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Season 2

Step by Step

1992
7.1
24 episodes
Ep. 1

S.A.T. Blues

7.5
9/18/1992
22 min

Dana is beside herself when Cody outscores her on the SATs; the kids help themselves to Frank's clothes.

Ep. 2

To B or Not to Be

7.5
9/25/1992
22 min

Frank teaching Shakespeare? 'Twould indeed be nobler to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune.

Ep. 3

Stuck on You

7.0
10/2/1992
22 min

To outdo the "superdad" of Al's friend, Frank enters a Human Fly contest in which he has to bounce off a trampoline and stick to a wall.

Ep. 4

JT's World

7.5
10/9/1992
22 min

J.T. and Cody team for "J.T.'s World" on TV, but when a guest bats her eyes at Cody, J.T. gives him the boot.

Ep. 5

It's a Dog's Life

7.5
10/16/1992
22 min

The family dog-sits a Saint Bernard that keeps Frank away from Carol, and terrorizes Mark.

Ep. 6

The Boss

7.5
10/23/1992
22 min

As assistant manager of the 50's Cafe, Dana runs the ship like Capt. Queeg--and drives the help to mutiny.

Ep. 7

Model Daughter

7.5
10/30/1992
22 min

Karen's modeling job rouses the mother hen in Carol; the flu hits at home, testing the nurse in Frank.

Ep. 8

Someone to Watch Over Me

7.5
11/6/1992
22 min

Frank goes out on a limb--a tree limb--to keep an eye on Dana and her date, a teenage make-out artist known as Mike the Mover.

Ep. 9

The Making of the President

7.5
11/13/1992
22 min

It's J.T. vs. Dana for student-body president, pitting schmo against smarty--and Frank against Carol.

Ep. 10

Virgin Territory

5.0
11/20/1992
22 min

J.T. is mystified: Cody's still a virgin; and he plans to stay that way for the "dudette of his dreams."

Ep. 11

Back to Basics

5.0
12/4/1992
22 min

Brendan feels responsible for a crackdown on family spending after he loses a rented video.

Ep. 12

Boys Will Be Boys

7.0
12/11/1992
22 min

A visit by Frank's boorish bud sends Carol into orbit; Cody becomes attached to a live holiday turkey he won in a raffle.

Ep. 13

If I Were a Rich Man

5.0
1/8/1993
25 min

Cody's not sure how to spend the fortune left to him by a friend at a rest home, but it's not for a lack of suggestions.

Ep. 14

Happy Birthday, Baby

6.5
1/15/1993
22 min

Dana's plans for her birthday party don't include Carol, but Frank's plans definitely do.

Ep. 15

One of the Guys

5.0
1/22/1993
22 min

Carol may be a '90s woman, but she can't see Frank's gorgeous co-worker as one of the guys. Meanwhile, the kids gamble their savings on the commodities market.

No Business Like Show Business
Ep. 16

No Business Like Show Business

7.5
2/5/1993
22 min

J.T. sees himself a star when a producer likes his TV show; in art class, Carol sees a lot that Frank doesn't like.

Ep. 17

Love, Port Washington Style

6.5
2/12/1993
22 min

Dana's been dumped, Frank burns one of Carol's customers, and J.T.'s limo date backfires.

Ep. 18

Aloha (1)

7.5
2/19/1993
22 min

Adventure and romance abound on a family trip to Maui, where Dana's swept off her feet by a far-from-typical beach bum.

Ep. 19

Aloha (2)

7.5
2/26/1993
22 min

Amid Maui's adventures, will...Dana marry Brian? Carol relax? J.T. and Cody find treasure? Brendan, Mark and Al win a helicopter tour?

Ep. 20

No Way to Treat a Lady

7.5
3/12/1993
22 min

J.T.'s woman is a biker who wants to be treated like a lady. Meanwhile, Al yearns for her first bra.

Ep. 21

The Un-Natural

7.5
4/2/1993
22 min

Carol goes to bat for Mark when he wants on the Cubs just before their big game.

Ep. 22

The Psychic

7.5
4/30/1993
22 min

A psychic predicts J.T. will be killed by a woman in red whose name starts with K. Meanwhile, Frank and Carol contend with a mechanical bed with a mind of its own.

Ep. 23

This Old House

7.5
5/7/1993
22 min

Frank's hired to raze a house for a new building, but a family's still living there--with nowhere to go.

Ep. 24

Double Date

10.0
5/21/1993
22 min

Carol sticks Karen with a date who doesn't rate--so Karen dumps him.