6.7/1098 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
6.2/1088 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
6.2/1087 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
6.2/10101 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
6.0/1090 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
6.5/1087 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
5.9/1085 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
6.2/1089 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
5.8/1084 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
6.3/1090 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
5.9/1083 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
5.9/1081 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
6.4/1078 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
6.2/1079 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
6.4/1080 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
6.1/1081 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
6.4/1078 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
6.1/1088 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
6.1/1082 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
6.1/1077 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
6.1/1073 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
6.3/1077 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
5.8/1083 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
5.9/1070 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
The Best Episodes of Step by Step Season 2
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Season 2 Ratings Summary
"S.A.T. Blues" is the best rated episode of "Step by Step" season 2. It scored 6.7/10 based on 98 votes. Directed by Joel Zwick and written by Matt Ember, it aired on 9/18/1992. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "To B or Not to Be".