Step by Step (Season 7)

Making the Grade (Episode 1) 7.5

Writer: Adam Markowitz

Air date: 1997-09-19

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: With the kids at school, Carol decides to take some college courses--the same ones Karen is taking. Meanwhile, Dana tells Rich to get serious about his education.

A Star is Born (Episode 2) 7.5

Air date: 1997-09-26

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Al lands a part in a movie and dreams of a career in Hollywood; Carol gets in a bake-sale battle.

Your Cheatin' Heart (Episode 3) 7.5

Air date: 1997-10-03

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Rich secretly takes dancing lessons to impress Dana at a wedding, but she thinks he's cheating on her.

Take This Job and ... (Episode 4) 7.5

Air date: 1997-10-10

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: JT's job at a garage is an accident waiting to happen; Frank is obsessed with restoring a boat docked in the backyard.

Poetic Justice (Episode 5) 6.5

Air date: 1997-10-17

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: The teaching assistant who's been giving A's to Karen now wants something in return; Mark dates a slacker girl.

Can't Buy Me Love (Episode 6) 7.0

Writer: Robin J. Stein

Air date: 1997-10-24

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Carol tries to convince an old classmate, now a rich developer, to hire Frank; Karen wants Dana to join a sorority.

Dream Lover (Episode 7) 5.5

Writer: Adam Markowitz

Air date: 1997-10-31

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Two Halloween parties result in a lesson about being scared for Lilly and a ghostly encounter for JT.

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Episode 8) 7.5

Air date: 1997-11-07

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Dana feels compelled to compete with an old female buddy of Rich's; Frank's troublesome cousin Bert reappears.

Goodbye, Mr. Chip (Episode 9) 7.0

Air date: 1997-12-05

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Rich and JT feud; meanwhile, Karen takes advantage of boyfriend Chip's easy nature.

Too Many Santas (Episode 10) 5.5

Writer: Robin J. Stein

Air date: 1997-12-19

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Lilly has a crisis of faith when she discovers that the department store Santa is really JT.

Phoney Business (Episode 11) 7.5

Air date: 1998-01-09

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Al gets a job modeling on a TV commercial, only to discover it was re-dubbed as a phone-sex ad.

Goin' to the Chapel (Episode 12) 7.5

Air date: 1998-01-16

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: JT falls for an aerobics instructor; Carol has a fight with Dana, who decides to get even by eloping with Rich.

Feet of Clay (Episode 13) 7.5

Writer: Neil Goldman

Air date: 1998-01-23

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Dana talks Rich into taking a pottery class; Carol and Frank's "role playing" is misinterpreted by the kids.

Pain in the Class (Episode 14) 10.0

Writer: Adam Markowitz

Air date: 1998-01-30

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Frank and Carol attend their 25th high-school reunion, along with Frank's old rival; Rich and JT charge pals to watch a bikini contest on TV.

The Half Monty (Episode 15) 7.5

Writer: Liz Sage

Air date: 1998-02-27

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: JT and Rich enter a male-stripper contest for quick cash to take their girlfriends on a promised ski trip.

And Justice for Some (Episode 16) 7.5

Air date: 1998-06-05

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: A truck giveaway causes friction between Frank and JT; a women's safety seminar is a big hit thanks to a hunky cop.

The Understudy (Episode 17) 7.5

Air date: 1998-06-12

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Al, angry about being an understudy at a local play, refuses to learn her lines--something she regrets when the leading lady gets sick opening night.

We're in the Money (Episode 18) 7.5

Air date: 1998-06-19

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Cody returns and gives Frank and Carol $50,000, which causes nothing but trouble as they decide how to spend it.

Movin' On Up (Episode 19) 7.5

Writer: Meredith Siler

Air date: 1998-06-26

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Everybody is excited about the prospect of moving into a brand-new house--except Lilly.