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The Best Episodes of Step by Step Season 2

Every episode of Step by Step Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Step by Step Season 2!

Step by Step is an American television sitcom with two single parents, who spontaneously get married after meeting one another during a vacation, resulting in them becoming the heads of a large blended family

Genres:ComedyFamily
Network:ABC

Season 2 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Step by Step" season 2 is "S.A.T. Blues", rated 6.7/10 from 97 user votes. It was directed by Joel Zwick and written by Matt Ember. "S.A.T. Blues" aired on 9/18/1992 and is rated 0.5 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "To B or Not to Be".

  • S.A.T. Blues
    6.7/10 97 votes

    #1 - S.A.T. Blues

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/1992

    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

  • To B or Not to Be
    6.2/10 87 votes

    #2 - To B or Not to Be

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/25/1992

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

    Director: Joel Zwick

    Writer: N/A

  • Stuck on You
    6.2/10 86 votes

    #3 - Stuck on You

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/2/1992

    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: N/A

  • JT's World
    6.3/10 99 votes

    #4 - JT's World

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/9/1992

    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: N/A

  • It's a Dog's Life
    6.0/10 89 votes

    #5 - It's a Dog's Life

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/16/1992

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

    Director: John Tracy

    Writer: Matt Ember

  • The Boss
    6.5/10 86 votes

    #6 - The Boss

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/23/1992

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Model Daughter
    5.9/10 84 votes

    #7 - Model Daughter

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/1992

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

    Director: Rich Correll

    Writer: N/A

  • Someone to Watch  Over Me
    6.2/10 87 votes

    #8 - Someone to Watch Over Me

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/6/1992

    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: N/A

    Writer: Bob Rosenfarb

  • The Making of the President
    5.8/10 83 votes

    #9 - The Making of the President

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/6/1992

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

    Director: Rich Correll

    Writer: N/A

  • Virgin Territory
    6.3/10 90 votes

    #10 - Virgin Territory

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/20/1992

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Back to Basics
    5.9/10 83 votes

    #11 - Back to Basics

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/4/1992

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Boys Will Be Boys
    5.9/10 82 votes

    #12 - Boys Will Be Boys

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/11/1992

    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

  • If I Were a Rich Man
    6.4/10 79 votes

    #13 - If I Were a Rich Man

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/8/1993

    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: N/A

  • Happy Birthday, Baby
    6.2/10 80 votes

    #14 - Happy Birthday, Baby

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/15/1993

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • One of the Guys
    6.4/10 81 votes

    #15 - One of the Guys

    Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 1/22/1993

    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: N/A

  • No Business Like Show Business
    6.1/10 82 votes

    #16 - No Business Like Show Business

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/5/1993

    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

  • Love, Port Washington Style
    6.4/10 79 votes

    #17 - Love, Port Washington Style

    Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 2/12/1993

    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

  • Aloha (1)
    6.1/10 89 votes

    #18 - Aloha (1)

    Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 2/19/1993

    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: N/A

  • Aloha (2)
    6.1/10 83 votes

    #19 - Aloha (2)

    Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 2/26/1993

    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: N/A

  • No Way to Treat a Lady
    6.1/10 78 votes

    #20 - No Way to Treat a Lady

    Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 3/12/1993

    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

  • The Un-Natural
    6.1/10 74 votes

    #21 - The Un-Natural

    Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 4/2/1993

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

    Director: Patrick Duffy

    Writer: Bob Rosenfarb

  • The Psychic
    6.3/10 78 votes

    #22 - The Psychic

    Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 4/30/1993

    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: N/A

  • This Old House
    5.8/10 84 votes

    #23 - This Old House

    Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 5/7/1993

    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: N/A

  • Double Date
    5.9/10 71 votes

    #24 - Double Date

    Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 5/21/1993

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

    Director: Rich Correll

    Writer: N/A