8.3/1073 votesLoading...#1 - Chip's Notes
Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 3/6/1989
Chip is so thrilled to be associated with the ultracool Mike Sheridan that he becomes his partner in a scam.
Director: Linda Day
Writer: Michael Gordon
- 7.9/1073 votesLoading...
#2 - Almost Married (a.k.a.) And Then There Were None
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 1/18/1988
Ted invites everybody to his friends' cabin in the Adirondacks, but there's an escaped convict on the loose.
Director: Bill Persky
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1091 votesLoading...
#3 - Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/19/1987
While Kate and Dennis take old clothes to Goodwill, Allie rushes across town to pay Jennie's school fees but l eaves her purse in the cab and is left stranded and penniless in Manhattan.
Director: Bill Persky
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1079 votesLoading...
#5 - Mother's Day
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/5/1987
Resenting their daughters' taking them for granted, Kate and Allie guiltily invite their own mothers to lunch -- then regret it when Marion won't stop talking about the food on her recent cruise and Joan won't stop criticizing Allie.
Director: Bill Persky
Writer: Marco Pennette
- 7.6/1074 votesLoading...
#6 - Anchor Away
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 1/9/1989
Watching a tape of Bob's sportscast, Allie notices an attractive anchor making an on-air play for her husband.
Director: Linda Day
Writer: Bernie Orenstein
- 7.5/1073 votesLoading...
#8 - The Odd Couples
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 12/26/1988
Kate is saved from perky Haven and Blair when Allie suggests that Kate move in.
Director: Linda Day
Writer: Anne Flett-Giordano, Chuck Ranberg
- 7.4/1091 votesLoading...
#9 - Landlady
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/15/1984
Kate and Allie face a rent increase when their landlady realizes that there are two families occupying a one-family dwelling.
Director: Bill Persky
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1073 votesLoading...
#10 - The Triangle Has Four Sides
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 12/7/1987
Kate tries to date Dennis and Peter at the same time, but they end up finding out about each other. When Kate realizes they don't care she is dating other men, she dumps them both and starts dating Ted, again.
Director: Bill Persky
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/1085 votesLoading...
#11 - Thanksgiving
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/25/1985
Kate and Allie invite a crowd for Thanksgiving dinner/disaster.
Director: Bill Persky
Writer: Anne Flett-Giordano, Chuck Ranberg
- 7.3/1078 votesLoading...
#12 - Chip's New Friend
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 3/17/1986
Chip befriends a mentally handicapped man who's homeless and invites him to sleep in the basement.
Director: Bill Persky
Writer: Anne Flett-Giordano, Chuck Ranberg
- 7.3/1082 votesLoading...
#13 - Charles' Dinner
Season 4 Episode 24 - Aired 5/11/1987
Kate and Allie cater Charles' and Claire's anniversary dinner.
Director: Bill Persky
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/1079 votesLoading...
#14 - The Clip Show
Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 5/23/1988
The series' 100th episode is celebrated with clips from past shows.
Director: Bill Persky
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1080 votesLoading...
#15 - Charles Marries Claire
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/14/1985
Allie has new hope of a reconciliation after ex-husband Charles becomes suddenly attentive because he has broken up with girlfriend Clare.
Director: Bill Persky
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1080 votesLoading...
#16 - Send Me No Flowers
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 3/16/1987
The arrival of a bouquet with a card saying simply ""I'm sorry"" prompts everyone to recount how badly they were treated that day -- by clerks, bank personnel, schoolmates -- and to speculate on who exactly is apologizing to whom.
Director: Bill Persky
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1079 votesLoading...
#17 - The Dilemma with Emma
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/21/1987
Everyone has date problems: Emma has no date for the college dance and must go with Jennie and Jason & Jennie breaks up with Jason & Chip has a fight with Amy upstairs because she was drooling over Matt Dillon in the movie they rent ed & Kate's chiropractor date was a self-centered bore; and Allie has no date at all. But Emma meets someone at the dance: a self-satisfied, arrogrant business major whom everyone else hates on sight.
Director: Bill Persky
Writer: Anne Flett-Giordano, Chuck Ranberg
- 7.2/1074 votesLoading...
#18 - Inside Park Avenue
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 2/15/1988
Kate and Allie get a taste of how the other half lives---and loves---when they cater a society couple's 25th-anniversary party.
Director: Bill Persky
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1074 votesLoading...
#19 - Allie Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 12/19/1988
As Allie moves into her new high-rise condo, Kate interviews a potential housemate.
Director: Linda Day
Writer: Anne Flett-Giordano, Chuck Ranberg
- 7.1/1083 votesLoading...
#20 - High Anxiety
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 2/17/1986
Allie is so afraid of appearing on a talk show about modern families that she follows Kate's advice and goes to a hypnotist.
Director: Bill Persky
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1086 votesLoading...
#21 - Halloween II
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/27/1986
The kids plan a Hallowe'en haunting -- and so do their mothers.
Director: Bill Persky
Writer: Anne Flett-Giordano, Chuck Ranberg
- 7.1/1081 votesLoading...
#22 - Dates of Future Past
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 12/15/1986
While Kate's away on a business trip, an ex-football player makes a play for Allie.
Director: Bill Persky
Writer: Anne Flett-Giordano, Chuck Ranberg
- 7.1/1081 votesLoading...
#23 - Gift of the Magi
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 1/5/1987
Kate and Allie buy each other third-anniversary gifts, but with an O. Henry twist: Allie pawns her camera to buy a shade for Kate's antique lamp, while Kate sells the lamp to buy Allie a camera lens.
Director: Bill Persky
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1081 votesLoading...
#24 - Allie's Graduation
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 1/26/1987
Allie triumphantly graduates from college, but learns that a diploma isn't necessarily a ticket to the job of her choice.
Director: Bill Persky
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1081 votesLoading...
#25 - Jennie's New Deal
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/9/1987
After Emma moves into the college dorm, Jennie feels cooped up living at home under her mother's rules.
Director: Bill Persky
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Kate & Allie
Every episode of Kate & Allie ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Kate & Allie!
Kate & Allie is an American television situation comedy which ran from March 19, 1984, to May 22, 1989. Kate & Allie first aired on...
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Best Episodes Summary
"Chip's Notes" is the best rated episode of "Kate & Allie". It scored 8.3/10 based on 73 votes. Directed by Linda Day and written by Michael Gordon, it aired on 3/6/1989. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "Almost Married (a.k.a.) And Then There Were None".