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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...
Genres:ComedyDramaFamily
Network:CBS

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".

  • Chip's Notes
    8.3/1073 votes
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    #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

  • Almost Married (a.k.a.) And Then There Were None
    7.9/1073 votes
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    #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

  • Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
    7.7/1091 votes
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    #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

  • Loan-some Bob
    7.7/1075 votes
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    #4 - Loan-some Bob

    Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 3/27/1989

    Kate and Allie get a loan from Bob.

    Director: Linda Day

    Writer: N/A

  • Mother's Day
    7.6/1079 votes
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    #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

  • Anchor Away
    7.6/1074 votes
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    #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

  • The Odd Couples
    7.5/1073 votes
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    #7 - 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

  • The Triangle Has Four Sides
    7.4/1073 votes
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    #8 - 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

  • Wanted: One Husband
    7.4/1074 votes
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    #9 - Wanted: One Husband

    Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 2/13/1989

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

    Director: Linda Day

    Writer: N/A

  • Landlady
    7.3/1092 votes
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    #10 - 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

  • The Band Singer
    7.3/1076 votes
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    #11 - The Band Singer

    Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 1/11/1988

    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.

    Director: Bill Persky

    Writer: Anne Flett-Giordano, Chuck Ranberg

  • The Clip Show
    7.3/1079 votes
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    #12 - 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

  • Chip's New Friend
    7.2/1079 votes
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    #13 - 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

  • Charles' Dinner
    7.2/1083 votes
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    #14 - 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

  • The Dilemma with Emma
    7.2/1079 votes
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    #15 - 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

  • Inside Park Avenue
    7.2/1074 votes
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    #16 - 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

  • Allie Doesn't Live Here Anymore
    7.2/1074 votes
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    #17 - 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

  • Charles Marries Claire
    7.1/1081 votes
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    #18 - 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

  • Thanksgiving
    7.1/1087 votes
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    #19 - 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

  • Send Me No Flowers
    7.1/1081 votes
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    #20 - 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

  • Jennie's New Deal
    7.1/1081 votes
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    #21 - 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 Nearlyweds
    7.1/1079 votes
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    #22 - The Nearlyweds

    Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 2/6/1989

    Allie's reaction upon hearing that Jennie and her boyfriend are sharing a dorm room doesn't compare with her reaction when they announce they're getting married.

    Director: Linda Day

    Writer: N/A

  • Odd Boy Out
    7.0/1086 votes
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    #23 - Odd Boy Out

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/16/1984

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

    Director: Bill Persky

    Writer: N/A

  • High Anxiety
    7.0/1084 votes
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    #24 - 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

  • Halloween II
    7.0/1087 votes
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    #25 - 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