The Best Episodes of Step by Step Season 5
Every episode of Step by Step Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Step by Step Season 5!
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
Season 5 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Step by Step" season 5 is "Little Sister Don'tcha", rated 6.2/10 from 72 user votes. It was directed by Joel Zwick and written by N/A. "Little Sister Don'tcha" aired on 9/22/1995 and is rated 0.8 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Three Girls and a Baby".
6.2/10 72 votes#1 - Little Sister Don'tcha
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/1995
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
7.0/10 71 votes#2 - Three Girls and a Baby
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/1995
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
6.9/10 68 votes#3 - Party Animal
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/13/1995
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
6.5/10 64 votes#4 - Midnight Caller
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/20/1995
While working on the Family Helpline, J.T. and Dana mishandle a call from a troubled teen.
Director: Patrick Duffy
Writer: N/A
7.2/10 70 votes#5 - Maid to Order
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/27/1995
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
6.4/10 71 votes#6 - Don't Ask
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 11/3/1995
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
7.0/10 69 votes#7 - Hello, Mister Chips
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/10/1995
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
7.3/10 76 votes#8 - Roadie
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/17/1995
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
6.9/10 79 votes#9 - The Wall
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/24/1995
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
6.7/10 68 votes#10 - Baby Come Back
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 12/1/1995
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
7.0/10 75 votes#11 - The Fight Before Christmas
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 12/15/1995
Frank and Carol set up Al on a blind date with their friends' equally reticent son.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.6/10 70 votes#12 - What's Wrong with This Picture?
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 1/5/1996
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
6.2/10 71 votes#13 - Beautiful Ladies of Wrestling
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 1/12/1996
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
6.7/10 65 votes#14 - Torn Between Two Mothers
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 1/26/1996
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
7.4/10 76 votes#15 - Snow Bunnies
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 2/2/1996
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
6.9/10 68 votes#16 - Secret Admirer
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 2/9/1996
Carol gets really ticked when Frank buys her a fake designer watch for Valentine's Day.
Director: Patrick Duffy
Writer: N/A
7.6/10 112 votes#17 - Forever Young
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 2/16/1996
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
7.0/10 68 votes#18 - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 2/23/1996
Dana brings her boyfriend Fleming home, and he promptly psychoanalyzes Frank.
Director: Patrick Duffy
Writer: N/A
6.8/10 69 votes#19 - Do the Right Thing
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 3/8/1996
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
6.4/10 75 votes#20 - The Bodyguard Formerly Known as Prince
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 3/15/1996
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
6.4/10 72 votes#21 - Major Pain
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 4/26/1996
Dana, J.T. and Rich take career-placement tests; Frank deals with an overly eager employee.
Director: Patrick Duffy
Writer: Bob Rosenfarb
6.5/10 82 votes#22 - We're Going to Disney World (1)
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 5/3/1996
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
6.3/10 78 votes#23 - We're Going to Disney World (2)
Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 5/10/1996
During a trip to Disney World, Flash tries to break a record for visiting every attraction.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: Casey Maxwell Clair
6.4/10 70 votes#24 - Men at Work
Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 5/17/1996
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