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Kate & Allie is an American television situation comedy which ran from March 19, 1984, to May 22, 1989. Kate & Allie first aired on CBS as a midseason replacement series and only six episodes

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Kate & Allie Season 3 Episode 13 - Grand Central Station
    5.4/10(36 votes)

    S3:E13

    A singing telegram provided more information than intended when Kate and Allie referee another family's dispute.

    Director:Bill Persky
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Kate & Allie Season 5 Episode 3 - Kate and the Cab Driver
    6.0/10(32 votes)

    S5:E3

    Kate falls for a charmingly immature cab driver who quit his job as an advertising executive to become an artist -- and who wants Kate to go on impulse with him to Brazil.

    Director:Bill Persky
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Kate & Allie Season 4 Episode 1 - The Trouble With Jason
    6.4/10(38 votes)

    S4:E1

    Brash new transfer student Jason Crawford takes a shine to Emma and won't accept her lack of interest in him, muc h to the amusement of the rest of the family -- particularly when he showers her with gifts of food deliveries. Jennie advises Jason to back off a little, but he shows up again with flowers -- for Jennie.

    Director:Bill Persky
    Writers:Anne Flett-Giordano, Chuck Ranberg

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  4. Kate & Allie Season 4 Episode 11 - The Goodbye Girl
    6.4/10(39 votes)

    S4:E11

    Allie and her boss Eddie are stranded in the studio by a blizzard -- and must keep the show on the air.

    Director:Bill Persky
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Kate & Allie Season 4 Episode 17 - Allie and the Three Wolves
    6.4/10(36 votes)

    S4:E17

    At a singles bar, Allie becomes the target of a bet between three men on the prowl.

    Director:Bill Persky
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Kate & Allie Season 5 Episode 1 - Fathers and Sons
    6.4/10(34 votes)

    S5:E1

    An adult Chip brings his son Scotty to the old apartment just before the building is demolished, and reminisces a bout the day he tried to conceal a report card showing that he had failed science -- convincing him that he would always be a failure.

    Director:Bill Persky
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Kate & Allie Season 6 Episode 14 - Love Thy Neighbor
    6.4/10(26 votes)

    S6:E14

    Trying to mend a broken romance, Kate feigns love in front of the woman who dumped her neighbor -- but he thinks Kate's serious.

    Director:Linda Day
    Writers:Anne Flett-Giordano, Chuck Ranberg

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  8. Kate & Allie Season 2 Episode 16 - Lovely Rita
    6.5/10(37 votes)

    S2:E16

    Guess who's coming to dinner? Kate's potential step-mom. But when Kate takes an instant dislike to her father's fiancée, he calls the engagement off.

    Director:Bill Persky
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Kate & Allie Season 3 Episode 5 - Picture of An Affair
    6.5/10(37 votes)

    S3:E5

    Allie receives devastating news about her father.

    Director:Bill Persky
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Kate & Allie Season 3 Episode 20 - Ted's Back
    6.5/10(32 votes)

    S3:E20

    Faced with a lonely Saturday night, Kate calls former boyfriend Ted on the pretense of returning a sweater.

    Director:Bill Persky
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Kate & Allie Season 3 Episode 23 - Late Bloomer
    6.5/10(37 votes)

    S3:E23

    Kate takes a cooking class given by a woman who also teaches acting, and studies psychology when not arguing with her mother about moving home.

    Director:Bill Persky
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Kate & Allie Season 4 Episode 9 - Emma's Coming Out Party
    6.5/10(42 votes)

    S4:E9

    Kate and Allie recall their most famous fight, seventeen years ago -- during which Kate went into labour.

    Director:Bill Persky
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Kate & Allie Season 2 Episode 6 - Kate and the Plumber
    6.6/10(41 votes)

    S2:E6

    Kate's relationship with plumber Ted runs hot and cold -- the only thing they can agree on is a mutual attraction.

    Director:Bill Persky
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Kate & Allie Season 2 Episode 12 - Back to School
    6.6/10(40 votes)

    S2:E12

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    Director:Bill Persky
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Kate & Allie Season 2 Episode 18 - Author, Author
    6.6/10(32 votes)

    S2:E18

    Kate and Allie's crush on an old college professor is rekindled when each imagines she is the inspiration for his recently published romantic novel.

    Director:Bill Persky
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Kate & Allie Season 3 Episode 15 - Too Late The Rebel
    6.6/10(41 votes)

    S3:E15

    A protest rally gives Allie a taste of what she missed during the '60s, while for Kate it's a march down memory lane.

    Director:Bill Persky
    Writers:Anne Flett-Giordano, Chuck Ranberg

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  17. Kate & Allie Season 5 Episode 23 - Allie Makes Up Her Mind
    6.6/10(29 votes)

    S5:E23

    Conclusion. Allie can't decide whether to accept Bob's marriage proposal.

    Director:Bill Persky
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Kate & Allie Season 1 Episode 6 - A Weekend to Remember
    6.7/10(55 votes)

    S1:E6

    Allie finds herself alone when Kate goes on a ski trip with her ex-husband and the kids are off doing their own thing.

    Director:Bill Persky
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Kate & Allie Season 2 Episode 10 - Piano Lesson
    6.7/10(39 votes)

    S2:E10

    When Max leaves for L.A., Emma inherits the piano, complete with a handsome piano teacher who soon has the whole family interested in ""music"" — but who strikes a note of discord when he becomes more interested in Kate than in his pupil.

    Director:Bill Persky
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Kate & Allie Season 2 Episode 22 - My Dinner With Kate and Allie
    6.7/10(36 votes)

    S2:E22

    After Allie's ex Charles remarries and Kate breaks up with Ted, they try to cheer themselves up with a lobster dinner.

    Director:Bill Persky
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Kate & Allie Season 4 Episode 19 - Reruns
    6.7/10(41 votes)

    S4:E19

    Allie dreams that she and Kate are characters in ""I Love Lucy."" Mail forwarded to Allie from Connecticut contains a perfumed envelope addressed to Charles, marked ""Private and Personal"". Struggling to keep from opening it, Allie falls asleep in front of late night TV and dreams herself and Kate into old episodes of ""I Love Lucy"" and ""Mary Tyler Moore.""

    Director:Bill Persky
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Kate & Allie Season 4 Episode 22 - Allie on Strike
    6.7/10(35 votes)

    S4:E22

    Fed up with constant demands from the kids and Kate, feeling overworked and unappreciated, Allie goes ""on strike"" -- then gets worried when the others start to cope without her.

    Director:Bill Persky
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Kate & Allie Season 2 Episode 1 - Baby
    6.8/10(44 votes)

    S2:E1

    Excited about a co-worker's pregnancy, Kate seriously considers having another baby.

    Director:Bill Persky
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Kate & Allie Season 2 Episode 5 - Candidate
    6.8/10(41 votes)

    S2:E5

    Allie offers to be a campaign volunteer to a would-be congressman

    Director:Bill Persky
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Kate & Allie Season 2 Episode 17 - Sons and Lovers
    6.8/10(38 votes)

    S2:E17

    Allie begins dating Steven, a cute graduate student, but resists getting serious. Her doubts about age-differences are confirmed when she accidentally meets Steven's mom at his apartment and finds she has more in common with her that with her son.

    Director:Bill Persky
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Grand Central Station" is the worst rated episode of "Kate & Allie". It scored 5.4/10 based on 36 votes. Directed by Bill Persky and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/13/1986. This episode scored 0.6 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Kate and the Cab Driver".