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The Best Episodes of Step by Step Season 7

Every episode of Step by Step Season 7 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Step by Step Season 7!

The Best Episodes of Step by Step Season 7

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Step by Step Season 7 Episode 1 - Making the Grade
    6.9/10(80 votes)

    #1 - Making the Grade

    S7:E1

    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

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  2. Step by Step Season 7 Episode 2 - A Star is Born
    7.0/10(79 votes)

    #2 - A Star is Born

    S7:E2

    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:Unknown

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  3. Step by Step Season 7 Episode 3 - Your Cheatin' Heart
    6.6/10(75 votes)

    #3 - Your Cheatin' Heart

    S7:E3

    Rich secretly takes dancing lessons to impress Dana at a wedding, but she thinks he's cheating on her.

    Director:Rich Correll
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Step by Step Season 7 Episode 4 - Take This Job and ...
    6.9/10(78 votes)

    #4 - Take This Job and ...

    S7:E4

    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:Unknown

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  5. Step by Step Season 7 Episode 5 - Poetic Justice
    6.9/10(78 votes)

    #5 - Poetic Justice

    S7:E5

    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:Unknown

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  6. Step by Step Season 7 Episode 6 - Can't Buy Me Love
    6.4/10(75 votes)

    #6 - Can't Buy Me Love

    S7:E6

    Carol tries to convince an old classmate, now a rich developer, to hire Frank; Karen wants Dana to join a sorority.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Robin J. Stein

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  7. Step by Step Season 7 Episode 7 - Dream Lover
    6.7/10(78 votes)

    #7 - Dream Lover

    S7:E7

    Two Halloween parties result in a lesson about being scared for Lilly and a ghostly encounter for JT.

    Director:Joel Zwick
    Writer:Adam Markowitz

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  8. Step by Step Season 7 Episode 8 - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
    7.2/10(79 votes)

    #8 - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

    S7:E8

    Dana feels compelled to compete with an old female buddy of Rich's; Frank's troublesome cousin Bert reappears.

    Director:Patrick Duffy
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Step by Step Season 7 Episode 9 - Goodbye, Mr. Chip
    6.5/10(71 votes)

    #9 - Goodbye, Mr. Chip

    S7:E9

    Rich and JT feud; meanwhile, Karen takes advantage of boyfriend Chip's easy nature.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Step by Step Season 7 Episode 10 - Too Many Santas
    6.8/10(80 votes)

    #10 - Too Many Santas

    S7:E10

    Lilly has a crisis of faith when she discovers that the department store Santa is really JT.

    Director:Joel Zwick
    Writer:Robin J. Stein

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  11. Step by Step Season 7 Episode 11 - Phoney Business
    6.9/10(74 votes)

    #11 - Phoney Business

    S7:E11

    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:Unknown

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  12. Step by Step Season 7 Episode 12 - Goin' to the Chapel
    7.2/10(100 votes)

    #12 - Goin' to the Chapel

    S7:E12

    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:Unknown

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  13. Step by Step Season 7 Episode 13 - Feet of Clay
    7.0/10(74 votes)

    #13 - Feet of Clay

    S7:E13

    Dana talks Rich into taking a pottery class; Carol and Frank's "role playing" is misinterpreted by the kids.

    Director:Patrick Duffy
    Writers:Neil Goldman, Garrett Donovan

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  14. Step by Step Season 7 Episode 14 - Pain in the Class
    7.4/10(75 votes)

    #14 - Pain in the Class

    S7:E14

    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

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  15. Step by Step Season 7 Episode 15 - The Half Monty
    6.3/10(84 votes)

    #15 - The Half Monty

    S7:E15

    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

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  16. Step by Step Season 7 Episode 16 - And Justice for Some
    7.3/10(81 votes)

    #16 - And Justice for Some

    S7:E16

    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:Unknown

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  17. Step by Step Season 7 Episode 17 - The Understudy
    7.4/10(102 votes)

    #17 - The Understudy

    S7:E17

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Step by Step Season 7 Episode 18 - We're in the Money
    7.7/10(120 votes)

    #18 - We're in the Money

    S7:E18

    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:Unknown

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  19. Step by Step Season 7 Episode 19 - Movin' On Up
    7.7/10(136 votes)

    #19 - Movin' On Up

    S7:E19

    Everybody is excited about the prospect of moving into a brand-new house--except Lilly.

    Director:Steve Witting
    Writer:Meredith Siler

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Season 7 Ratings Summary

"Making the Grade" is the best rated episode of "Step by Step" season 7. It scored 6.9/10 based on 80 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".