The Best Episodes of Step by Step Season 2

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   6.8/10(110 votes)

   #1 - S.A.T. Blues

   S2:E19/18/1992

   Dana is beside herself when Cody outscores her on the SATs; the kids help themselves to Frank's clothes.

   Director:Joel Zwick

   Writer:Matt Ember

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   Director:Joel Zwick

   Writer:Matt Ember
2. 

   6.3/10(98 votes)

   #2 - To B or Not to Be

   S2:E29/25/1992

   Frank teaching Shakespeare? 'Twould indeed be nobler to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune.

   Director:Joel Zwick

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Joel Zwick

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3. 

   6.4/10(99 votes)

   #3 - Stuck on You

   S2:E310/2/1992

   To outdo the "superdad" of Al's friend, Frank enters a Human Fly contest in which he has to bounce off a trampoline and stick to a wall.

   Director:Rich Correll

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Rich Correll

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4. 

   6.3/10(112 votes)

   #4 - JT's World

   S2:E410/9/1992

   J.T. and Cody team for "J.T.'s World" on TV, but when a guest bats her eyes at Cody, J.T. gives him the boot.

   Director:Rich Correll

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Rich Correll

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   6.1/10(100 votes)

   #5 - It's a Dog's Life

   S2:E510/16/1992

   The family dog-sits a Saint Bernard that keeps Frank away from Carol, and terrorizes Mark.

   Director:John Tracy

   Writer:Matt Ember

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   Director:John Tracy

   Writer:Matt Ember
6. 

   6.7/10(102 votes)

   #6 - The Boss

   S2:E610/23/1992

   As assistant manager of the 50's Cafe, Dana runs the ship like Capt. Queeg--and drives the help to mutiny.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Unknown

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   6.3/10(104 votes)

   #7 - Model Daughter

   S2:E710/30/1992

   Karen's modeling job rouses the mother hen in Carol; the flu hits at home, testing the nurse in Frank.

   Director:Rich Correll

   Writer:Unknown

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   6.5/10(106 votes)

   #8 - Someone to Watch Over Me

   S2:E811/6/1992

   Frank goes out on a limb--a tree limb--to keep an eye on Dana and her date, a teenage make-out artist known as Mike the Mover.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Bob Rosenfarb

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   Writer:Bob Rosenfarb
9. 

   6.1/10(101 votes)

   #9 - The Making of the President

   S2:E911/13/1992

   It's J.T. vs. Dana for student-body president, pitting schmo against smarty--and Frank against Carol.

   Director:Rich Correll

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Rich Correll

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10. 

    6.5/10(107 votes)

    #10 - Virgin Territory

    S2:E1011/20/1992

    J.T. is mystified: Cody's still a virgin; and he plans to stay that way for the "dudette of his dreams."

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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    6.2/10(99 votes)

    #11 - Back to Basics

    S2:E1112/4/1992

    Brendan feels responsible for a crackdown on family spending after he loses a rented video.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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12. 

    6.0/10(100 votes)

    #12 - Boys Will Be Boys

    S2:E1212/11/1992

    A visit by Frank's boorish bud sends Carol into orbit; Cody becomes attached to a live holiday turkey he won in a raffle.

    Director:Patrick Duffy

    Writer:Matt Ember

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    Director:Patrick Duffy

    Writer:Matt Ember
13. 

    6.7/10(95 votes)

    #13 - If I Were a Rich Man

    S2:E131/8/1993

    Cody's not sure how to spend the fortune left to him by a friend at a rest home, but it's not for a lack of suggestions.

    Director:Rich Correll

    Writer:Unknown

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14. 

    6.3/10(95 votes)

    #14 - Happy Birthday, Baby

    S2:E141/15/1993

    Dana's plans for her birthday party don't include Carol, but Frank's plans definitely do.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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15. 

    6.7/10(94 votes)

    #15 - One of the Guys

    S2:E151/22/1993

    Carol may be a '90s woman, but she can't see Frank's gorgeous co-worker as one of the guys. Meanwhile, the kids gamble their savings on the commodities market.

    Director:Mark Linn-Baker

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Mark Linn-Baker

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16. 

    6.2/10(95 votes)

    #16 - No Business Like Show Business

    S2:E162/5/1993

    J.T. sees himself a star when a producer likes his TV show; in art class, Carol sees a lot that Frank doesn't like.

    Director:Rich Correll

    Writer:Matt Ember

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    Director:Rich Correll

    Writer:Matt Ember
17. 

    6.5/10(91 votes)

    #17 - Love, Port Washington Style

    S2:E172/12/1993

    Dana's been dumped, Frank burns one of Carol's customers, and J.T.'s limo date backfires.

    Director:Rich Correll

    Writer:Scott S. Gorden

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    Director:Rich Correll

    Writer:Scott S. Gorden
18. 

    6.3/10(105 votes)

    #18 - Aloha (1)

    S2:E182/19/1993

    Adventure and romance abound on a family trip to Maui, where Dana's swept off her feet by a far-from-typical beach bum.

    Director:Rich Correll

    Writer:Unknown

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19. 

    6.3/10(98 votes)

    #19 - Aloha (2)

    S2:E192/26/1993

    Amid Maui's adventures, will...Dana marry Brian? Carol relax? J.T. and Cody find treasure? Brendan, Mark and Al win a helicopter tour?

    Director:Rich Correll

    Writer:Unknown

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20. 

    6.3/10(93 votes)

    #20 - No Way to Treat a Lady

    S2:E203/12/1993

    J.T.'s woman is a biker who wants to be treated like a lady. Meanwhile, Al yearns for her first bra.

    Director:Rich Correll

    Writer:Bob Rosenfarb

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    Writer:Bob Rosenfarb
21. 

    6.3/10(88 votes)

    #21 - The Un-Natural

    S2:E214/2/1993

    Carol goes to bat for Mark when he wants on the Cubs just before their big game.

    Director:Patrick Duffy

    Writer:Bob Rosenfarb

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    Director:Patrick Duffy

    Writer:Bob Rosenfarb
22. 

    6.5/10(92 votes)

    #22 - The Psychic

    S2:E224/30/1993

    A psychic predicts J.T. will be killed by a woman in red whose name starts with K. Meanwhile, Frank and Carol contend with a mechanical bed with a mind of its own.

    Director:Joel Zwick

    Writer:Unknown

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23. 

    6.1/10(97 votes)

    #23 - This Old House

    S2:E235/7/1993

    Frank's hired to raze a house for a new building, but a family's still living there--with nowhere to go.

    Director:Rich Correll

    Writer:Unknown

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24. 

    6.2/10(85 votes)

    #24 - Double Date

    S2:E245/21/1993

    Carol sticks Karen with a date who doesn't rate--so Karen dumps him.

    Director:Rich Correll

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Rich Correll

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