Step by Step — Season 7
01 Making the Grade
Sep 19, 199722m★ 7.5
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.
02 A Star is Born
Sep 26, 199722m★ 7.5
Al lands a part in a movie and dreams of a career in Hollywood; Carol gets in a bake-sale battle.
03 Your Cheatin' Heart
Oct 3, 199722m★ 5.3
Rich secretly takes dancing lessons to impress Dana at a wedding, but she thinks he's cheating on her.
04 Take This Job and ...
Oct 10, 199722m★ 7.5
JT's job at a garage is an accident waiting to happen; Frank is obsessed with restoring a boat docked in the backyard.
05 Poetic Justice
Oct 17, 199722m★ 6.5
The teaching assistant who's been giving A's to Karen now wants something in return; Mark dates a slacker girl.
06 Can't Buy Me Love
Oct 24, 199722m★ 7.0
Carol tries to convince an old classmate, now a rich developer, to hire Frank; Karen wants Dana to join a sorority.
07 Dream Lover
Oct 31, 199722m★ 5.5
Two Halloween parties result in a lesson about being scared for Lilly and a ghostly encounter for JT.
08 Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Nov 7, 199722m★ 7.5
Dana feels compelled to compete with an old female buddy of Rich's; Frank's troublesome cousin Bert reappears.
09 Goodbye, Mr. Chip
Dec 5, 199722m★ 7.0
Rich and JT feud; meanwhile, Karen takes advantage of boyfriend Chip's easy nature.
10 Too Many Santas
Dec 19, 199722m★ 5.5
Lilly has a crisis of faith when she discovers that the department store Santa is really JT.
11 Phoney Business
Jan 9, 199822m★ 7.5
Al gets a job modeling on a TV commercial, only to discover it was re-dubbed as a phone-sex ad.
12 Goin' to the Chapel
Jan 16, 199822m★ 7.5
JT falls for an aerobics instructor; Carol has a fight with Dana, who decides to get even by eloping with Rich.
13 Feet of Clay
Jan 23, 199822m★ 7.5
Dana talks Rich into taking a pottery class; Carol and Frank's "role playing" is misinterpreted by the kids.
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14 Pain in the Class
Jan 30, 199822m★ 10.0
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.
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15 The Half Monty
Feb 27, 199822m★ 7.5
JT and Rich enter a male-stripper contest for quick cash to take their girlfriends on a promised ski trip.
16 And Justice for Some
Jun 5, 199822m★ 7.5
A truck giveaway causes friction between Frank and JT; a women's safety seminar is a big hit thanks to a hunky cop.
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17 The Understudy
Jun 12, 199822m★ 7.5
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.
18 We're in the Money
Jun 19, 199822m★ 7.5
Cody returns and gives Frank and Carol $50,000, which causes nothing but trouble as they decide how to spend it.
19 Movin' On Up
Jun 26, 199822m★ 7.5
Everybody is excited about the prospect of moving into a brand-new house--except Lilly.