6.8/1072 votes#1 - Making the Grade
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/1997
With the kids at school, Carol decides to take some college courses--the same ones Karen is taking. Meanwhile, Dana tells Rich to get serious about his education.
Director: Patrick Duffy
Writer: Adam Markowitz
6.7/1072 votes#2 - A Star is Born
Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/1997
Al lands a part in a movie and dreams of a career in Hollywood; Carol gets in a bake-sale battle.
Director: Patrick Duffy
Writer: N/A
6.4/1068 votes#3 - Your Cheatin' Heart
Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 10/3/1997
Rich secretly takes dancing lessons to impress Dana at a wedding, but she thinks he's cheating on her.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: N/A
6.8/1070 votes#4 - Take This Job and ...
Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 10/10/1997
JT's job at a garage is an accident waiting to happen; Frank is obsessed with restoring a boat docked in the backyard.
Director: Patrick Duffy
Writer: N/A
6.7/1071 votes#5 - Poetic Justice
Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 10/17/1997
The teaching assistant who's been giving A's to Karen now wants something in return; Mark dates a slacker girl.
Director: Patrick Duffy
Writer: N/A
6.2/1067 votes#6 - Can't Buy Me Love
Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 10/24/1997
Carol tries to convince an old classmate, now a rich developer, to hire Frank; Karen wants Dana to join a sorority.
Director: N/A
Writer: Robin J. Stein
6.7/1069 votes#7 - Dream Lover
Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 10/31/1997
Two Halloween parties result in a lesson about being scared for Lilly and a ghostly encounter for JT.
Director: Joel Zwick
Writer: Adam Markowitz
7.1/1071 votes#8 - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 11/7/1997
Dana feels compelled to compete with an old female buddy of Rich's; Frank's troublesome cousin Bert reappears.
Director: Patrick Duffy
Writer: N/A
6.3/1063 votes#9 - Goodbye, Mr. Chip
Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 12/5/1997
Rich and JT feud; meanwhile, Karen takes advantage of boyfriend Chip's easy nature.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.6/1072 votes#10 - Too Many Santas
Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 12/19/1997
Lilly has a crisis of faith when she discovers that the department store Santa is really JT.
Director: Joel Zwick
Writer: Robin J. Stein
6.8/1066 votes#11 - Phoney Business
Season 7 Episode 11 - Aired 1/9/1998
Al gets a job modeling on a TV commercial, only to discover it was re-dubbed as a phone-sex ad.
Director: Joel Zwick
Writer: N/A
7.0/1092 votes#12 - Goin' to the Chapel
Season 7 Episode 12 - Aired 1/16/1998
JT falls for an aerobics instructor; Carol has a fight with Dana, who decides to get even by eloping with Rich.
Director: Joel Zwick
Writer: N/A
6.8/1066 votes#13 - Feet of Clay
Season 7 Episode 13 - Aired 1/23/1998
Dana talks Rich into taking a pottery class; Carol and Frank's "role playing" is misinterpreted by the kids.
Director: Patrick Duffy
Writer: Neil Goldman, Garrett Donovan
7.2/1067 votes#14 - Pain in the Class
Season 7 Episode 14 - Aired 1/30/1998
Frank and Carol attend their 25th high-school reunion, along with Frank's old rival; Rich and JT charge pals to watch a bikini contest on TV.
Director: Patrick Duffy
Writer: Adam Markowitz
6.1/1076 votes#15 - The Half Monty
Season 7 Episode 15 - Aired 2/27/1998
JT and Rich enter a male-stripper contest for quick cash to take their girlfriends on a promised ski trip.
Director: Joel Zwick
Writer: Liz Sage
7.1/1072 votes#16 - And Justice for Some
Season 7 Episode 16 - Aired 6/5/1998
A truck giveaway causes friction between Frank and JT; a women's safety seminar is a big hit thanks to a hunky cop.
Director: Patrick Duffy
Writer: N/A
7.2/1094 votes#17 - The Understudy
Season 7 Episode 17 - Aired 6/12/1998
Al, angry about being an understudy at a local play, refuses to learn her lines--something she regrets when the leading lady gets sick opening night.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10112 votes#18 - We're in the Money
Season 7 Episode 18 - Aired 6/19/1998
Cody returns and gives Frank and Carol $50,000, which causes nothing but trouble as they decide how to spend it.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: N/A
7.6/10125 votes#19 - Movin' On Up
Season 7 Episode 19 - Aired 6/26/1998
Everybody is excited about the prospect of moving into a brand-new house--except Lilly.
Director: Steve Witting
Writer: Meredith Siler
The Best Episodes of Step by Step Season 7
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Season 7 Ratings Summary
"Making the Grade" is the best rated episode of "Step by Step" season 7. It scored 6.8/10 based on 72 votes. Directed by Patrick Duffy and written by Adam Markowitz, it aired on 9/19/1997. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "A Star is Born".