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The Best Episodes of Step by Step

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    Step by Step Season 5 Episode 17 - Forever Young
    7.7/10(122 votes)

    #1 - Forever Young

    S5:E17

    A flirtatious girl disproves J.T.'s claim that a guy "would never trash a friendship over some stupid chick."

    Director:Joel Zwick
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Step by Step Season 7 Episode 19 - Movin' On Up
    7.7/10(136 votes)

    #2 - Movin' On Up

    S7:E19

    Everybody is excited about the prospect of moving into a brand-new house--except Lilly.

    Director:Steve Witting
    Writer:Meredith Siler

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  3. Step by Step Season 4 Episode 13 - Can't Buy Me Love
    7.6/10(88 votes)

    #3 - Can't Buy Me Love

    S4:E13

    J.T. and Cody are out riding around in J.T. boss's car.When J.T. meets a pretty girl,at a cafe.She thinks he's rich and so J.T. lies and says he is, to impress her.He then finds some money on the street and decides to keep it.Not knowing it actually belongs to Shelly's Dad who owns the cafe she works at.Cody finally makes J.T. tell her the truth and J.T. fines out about the money and returns it and apologizes for lieing.They decide to try and start over.

    Director:Patrick Duffy
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Step by Step Season 4 Episode 16 - One Truck, Al Dente
    7.6/10(83 votes)

    #4 - One Truck, Al Dente

    S4:E16

    Al is learning to drive, but she gets into a predicament when JT lets her drive while Frank and Carol are away at the doctors. Meanwhile, Dana has her wisdom teeth removed, but the drugs get to her head.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Rich Correll

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  5. Step by Step Season 7 Episode 18 - We're in the Money
    7.6/10(121 votes)

    #5 - We're in the Money

    S7:E18

    Cody returns and gives Frank and Carol $50,000, which causes nothing but trouble as they decide how to spend it.

    Director:Rich Correll
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Step by Step Season 7 Episode 17 - The Understudy
    7.5/10(104 votes)

    #6 - The Understudy

    S7:E17

    Al, angry about being an understudy at a local play, refuses to learn her lines--something she regrets when the leading lady gets sick opening night.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Step by Step Season 3 Episode 11 - Christmas Story
    7.4/10(135 votes)

    #7 - Christmas Story

    S3:E11

    After Carol presents an idea of exchanging fewer gifts, Frank announces he gets a 20% discount at Hartman's Toy Store because of his remodeling work there. Both believe one has picked up Brendan's train set and therefore, neither does. When they realize this on Christmas eve, they use Frank's key to get into the toy store and are leaving money in the register when Deputy Barney Feif notices them. They are taken to jail where they are detained. After the kids open all their presents without knowing where their parents were, Cody points out that Christmas should be about joy and loved ones. The kids realize their mistake, get concerned, and find out their parents are in jail. They bring food and caroling to the jail. Deputy Feif lets them out and they all go back home to celebrate Christmas, even Barney.

    Director:Patrick Duffy
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Step by Step Season 3 Episode 18 - Nightmare Weekend
    7.4/10(81 votes)

    #8 - Nightmare Weekend

    S3:E18

    Frank and Carol decide to celebrate the anniversary of thier first encounter (on June 20, 1993),by taking a weekend trip,thus leaving the kids alone.Carol and Frank get stuck at the hotel where Frank once spent a weekend with a red-headed ex-girlfriend of his.Ofcourse Carol gets mad several times before they finally make up and head home. Mark laughs at the horror film (Chainsaw Slumberparty II) J.T.,Al and Brendan are watching.They decide to take revenge by making Mark think the house is haunted.

    Director:Patrick Duffy
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Step by Step Season 4 Episode 6 - Something Wild
    7.4/10(92 votes)

    #9 - Something Wild

    S4:E6

    Cody makes the world's largest Jack-o-Lantern and Mark discovers an alien life.

    Director:Rich Correll
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Step by Step Season 4 Episode 12 - I'll Be Home For Christmas
    7.4/10(93 votes)

    #10 - I'll Be Home For Christmas

    S4:E12

    It's christmas time at the Lambert/Foster's and J.T. decides he's to old to spend Christmas with the family and he wants to go skiing with his buddies.Frank doesn't want him to, but doesn't object.J.T. realizes the minute they arrive at the cabin that he made a mistake and would rather go home.He calls Cody and confesses, but refuses to call Frank.Cody talks Frank into going to see J.T. and he admits he would rather be home with the family and Frank says he wants him home too.

    Director:Joel Zwick
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Step by Step Season 5 Episode 15 - Snow Bunnies
    7.4/10(85 votes)

    #11 - Snow Bunnies

    S5:E15

    Al feels compelled to check up on Matt when she learns he'll be on a ski trip with Stephanie "Love Boat" Leifer.

    Director:Patrick Duffy
    Writer:Bob Rosenfarb

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  12. Step by Step Season 1 Episode 8 - Just for Kicks
    7.3/10(140 votes)

    #12 - Just for Kicks

    S1:E8

    Dana sneaks out to hear her favorite singer at a bikers bar.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Step by Step Season 5 Episode 2 - Three Girls and a Baby
    7.3/10(81 votes)

    #13 - Three Girls and a Baby

    S5:E2

    With Frank and Carol out for dinner, Dana, Karen and Al are left to watch their new baby sister.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Step by Step Season 5 Episode 7 - Hello, Mister Chips
    7.3/10(78 votes)

    #14 - Hello, Mister Chips

    S5:E7

    Al takes a job at a cookie store and has to work alongside the company mascot, Mr. Chips the chimpanzee.

    Director:Patrick Duffy
    Writer:Bob Rosenfarb

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  15. Step by Step Season 5 Episode 8 - Roadie
    7.3/10(86 votes)

    #15 - Roadie

    S5:E8

    Cody's a roadie---"the coolest job in the world"---for singer Christi Rose, who asks him to become her bodyguard.

    Director:Patrick Duffy
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Step by Step Season 6 Episode 12 - Loose Lips
    7.3/10(79 votes)

    #16 - Loose Lips

    S6:E12

    Mark's big date backfires and makes him the laughingstock of the school; Karen's collagen injections make her lips huge.

    Director:Patrick Duffy
    Writer:Adam Markowitz

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  17. Step by Step Season 7 Episode 14 - Pain in the Class
    7.3/10(75 votes)

    #17 - Pain in the Class

    S7:E14

    Frank and Carol attend their 25th high-school reunion, along with Frank's old rival; Rich and JT charge pals to watch a bikini contest on TV.

    Director:Patrick Duffy
    Writer:Adam Markowitz

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  18. Step by Step Season 7 Episode 16 - And Justice for Some
    7.3/10(81 votes)

    #18 - And Justice for Some

    S7:E16

    A truck giveaway causes friction between Frank and JT; a women's safety seminar is a big hit thanks to a hunky cop.

    Director:Patrick Duffy
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Step by Step Season 4 Episode 20 - Indecent Proposal
    7.2/10(84 votes)

    #19 - Indecent Proposal

    S4:E20

    JT and Dana are in the same Ethics class, and JT gets an ""A+,"" while Dana gets a lower grade. Dana goes to inquire about her grade and discovers that the only reason JT got his grade is the teacher is interested in him. Dana warns JT and tells him that his first time should be special. When JT goes over to the Professors, he abstains from any wrongdoing, and in Dana's words, ""deserves an 'A+' in Ethics. Frank buys the Meat Master 5000, but does not assemble it correctly, and it starts a fire. Cody is having trouble sleepwalking and talking like a 5-year-old, warning Carol to get to the hospital. He discovers it is related to seeing his sister be born in the back of a cab, when he was five.

    Director:Rich Correll
    Writer:Bob Rosenfarb

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  20. Step by Step Season 5 Episode 5 - Maid to Order
    7.2/10(76 votes)

    #20 - Maid to Order

    S5:E5

    J.T. hires an aspiring model to be the family's maid; and Carol gets overly involved in Karen's cheerleading tryouts.

    Director:Patrick Duffy
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Step by Step Season 6 Episode 8 - Reality Bites
    7.2/10(78 votes)

    #21 - Reality Bites

    S6:E8

    Carol and Jean-Luc vie for Lilly's attentions; JT and Rich are evicted from their new apartment by their new landlord--Frank.

    Director:Patrick Duffy
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Step by Step Season 7 Episode 8 - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
    7.2/10(79 votes)

    #22 - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

    S7:E8

    Dana feels compelled to compete with an old female buddy of Rich's; Frank's troublesome cousin Bert reappears.

    Director:Patrick Duffy
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Step by Step Season 3 Episode 23 - Prom Night
    7.1/10(75 votes)

    #23 - Prom Night

    S3:E23

    After a little bad luck, JT is deceitfully set up with a 13-year-old. Dana, on the other hand, was able to get a date with the just broken up, best looking guy in school. At the prom, however, Dana is dumped for his ex-girlfriend. Dana is heartbroken-- not only because she lost her date, but also because she must dance the spotlight dance (as Student Body President) all by herself. JT comes to console her and offers to dance with her. Although the two walk out insulting each other under their breath, they gain an appreciation for each other. Brendan belts a boy who cheated off his paper at school. Carol, feeling terrible, invites the boy and his family over. The situation is not reconciled when the boy's parents cheat at monopoly. In fact, after Carol hears them insult Frank and Brendan, Carol belts the boy's dad.

    Director:Patrick Duffy
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Step by Step Season 4 Episode 17 - Head of the Class
    7.1/10(83 votes)

    #24 - Head of the Class

    S4:E17

    Everyone begins to help Carol so she will not be stressed out too much and harm the baby. Carol, however, is so fussy about how they help that she drives them all crazy and seems to be just as stressed. Brendan, however, stays up all night cleaning to help. Dana and Cody are selected to teach a bunch of remedial high school students about the Civil War. Cody signs them up for a hit TV game show, ""It's Academic,"" and wants a more hands-on kind of teaching. Dana fights Cody on both until the competition, where she gets so into it, she threatens her team. The students respond to both Cody's teaching and Dana's coaching.

    Director:John Tracy
    Writer:Bob Rosenfarb

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  25. Step by Step Season 5 Episode 9 - The Wall
    7.1/10(88 votes)

    #25 - The Wall

    S5:E9

    Mark scores points for the guys on the "geek wall" at a dance; Dana attempts to stir interest in a feminist study group; Frank and Carol experience a day at a health spa.

    Director:Patrick Duffy
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Forever Young" is the best rated episode of "Step by Step". It scored 7.7/10 based on 122 votes. Directed by Joel Zwick and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/16/1996. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Movin' On Up".