The Best Episodes of Step by Step Season 5

J.T. and Rich are excited about going on dates, but J.T. didn't expect Al to be invited.

Director: Joel Zwick

Writer: N/A

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

Director: N/A

Writer: N/A

Cody, J.T. and Mark suspect their new neighbor is a jewel thief. Meanwhile, Dana moves out and loosens up a little too much.

Director: Patrick Duffy

Writer: Bob Rosenfarb

While working on the Family Helpline, J.T. and Dana mishandle a call from a troubled teen.

Director: Patrick Duffy

Writer: N/A

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: N/A

Tired of the kids acting "either lazy, selfish or brain-dead," Frank and Carol order them to fend for themselves.

Director: Joel Zwick

Writer: N/A

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

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: N/A

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: N/A

J.T. and Al have dollar signs in their eyes when they take Lily to audition for a commercial.

Director: N/A

Writer: N/A

Frank and Carol set up Al on a blind date with their friends' equally reticent son.

Director: N/A

Writer: N/A

J.T. receives an offer he can't refuse: the chance to go out with a gangster's daughter.

Director: Joel Zwick

Writer: N/A

To win Super Bowl tickets, Frank and J.T. dress up as cheerleaders and face off against a pair of women wrestlers named Assault and Battery.

Director: Patrick Duffy

Writer: N/A

When Frank's mother and Carol can't agree on child-rearing philosophies, Frank's caught in the middle of the power struggle.

Director: Joel Zwick

Writer: N/A

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

Carol gets really ticked when Frank buys her a fake designer watch for Valentine's Day.

Director: Patrick Duffy

Writer: N/A

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

Director: Joel Zwick

Writer: N/A

Dana brings her boyfriend Fleming home, and he promptly psychoanalyzes Frank.

Director: Patrick Duffy

Writer: N/A

J.T. decides to rely on brain power to boost his grades rather than use a cheat sheet procured by his friend Rich.

Director: Joel Zwick

Writer: N/A

Dana, Karen and Al meet a prince and his two assistants on a ski weekend, but the girls don't know which is the real royal.

Director: Patrick Duffy

Writer: N/A

Dana, J.T. and Rich take career-placement tests; Frank deals with an overly eager employee.

Director: Patrick Duffy

Writer: Bob Rosenfarb

Frank's mom treats everyone to a trip to Disney World, but there's some unexpected baggage---Rich and Flash.

Director: Rich Correll

Writer: Brian Bird, John Wierick

During a trip to Disney World, Flash tries to break a record for visiting every attraction.

Director: Rich Correll

Writer: Casey Maxwell Clair

When the local bar goes belly-up, Frank buys everything so he can turn his basement into a lounge for his guy friends.

Director: Joel Zwick

Writer: Scott S. Gorden