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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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  1. 7.6/10(92 votes)

    #1 - Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

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    S5:E6

    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.

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    Director:Bill Persky
    Writer:N/A
  2. 7.6/10(74 votes)

    #2 - Almost Married (a.k.a.) And Then There Were None

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    S5:E15

    Ted invites everybody to his friends' cabin in the Adirondacks, but there's an escaped convict on the loose.

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    Director:Bill Persky
    Writer:N/A
  3. 7.5/10(77 votes)

    #3 - Loan-some Bob

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    S6:E16

    Kate and Allie get a loan from Bob.

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    Director:Linda Day
    Writer:N/A
  4. 7.4/10(93 votes)

    #4 - Landlady

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    S2:E2

    Kate and Allie face a rent increase when their landlady realizes that there are two families occupying a one-family dwelling.

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    Director:Bill Persky
    Writer:N/A
  5. 7.4/10(80 votes)

    #5 - Mother's Day

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    S5:E4

    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.

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  6. 7.4/10(76 votes)

    #6 - Chip's Notes

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    S6:E13

    Chip is so thrilled to be associated with the ultracool Mike Sheridan that he becomes his partner in a scam.

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    Director:Linda Day
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  8. 7.3/10(77 votes)

    #7 - Anchor Away

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    S6:E5

    Watching a tape of Bob's sportscast, Allie notices an attractive anchor making an on-air play for her husband.

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  9. 7.2/10(79 votes)

    #8 - Chip's New Friend

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    S3:E21

    Chip befriends a mentally handicapped man who's homeless and invites him to sleep in the basement.

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  10. 7.2/10(83 votes)

    #9 - Charles' Dinner

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    S4:E24

    Kate and Allie cater Charles' and Claire's anniversary dinner.

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    Director:Bill Persky
    Writer:N/A
  11. 7.2/10(77 votes)

    #10 - The Band Singer

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    S5:E14

    Jenny is enamored of classmate Howard, auditions for his band, and becomes their lead singer. While the band rehearses in their basement, Kate and Allie give combined French dinners/French lessons and worry that Jenny is not willing to be herself with Howard -- to the point where she won't admit she can't rollerskate when he wants her to sing dressed as a skating '50s carhop.

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  12. 7.2/10(80 votes)

    #11 - The Clip Show

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    S5:E24

    The series' 100th episode is celebrated with clips from past shows.

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    Director:Bill Persky
    Writer:N/A
  13. 7.2/10(75 votes)

    #12 - The Odd Couples

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    S6:E4

    Kate is saved from perky Haven and Blair when Allie suggests that Kate move in.

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  14. 7.1/10(82 votes)

    #13 - Charles Marries Claire

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    S2:E13

    Allie has new hope of a reconciliation after ex-husband Charles becomes suddenly attentive because he has broken up with girlfriend Clare.

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    Director:Bill Persky
    Writer:N/A
  15. 7.1/10(88 votes)

    #14 - Thanksgiving

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    S3:E8

    Kate and Allie invite a crowd for Thanksgiving dinner/disaster.

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  16. 7.1/10(81 votes)

    #15 - Send Me No Flowers

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    S4:E20

    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.

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    Director:Bill Persky
    Writer:N/A
  17. 7.1/10(80 votes)

    #16 - The Dilemma with Emma

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    S5:E2

    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.

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  18. 7.1/10(75 votes)

    #17 - Wanted: One Husband

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    S6:E10

    A rich neighbour offers a hefty sum to Kate and Allie if they can find her ""a Bob..""

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    Director:Linda Day
    Writer:N/A
  19. 7.0/10(87 votes)

    #18 - Odd Boy Out

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    S1:E3

    Allie discovers that Chips friends think hes a sissy because of his background.

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    Director:Bill Persky
    Writer:N/A
  20. 7.0/10(83 votes)

    #19 - The Maltese Chotchke

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    S3:E6

    Max sends Emma a mystery for her birthday, and Allie is soon in on it, catching up the family in an exotic world of menacing art dealers and homicidal maniacs.

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  21. 7.0/10(85 votes)

    #20 - Allie's Affair

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    S3:E7

    Allie's new professor from Ohio begins visiting on ""academic business"" but their relationship soon heats up, with surprising results.

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    Director:Bill Persky
    Writer:N/A
  22. 7.0/10(84 votes)

    #21 - High Anxiety

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    S3:E18

    Allie is so afraid of appearing on a talk show about modern families that she follows Kate's advice and goes to a hypnotist.

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    Director:Bill Persky
    Writer:N/A
  23. 7.0/10(82 votes)

    #22 - Dates of Future Past

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    S4:E12

    While Kate's away on a business trip, an ex-football player makes a play for Allie.

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  24. 7.0/10(82 votes)

    #23 - Gift of the Magi

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    S4:E13

    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.

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    Director:Bill Persky
    Writer:N/A
  25. 7.0/10(82 votes)

    #24 - Allie's Graduation

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    S4:E14

    Allie triumphantly graduates from college, but learns that a diploma isn't necessarily a ticket to the job of her choice.

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    Director:Bill Persky
    Writer:N/A
  26. 7.0/10(82 votes)

    #25 - Jennie's New Deal

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    S5:E8

    After Emma moves into the college dorm, Jennie feels cooped up living at home under her mother's rules.

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    Director:Bill Persky
    Writer:N/A

Best Episodes Summary

"Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" is the best rated episode of "Kate & Allie". It scored 7.6/10 based on 92 votes. Directed by Bill Persky and written by N/A, it aired on 10/19/1987. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Almost Married (a.k.a.) And Then There Were None".