threatens to sue Frank for breach of contract if the house is not demolished now.
46	May 21, 1993		Double Date

Season 3 (1993-1994)

23 episodes

#	Airdate	Prod. Code	Title	Overview
47	September 24, 1993		Way Off Broadway
48	October 1, 1993		The Apartment	Dana moves into an apartment down the street to gain independence, but soon realizes she is very lonely and misses the family.
49	October 8, 1993		Never on Sunday	Carol persuades Frank, J.T., Al and Brendan to start coming to church. But Frank stubbornly declines, thanks to his preconceived notions of pastors and because it could potentially interfere with upcoming Green Bay Packers football games.
50	October 15, 1993		The Paper Chase
51	October 22, 1993		Trading Places	It's the old "Who's job is easier game," played Foster and Lambert style. This time, parents Frank and Carol swap roles with J.T. and Dana when the comment is made that parenting is easier than being a teen-ager.
52	October 29, 1993		Video Mania	Mark becomes addicted to video games. He had started playing the games to relieve stress (from receiving an A instead of an A-plus on a test), but then his whole attitude changes. Mark is eventually sent to a support group to work out his addiction. Meanwhile, Dana is annoyed at Cody's way of relieving his cold.
53	November 5, 1993		Hog Wild
54	November 12, 1993		Down and Out in Port Washington	When Cody's van, Lucille (which doubles as his home and mode of transportation), breaks down and needs major repairs, he moves into the house. Naturally, he drives everyone crazy, annoying the family with his ant farm (which gets loose from their enclosure) and hanging laundry in the kitchen. Things come to a boil when Cody gets a call stating that the repairs to Lucille will cost more than the van is worth. Carol, thinking that Cody will become a permanent houseguest, threatens to move out ... but then Cody announces he plans to keep the van and continue living out of the stationary vehicle, parked on the Lamberts' lawn. Meanwhile, Dana begins volunteering at the local homeless shelter, and one day she brings over a man named Kevin to help her with a donation drive. Karen meets Kevin and decides she, too, is interested in volunteering — only so she can get to know Kevin and ask to be his girlfriend. Dana tries to talk Karen out of it but when she won't take no for an answer, they go to the shelter ... where Karen finds out for herself that Kevin already has a girlfriend. Karen is very upset that Dana withheld the truth and says she wasted her time at the shelter. Carol, however, scolds Karen for her vain attitude and tells her that the homeless people would give anything to have as many clothes as they do. Karen realizes her mother is right and decides to return three of her cashmere sweaters and donate the refund to the shelter.
55	November 19, 1993		The Marrying Dude	Cody meets a blind date through a biker magazine dating advertisement. The woman, Bonnie, is a single mother who is looking for the perfect father for her 8-year-old son. When Cody and Riley hit it off, Bonnie sees that Cody is the right man for the job and asks if they can get married. Cody at first accepts, but then realizes things are moving too fast and decides that he and Bonnie should see if they are compatible. Cody and Bonnie break up, but decide to remain friends.
56	November 26, 1993		Sister Act	Dana and Karen team up to teach the rest of the family a lesson about listening in on their private telephone calls.
57	December 10, 1993		Christmas Story	Frank and Carol wind up in jail on Christmas eve when they are caught inside a toy store by a know-it-all deputy sheriff. Frank had recently remodeled the store and was given a discount on the store's merchandise; later, he realizes neither he nor Carol had purchased a toy train set for Brendan and, in a moment of haste, go to the store after hours to buy it. Guest star: Don Knotts.
58	December 17, 1993		Close Encounters of the Marrying Kind
59	January 7, 1994		Bad Girls	Al, in a funk with making friends, falls into a bad group of girls. They dress in military fatigues, skip school and stay out late at night, among other things. Al's new attitude angers Frank, and the two get into a huge argument. But what hurts Al even more is her losing Cody's trust when she tries to take his air guitar without permission. Al finally realizes she needs to be herself and take her time in choosing friends (and wisely, at that).
60	January 14, 1994		Read All About It
61	January 28, 1994		Thirteen With a Bullet	Mark, who is celebrating his 13th birthday develops a huge crush on a pretty classmate, gets his first kiss and is subsequently rejected ... all within a matter of a few hours.
62	February 4, 1994		My Bodyguard	Cody annoys the family with his recollections of weird dreams. First, he pictures Al "behind bars" and "wearing a striped shirt," but she's just wearing a striped soccer jersey and showing off her hamster cage. But Dana gets beyond annoyed when Cody tells her about a dream where a man dressed in a suit is attacking her. He tags along and intrudes on her college interview in Chicago, and winds up assaulting the dean of admissions, thinking him to be Dana's assailant (he was bracing her as they were leaning out the window to look at the Chicago skyline). Dana angrily tells Cody she wants nothing more to do with him; however, Cody can't seem to shake his seemingly ridiculous bad vibes. That night at a bus station, a man dressed in a suit corners Dana when the two are alone. Before the man can sexually assault her, Cody shows up and runs him off. Dana breaks down in Cody's arms and thanks him.
63	February 18, 1994		Pretty Woman
64	February 25, 1994		Nightmare Weekend
65	March 11, 1994		Birth of a Salesman
66	March 25, 1994		Feeling Forty	Carol is feeling every bit her age as the big 4-0 approaches, so she decides to invest in some diet pills to improve her appearance. It only makes matters worse, as she quickly becomes hooked on the amphetamines. Meanwhile, Cody tries helping(?) Al with a research project about Abraham Lincoln. Instead of going to the library and looking up the information, Cody suggests consulting a psychic who supposedly has connections with the 16th president. When Al sees Cody talking with "Honest Abe" as though he were right there in the room, she realizes she needs to do the work herself.
67	April 29, 1994		The Case of the Missing Diary	Cody gets some inspiration for a class writing project when Karen can't find her diary. He uses her plight to spin a 1940s-style detective yarn about who took it, with the Fosters and Lamberts filling the roles of Cody's characters.
68	May 6, 1994		Great Expectations	Cody's father pressures him into a job as executive vice president of his real estate company. With a little help from Frank, Cody tells his father he's simply not interested and would rather continue working in demolition. Meanwhile, Carol (as a favor for a customer) sets up Dana and Karen on blind dates, against their express wishes. The guys turn out to be living images of Penn and Teller. After Frank gets rid of them, he helps his step-daughters set up a "get even" prank on Carol.
69	May 20, 1994		Prom Night	On prom night, J.T. is set up with a 13-year-old girl as a joke. Meanwhile, Dana's date with the school hunk also doesn't go very well (he got back together with his ex-girlfriend). The two step-siblings – who are constantly at odds – are left to share a dance ... and gain gruding respect and appreciation for one another.

Season 4 (1994-1995)

24 episodes

#	Airdate	Prod. Code	Title	Overview
70	September 23, 1994		Karate Kid	Mark - trying to improve his self-esteem - enrolls in a karate class, but is constantly belittled by the jock-like instructor for his "wimpy" attitude. He wants to drop out, but Cody helps him stand up to the "class pet" Tommy, who is the best in the class. During a challenge match, Tommy quickly gets the upper hand early, but Cody - who happens to be a black belt in karate - helps Mark exploit Tommy's weakness and rally to force sudden death. Even though Tommy eventually wins, Mark wins Tommy's respect ... which is more than can be said for the coach, who keeps taunting Mark and then Cody. Cody tries to leave, but the instructor presses his luck too far and Cody is easily able to subdue the loud-mouthed coach.
71	September 30, 1994		College Bound	Dana learns a tough lesson in humility when a tough English professor gives her a D on her first term paper for using too many "big words" and not focusing enough on the paper's content. Already enduring humiliation from her Lambert step-siblings, Dana complains to her teacher but gets no sympathy. She vows to improve her "intellectual" attitude ... then learns that Cody has enrolled in her college. Also, J.T. learns a hard lesson about how credit cards work when he his somehow able to obtain one and quickly goes on a shopping spree.
72	October 7, 1994		Animal House	Wanting to be cool, Cody decides to join a college fraterinty. He re-examines his desire to fit in when his frat brothers decide to go a little too far with Karen. Also, Brendan joins the school band, playing the trumpet, but his musicianship skills are lacking.
73	October 14, 1994		Spoiled Sport	Frank auditions to become a part-time sports broadcaster for the local radio station, but Carol wins the job. Frank is disappointed, but soon realizes that he is a star in Carol's eyes. Carol realizes the job is not for her ... and her successor is Cody!
74	October 21, 1994		Revenge of the Nerd	Karen covets being nominated for being crowned homecoming queen.
75	October 28, 1994		Something Wild	On Halloween, a girl Mark has a crush on encourages him to dress as a punk rocker — then commit vandalism by throwing eggs at a house.
76	November 4, 1994		Growing Up is Hard to Do	Al sets up a date with class hunk Kevin Phillips, and seeks dating advice from her step-sisters. Dana and Karen wind up giving her conflicting advice, forcing Al to decide whose advice to heed. Al - instead of just simply being herself - accepts Karen's advice of agreeing with everything Kevin says, and the date goes as one would expect.
77	November 11, 1994		Beyond Therapy
78	November 18, 1994		The Ice Cream Man Cometh
79	November 25, 1994		Letting Go
80	December 9, 1994		Make Room for Daddy
81	December 16, 1994		I'll Be Home for Christmas	J.T. decides he has grown out of celebrating Christmas with the family and decides to go on a skiing trip with his friends. Although clearly wanting J.T. home, Frank tells his son he has no objection and lets him go. But once he arrives at the ski lodge, J.T. becomes homesick and wants to go home. Not wanting to swallow his pride and admit to his father that he made a mistake, J.T. asks Cody to come get him. However, Frank arrives and, after a heartfelt discussion about his place in the family and that everyone - even the Foster step-siblings - want him home for the holidays, J.T. does the right thing.
82	January 6, 1995		Can't Buy Me Love	While borrowing his boss' luxury car, J.T. meets a pretty girl named Shelly, and decides to impress her by claiming the car is his. He later claims that he is rich by flashing large dollar bills at Shelly, but she realizes the money belongs to her father.
83	January 20, 1995		Thirtysomething
84	February 3, 1995		The Honeymoon is Over
85	February 10, 1995		One Truck, Al Dente	Al pressures J.T. to teach her how to drive. The two borrow Frank's new truck for the driving lesson, but in the process, Al is involved in a minor accident. They try to plaster the truck side to cover up their activities, but Frank soon learns that the truck was damaged.
86	February 17, 1995		Head of the Class	Cody and Dana have conflicting teaching styles when they are recruited to teach a remedial history class. Their unlikely efforts result in their students upsetting a team of academic intellectuals on a TV quiz bowl.
87	March 3, 1995		Back to School	J.T. realizes he needs a college education if he is ever to land a decent paying job. After struggling on an early test, his academics soon overwhelm him, but it is a tipoff that he may have dyslexia.
88	March 17, 1995		She Came Through the Bedroom Window	When Cody's professor becomes fed up with his constant use of the word "dude," he agrees to be shocked every time he says the word. Dana agrees to deliver the shock therapy ... and takes full advantage of her situation. Meanwhile, a very pregnant Carol worries about her appearance, especially after Frank begins working with his very attractive ex-girlfriend.
89	March 31, 1995		Indecent Proposal	J.T. gets a higher grade than Dana on an assignment in ethics class. But J.T. is shocked to learn the reason why ... that his teacher has feelings for him. J.T. becomes very angry when Dana tries to tell him about the teacher's motives, but decides to ask her anyway. When she begins to make her move, J.T. realizes Dana was right. Also, Cody annoys the family with his sleepwalking.
90	April 28, 1995		Where Have You Gone, Joe Dimaggio?	Cody takes Brendan to a baseball game, featuring his favorite player, Kenny Barton. After the game, Brendan meets his hero and asks him to autograph his baseball; however, Barton is nothing short of rude to Brendan and demands a $50 fee for an autograph. Cody - after consoling Brendan - then confronts the egotistical Barton during a TV interview and exposes his demeanor. The interviewer - Hall of Fame player and broadcaster Harmon Killebrew - is equally outraged and offers to sign Brendan's baseball at no charge. Brendan gladly accepts Killebrew's offer. Also: Carol and Dana make a bet with Frank and JT that they can't handle how it feels to be pregnant. So they had their bodies stuffed with melons and canteloupes to make them look like pregnant women! Notes: Brendan's last featured storyline. Also, there is an overt reference to Suzanne Sommers' previous series Three's Company; in the scene, Carol in the living room watching Three's Company, and remarks how she likes Chrissy. Daniel Evans also guest stars in this episode.
91	May 5, 1995		Adventures in Babysitting	To help Al earn money to go on a trip with her friends, J.T. helps his sister run a baby-sitting service. But the two quickly learn there is no such thing as easy money when they are overwhelmed by the number of kids they must babysit.
92	May 12, 1995		Big Girl on Campus	Karen and Al convince Dana to take them to a college party. Karen has her eye on a cute guy named Jeremy, but Jeremy decides to dance with Al instead. Karen is fuming, even though she had caught the eye of others at the party ... until Dana learns that Jeremy - at least six years older and much larger than 15-year-old Al - is a wolf in sheep's clothing. Just before Jeremy can back the petite Lambert girl into a corner she can't get out of, Dana and Karen get a bunch of guys to run Jeremy off.
93	May 19, 1995		A Foster/Lambert Production	Carol goes into labor and gives birth to a baby girl, whom she names Lily. At the hospital, the Lambert and Foster children continue their petty squabbling, especially after J.T. forgot to bring the Fosters to the hospital. Through the use of flashbacks, Cody reminds them they have been happier in the times when they got along. And now, they have something they all can share - a little sister. Welcome to the world, little Lily Foster-Lambert!

Season 5 (1995-1996)

24 episodes

#	Airdate	Prod. Code	Title	Overview
94	September 22, 1995		Little Sister Don'tcha	J.T. and his buddy, Rich Halke, plan to go on a date to the drive-in movie. J.T. then learns who Rich's date is — Al (at least four years younger than Rich), prompting an overprotective J.T. to meddle in the date. In the end, J.T. and Al come to an understanding while their dates find interest in each other. Note: First series appearance of Jason Marsden.
95	September 29, 1995		Three Girls and a Baby	When the girls are left alone with baby Lily, they must learn how to cooperate.
96	October 13, 1995		Party Animal
97	October 20, 1995		Midnight Caller
98	October 27, 1995		Maid to Order
99	November 3, 1995		Don't Ask	Frank and Carol become frustrated with their children constantly asking them to run their errands and small favors. Eventually, they lose their patience and implement a rule where the children must do everything for themselves and not to bother them. The rule is put to the test when Brendan — wanting to go on a trip with his soccer team to watch a Green Bay Packers game — decides not to "bother" his parents to have them sign a permission slip allowing him to go. The slip never does get signed, and when Frank finds our from the soccer coach why would Brendan miss out on going to a football game. So he asks an upset Brendan what's the matter, he explained about that rule of not bothering them. Frank apologized to his son & lets him go to the game after all, he and Carol decide to ease up on the rule. Also, Cody orders a ham radio from Russia, but winds up getting a mail-order bride instead; he has his hands full getting rid of this domineering woman from the East. And, aspiring country singer Karen is approached by a man claiming to be a record producer, who promises to take her demo tape to a major studio in exchange for a $500 fee. However, the naïve Karen later realizes she was ripped off and that she will probably never recover her money ... much less, become a big star. Dana gives her sister some solace by getting her song played on a local radio station. Note: Angela Watson covers the Patty Loveless song, "Blame It On Your Heart." Note: This would be the last shining moment for the character of Brendan Lambert. Josh Bryne's character would be reduced to 30-second, one-liner-type appearances before being dropped entirely during the 1997-1998 season.
100	November 10, 1995		Hello, Mr. Chips	Al learns about being a team player at her new job, working for a cookie outlet called "Mr. Chips" (which is named for the store's chimpanzee mascot). Al has to take Mr. Chips home one night, leading to some interesting situations.
101	November 17, 1995		Roadie	Cody is offered the opportunity of a lifetime: to become a roadie for rock singer Christi Rose. But it may mean having to leave the Lamberts and Fosters forever. Meanwhile, Frank buys a car for the kids. The car he buys is his dream car - a 1965 Ford Mustang, which he selfishly keeps to himself.
102	November 24, 1995		The Wall	Bookish Mark learns that he may wind up on "the wall," a hall of shame for perceived losers at his school. Despite this, he attracts the eye of pretty classmate Tawny Spencer, who asks him to an upcoming dance. However, Tawny's abusive ex-boyfriend - who wants to get back with her - threatens Mark, but the bully is the one in for a surprise when Mark (along with J.T. and the boyfriends of Karen and Al) stand up to the thug. Meanwhile, Dana tries to start a feminism group, but is derailed when its members go ga-ga for Cody.
103	December 1, 1995		Baby Come Back	While baby-sitting little sister Lily for Frank and Carol (who are at a beauty products convention), Al and J.T. decide to take her to an audition for a baby food commercial. However, they return home with the wrong baby, leading to a frantic search before Frank and Carol come home.
104	December 15, 1995		The Fight Before Christmas	Frank hosts his old friend Mitch Crawford and his family for Christmas, and sets up Al with Mitch's son, Matt. Eventually, Al and Matt are found kissing outside the house, leading an angry Frank to kick Mitch's family out of the house. Al becomes very upset and decides to stay with Matt's family at a hotel. Eventually, Frank realizes he needs to apologize.
105	January 5, 1996		What's Wrong With This Picture	Dana agrees to pose in the nude for an abstract artist, thinking the resulting image will not be recognizable. But at a charity auction where the work is on display, everyone finds out to their horror that the painting is photo realism.
106	January 12, 1996		Beautiful Ladies of Wrestling	J.T. and Frank enter a wrestling contest to win tickets to Super Bowl XXX. The father and son dress up like women and wrestle the brutish Assault and Battery for 10 rounds to win their prize.
107	January 26, 1996		Torn Between Two Mothers	Frank's mother, Helen, visits the family, particularly to see Lily. However, Carol becomes frustrated by Helen's well-meant advice, interpreting it as being meddling.
108	February 2, 1996		Snow Bunnies	Al plans to go on a skiing trip with her boyfriend, Matt, and some of their friends, but Frank won't let her go unchaperoned. When one of Al's friends, who has an easy reputation, goes in her place, she and J.T. travel to the ski resort to check up on Matt. Of course, Matt proves he is faithful to Al.
109	February 9, 1996		Secret Admirer
110	February 16, 1996		Forever Young
111	February 23, 1996		Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
112	March 8, 1996		Do the Right Thing
113	March 15, 1996		The Bodyguard Formerly Known as Prince
114	April 26, 1996		Major Pain
115	May 3, 1996		We're Going to Disney World (Part 1)	Notes: Part 1 of a two-part episode. Filmed on location at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida.
116	May 10, 1996		We're Going to Disney World (Part 2)	Notes: Part 2 of a two-part episode. Filmed on location at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida.
117	May 17, 1996		Men at Work

Season 6 (Spring/Summer 1997)

24 episodes

#	Airdate	Prod. Code	Title	Overview
118	March 7, 1997		Crazy Love	Note: First appearances of Bronson Pinchot (as Jean-Luc) and Emily Mae Young (as Lily Foster-Lambert, who was age advanced to 4 years old).
119	March 14, 1997		Road Trip
120	March 21, 1997		Sex, Lies and Videotape
121	March 28, 1997		Just Say Maybe	Al and a group of her friends go to "Rockfest 97," much to Carol's fears of something bad happening. Something such as, someone offering Al some marijuana. Al's morals are put to the test.
122	April 4, 1997		The "L" Word
123	April 11, 1997		She's the One
124	April 18, 1997		Independence Day
125	April 25, 1997		Reality Bites
126	May 2, 1997		Locket Man
127	May 9, 1997		How the West Was Won
128	May 16, 1997		Absolutely Fabio
129	May 23, 1997		Loose Lips
130	May 30, 1997		The Big Date
131	June 6, 1997		Future Shock
132	June 13, 1997		Show Me the Money
133	June 20, 1997		It Didn't Happen One Night	Al gets a date with school hunk Kyle, and the date goes well. They seal it with a kiss ... but Kyle wants to take things one step further and tries to sexually assault Al. The petite Lambert girl fights him off and tells him it is over. The next morning, Karen is complaining when Al keeps getting date offers, but Al finds out she has a new reputation she doesn't want. Seems Kyle had been spreading rumors that he and Al had sex. Karen refuses to believe her step-sister (since she also has her eye on Kyle), but only when Al breaks down in tears does Karen finally realize she needs to settle the matter. She helps expose Kyle as a liar.
134	June 27, 1997		Macho Man
135	July 4, 1997		Ain't Misbehavin'
136	July 11, 1997		The Facts of Life
137	July 18, 1997		Talkin' Trash
138	July 25, 1997		Walk Like a Man
139	August 1, 1997		Shear Madness
140	August 8, 1997		The Kissing Game
141	August 15, 1997		Bonjour, Jean-Luc

Season 7 (1997-1998)

19 episodes. The series is now airing on CBS.

#	Airdate	Prod. Code	Title	Overview
142	September 19, 1997		Making the Grade
143	September 26, 1997		A Star is Born
144	October 3, 1997		Your Cheatin' Heart
145	October 10, 1997		Take This Job and ...
146	October 17, 1997		Poetic Justice
147	October 24, 1997		Can't Buy Me Love
148	October 31, 1997		Dream Lover	On Halloween, JT and his sisters host a costume party at a decrepit old mansion. During the party, it becomes obvious that JT and Sam aren't getting along, and after a mixup involving their costumes (they are forced to go tandem as a horse), she decides to dance with someone else. JT fumes about his predicament when he meets Abby, the ghostly 19-year-old inhabitant of the mansion who committed suicide after a bad breakup. Abby convinces JT that his relationship with Sam may have reached its end and that it is nobody's fault. In the end, he and Sam decide that it is best if they went their separate ways. Meanwhile, Lily hosts a Halloween party of her own for her friends. But when one of her buddies (dressed as the devil) scares her at the door, the daisy-outfitted tyke runs upstairs in fright, leaving Carol to comfort the 6-year-old child and convince her – successfully – that sometimes, it's fun to be scared. Note: At the party, Rich and Dana dress up as Ricky and Lucy Ricardo, paying homage to the two main characters from I Love Lucy. They reprise a frequent storyline where Lucy wants to be in the show, Ricky says no and Lucy cries.
149	November 7, 1997		Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
150	December 5, 1997		Goodbye, Mr. Chip
151	December 19, 1997		Too Many Santas	To earn extra money, Rich and J.T. take jobs as Santa Claus at the local department store. Lily instantly recognizes her brother as Santa, and concludes that Santa doesn't exist. To reassure his 5-year-old daughter, Frank - and just about everyone else, without consulting each other - dress as jolly ol' St. Nick and visit Lily.
152	January 9, 1998		Phoney Business	Al takes a job as a model in a commercial she thinks is for suntan lotion. She is outraged when she sees the commercial airing on TV ... and its for a phone sex hotline. Al and J.T. pay a visit to the corrupt producer to make him admit the truth.
153	January 16, 1998		Goin' to the Chapel	Dana wants to take her relationship with Rich one step further, and gets into a big argument with Carol when she fears that Dana is planning to have sex. So, she asks Rich if they can elope. Meanwhile, J.T. hopes to catch the eye of an aerobics instructor, but learns that being himself is a much better idea.
154	January 23, 1998		Feet of Clay	Rich and Dana enroll in a pottery class, but Dana has no talent and Rich does. Meanwhile, the kids jump to erroneous conclusions when Frank and Carol try some new techniques to spice up their sex life.
155	January 30, 1998		Pain in the Class	Frank worries about his upcoming 25th class reunion, where he could run into his old nemesis. Meanwhile, J.T. is paying too much attention to watching TV and not enough to Lily, who wants to play. When he grows tired of her whining, J.T. tells his sister to go outside and play, which she does ... and doesn't come home.
156	February 27, 1998		The Half Monty	J.T. and Rich want to go on a skiing trip, but are broke. So, they decide to take jobs as male strippers at a nightclub. Meanwhile, Frank and Carol counsel young couples by sharing their secrets, but may need counseling themselves when they reveal too much.
157	June 5, 1998		And Justice for Some	At a Milwaukee Bucks game, Frank and J.T. enter a raffle for a new truck. After switching seats, J.T.'s seat is drawn as the winning seat. Frank believes he is entitled to the truck, and gets into a fight with his son. After Carol reminds them of their relationship, they decide to sell the truck. Meanwhile, the girls enroll in a self-defense class, where Karen and Al fall for - and fight over - the instructor.
158	June 12, 1998		The Understudy	Al is cast as an understudy in a community theater production. Believing she deserved a larger role (and not realizing you have to pay your dues in the acting business), Al stubbornly refuses to learn the role. It results in big-time problems when the star falls ill. Al totally embarrasses herself and is left to tearfully beg the audience for sympathy.
159	June 19, 1998		We're in the Money	After two years away, Cody makes a surprise visit. He gives J.T. a necklace that makes him irresistible to women, but he declines and gets back with old girlfriend Sam. Meanwhile, Frank and Carol receive a huge check in the mail and quarrel over how to spend it ... before realizing money isn't everything.
160	June 26, 1998		Movin' On Up	When a yuppie couple tours the house, they make an offer that Frank and Carol can't pass up. Everyone is excited, particularly since they'll finally be able to move from their undersized home. But Lily likes her house and makes it clear to her folks that she is not moving. Frank and Carol's attempts to reason with Lily fail. Later, the yuppies return, they show their true colors, disgusting the Lamberts so much they decide to cancel the sale, much to the relief of Lily (and everyone else).