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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!

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

Genres:ComedyFamily
Network:ABC

Season 7 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Step by Step" season 7 is "Making the Grade", rated 6.8/10 from 71 user votes. It was directed by Patrick Duffy and written by Adam Markowitz. "Making the Grade" aired on 9/19/1997 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "A Star is Born".

  • Making the Grade
    6.8/10 71 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

  • A Star is Born
    6.8/10 71 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

  • Your Cheatin' Heart
    6.4/10 66 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

  • Take This Job and ...
    6.9/10 68 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

  • Poetic Justice
    6.7/10 69 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

  • Can't Buy Me Love
    6.2/10 65 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

  • Dream Lover
    6.7/10 68 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

  • Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
    7.1/10 70 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

  • Goodbye, Mr. Chip
    6.4/10 62 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

  • Too Many Santas
    6.6/10 71 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

  • Phoney Business
    6.8/10 65 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

  • Goin' to the Chapel
    7.1/10 91 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

  • Feet of Clay
    6.8/10 65 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: Garrett Donovan, Neil Goldman

  • Pain in the Class
    7.2/10 66 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

  • The Half Monty
    6.1/10 75 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

  • And Justice for Some
    7.1/10 71 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

  • The Understudy
    7.3/10 93 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

  • We're in the Money
    7.5/10 111 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

  • Movin' On Up
    7.7/10 124 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