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Day by Day is an American sitcom starring Douglas Sheehan, Linda Kelsey, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Courtney Thorne-Smith, and Thora Birch. Day by Day was telecast from February 29, 1988, through June 25, 1989,

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Day by Day Season 1 Episode 1 - Birthday Presence
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    #1 - Birthday Presence

    S1:E1

    Brian and Ross come to an understanding while trying to persuade a divorced father to attend his son's birthday party.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Day by Day Season 1 Episode 2 - How to Succeed in Day Care
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    #2 - How to Succeed in Day Care

    S1:E2

    Brian and Kate are at odds and evens when the parents of overachiever Molly ask them to add math and reading to their curriculum.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Day by Day Season 1 Episode 3 - One Big Happy Family
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    #3 - One Big Happy Family

    S1:E3

    Self-sufficient teen Ross looks at quality time as an overrated inconvenience, while Brian is serious about getting to know his son.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Day by Day Season 1 Episode 4 - That Saturday Feeling
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    #4 - That Saturday Feeling

    S1:E4

    Brian takes the title of ""Hippest Dad"" to heart, when all Ross would like him to be is ""Anonymous Ride Giver,"" especially when his dad's new found coolness threatens to ruin his party.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Day by Day Season 1 Episode 5 - Community Service
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    #5 - Community Service

    S1:E5

    Caught in a stock scam, Eileen receives a sentence worse than death: community service at the day-care center. Meanwhile, Ross's bathrobe, Baby, seems to have escaped from his custody.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Day by Day Season 1 Episode 6 - Birth Wait
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    #6 - Birth Wait

    S1:E6

    Brian and Kate have their hands full at a slumber party with a guitar-strumming Ross, Eileen, two hyper kids, and another kid who's dreading the arrival of a new sibling.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Day by Day Season 1 Episode 7 - What I Did for Love
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    #7 - What I Did for Love

    S1:E7

    When Kristin turns down his request for a date, Ross and his overactive teen hormones settle for an evening of team babysitting.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Day by Day Season 1 Episode 8 - Great Expectations
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    #8 - Great Expectations

    S1:E8

    Buoyed by Ross's high aptitude scores, Kate goes to work as his high-pressure tutor.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Day by Day Season 1 Episode 9 - How Now, Dow Jones
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    #9 - How Now, Dow Jones

    S1:E9

    Kate turns bearish when Brian becomes more interested in part-time stock counseling than in full-time storytelling.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Day by Day Season 1 Episode 10 - Life at a Glance
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    #10 - Life at a Glance

    S1:E10

    Obsessive planner Eileen meets a divorced father and, after dating him for only a week, she maps out their next 50 years together.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Day by Day Season 1 Episode 11 - The Age of Dinosaurs
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    #11 - The Age of Dinosaurs

    S1:E11

    Ross basks in the glow of pre-school as he wows the kids with a hit dinosaur demo, prompting Brian and Kate to steer him toward a teaching career.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Day by Day Season 1 Episode 12 - Do You Think I'm Sexy?
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    #12 - Do You Think I'm Sexy?

    S1:E12

    Aided by amateur counselors Elaine and Kristin, Kate tries to rekindle the romance in her marriage, as hamsters and finger painting replace dining and dancing.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Day by Day Season 1 Episode 13 - The Field Trip
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    #13 - The Field Trip

    S1:E13

    The kids are gearing up for a trip to the petting zoo, but Kate's ego is what needs stroking after a bad day has her convinced that she's a day-care disaster.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Day by Day Season 2 Episode 1 - My World and Welcome to It
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    #14 - My World and Welcome to It

    S2:E1

    Eileen gives Ross a student internship, but will the pressure of being a successful pre-stockbroker drive him into early retirement?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Day by Day Season 2 Episode 2 - Won't You Be My Neighbor?
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    #15 - Won't You Be My Neighbor?

    S2:E2

    The intimitable Eileen is moving next door, and it's not a pretty sight as she demoralizes the remodeling men and, in a pinch, babysits Emily.

    Director:Matthew Diamond
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Day by Day Season 2 Episode 3 - Trading Places
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    #16 - Trading Places

    S2:E3

    Brian welcomes college buddy Steven Keaton whose plan to see St. Louis with son Andy falls on its arches when Andy decides he'd rather spend time at the playschool.

    Director:Matthew Diamond
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Day by Day Season 2 Episode 4 - Girl Wars
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    #17 - Girl Wars

    S2:E4

    Ross finally gets up the nerve to ask a girl to a dance, but best friend Stiv has the nerve to ask her first.

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Day by Day Season 2 Episode 5 - Harper and Son
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    #18 - Harper and Son

    S2:E5

    Brian's gregarious father visits, but he strikes out with Brian when he tries to turn Ross from a star sleeper into a star athlete.

    Director:Matthew Diamond
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Day by Day Season 2 Episode 6 - Merry Kristin
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    #19 - Merry Kristin

    S2:E6

    Kristin gets her feelings hurt when she throws the Harper's her family's traditional Danish Eve of Christmas Eve feast. Later, the preschool throws a Christmas pageant.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Day by Day Season 2 Episode 7 - You Gotta Be a Football Hero
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    #20 - You Gotta Be a Football Hero

    S2:E7

    Ross goes out for football to make a pass at a girl who loves the sport, and Brian is carried back to his gridiron glory days.

    Director:Matthew Diamond
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Day by Day Season 2 Episode 8 - Smart Women, Nice Refreshments
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    #21 - Smart Women, Nice Refreshments

    S2:E8

    Eileen ropes a reluctant Kate into joining a professional women's group, but before long, Kate ""the Organizer"" has tied down the lead over Eileen in the race for club secretary.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Day by Day Season 2 Episode 9 - Out for a Stretch
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    #22 - Out for a Stretch

    S2:E9

    Ross takes a job baby-sitting, but an evening out cruising in a stretch limo is too tempting to turn down, so he takes Molly and Emily along for the ride.

    Director:Matthew Diamond
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Day by Day Season 2 Episode 10 - The Music Man
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    #23 - The Music Man

    S2:E10

    The preschool's music teacher, Charlie the Song Guy, strikes a chord with Eileen, who learns to enjoy sounds other then the ringing of a cash register.

    Director:Matthew Diamond
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Day by Day Season 2 Episode 12 - My Momma Done Tol' Me
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    #24 - My Momma Done Tol' Me

    S2:E12

    Ross battles Kate's low opinion of his new girlfriend, who has a very high opinion of herself.

    Director:Matthew Diamond
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Day by Day Season 2 Episode 13 - Fraternity
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    #25 - Fraternity

    S2:E13

    While Ross admires Brian's practical joking fraternity brother Stan, Brian thinks Stan still has some growing up to do.

    Director:Matthew Diamond
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Birthday Presence" is the worst rated episode of "Day by Day". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Will Mackenzie and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/29/1988. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "How to Succeed in Day Care".