6.2/1073 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
7.0/1071 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
6.9/1068 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
6.5/1064 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
7.2/1070 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
6.4/1072 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
7.0/1070 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
7.3/1077 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
6.9/1081 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
6.7/1069 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
7.0/1076 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
6.6/1072 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
6.2/1073 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
6.7/1067 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
7.4/1078 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
6.8/1070 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
7.6/10114 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
6.9/1070 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
6.8/1071 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
6.4/1077 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
6.4/1073 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
6.5/1083 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
6.4/1079 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
6.4/1071 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
The Best Episodes of Step by Step Season 5
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Season 5 Ratings Summary
"Little Sister Don'tcha" is the best rated episode of "Step by Step" season 5. It scored 6.2/10 based on 73 votes. Directed by Joel Zwick and written by N/A, it aired on 9/22/1995. This episode is rated 0.8 points higher than the second-best, "Three Girls and a Baby".