List of Step by Step episodes

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This article is list of episodes from the 1991-1998 ABC (and later, CBS) situation comedy Step by Step. The original airdates are listed.

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[edit] Season 1: 1991-1992

22 episodes

# Airdate Prod. Code Title Overview
1 September 20, 1991 475049 Pilot We meet the Lamberts - divorced contractor Frank and his three children: athletic J.T., tomboyish Alicia (aka Al), and carefree Brendan - and the Fosters - widowed beautician Carol and her children: arrogant Dana, beauty queen Karen, and brainy Mark - each living in their separate homes. After the introductions, Frank and his children pull up to the Fosters' home in their Chevrolet Suburban. They're moving in! Frank and Carol passionately kiss, and it's all clear now - they eloped while vacationing separately in Jamaica. The two formerly-separate families try their best to deal with the uncomfortable situation, but can't get along. Later, Al decides she doesn't want to go to school, and, complaining of pain in her abdomen, holds her side. Frank thinks it to be a ploy to stay home from school, but Carol decides to take her new stepdaughter to the doctor. Good thing - Al's appendix was about to burst.
2 September 27, 1991 447004 The Dance Steve Urkel crash-lands in the Lamberts' yard as they are picnicking. He turns out to be Mark's science-fair partner. After the science fair, he talks to Al, who has has been dumped by a boy she likes for the school dance. Frank had told Al that everyone gets dumped at some point in their life, and to move on. Steve reinforces that point, and convinces Al to ask him to the dance, where she tells off her originally-planned date and learns to "Do the Urkel."
  • Note: In its original airing on ABC, this episode was part of a crossover with the "Family Matters episode "Brains Over Brawn".
3 October 4, 1991 447001 Rules of the House Carol's household management style drives the Lamberts crazy - particularly that rule about having to cash in special tokens to watch only 30 minutes of TV, and a six-hour-a-week restriction. Frank and his children make their opinions clear, but when Carol won't listen, Al decides her new stepmother might get the message when she threatens to move to Milwaukee to live with her grandmother.
4 October 11, 1991 447003 First Anniversary Frank's nephew, Cody, comes to live with the family. Cody's oddball ways infuriate Dana, something that delights J.T. So J.T. decides to make a bet with Cody - successfully ask Dana out, and earn $10. Dana finds out, and agrees to shun her pride and go out with Cody.
5 October 18, 1991 447002 Frank & Son J.T. goes to work for Frank's company, but things don't work out very well. Still in need of extra cash, J.T. turns to Carol, who makes him her "shampoo boy", a job J.T. really enjoys since he gets to be around pretty girls. Meanwhile, Dana and Al each become frustrated with their school assignments; Dana needs to build a birdhouse for shop class, while Al needs to write a book report on Tom Sawyer. The two agree to switch assignments, but Brendan prods their consciences.
6 October 25, 1991 447006 Pulling Together Frank and Carol decide to enter the new blended family into the "Port Washington Games". But J.T., Al, and Brendan object since their new step-siblings aren't very athletic. The more civilized Dana; Karen; and Mark, meanwhile, see the games as too barbaric. Eventually, the Fosters decide to participate, with predictable results, but even so, they keep the Lamberts close. Eventually, Cody provides the family some much-needed help in the final tug-of-war event.
7 November 1, 1991 447005 Yo-Yo's Wedding So that their marriage is declared legal, Frank and Carol agree to have a ceremony at their house on the day of Brendan's birthday party. But then the clown that Frank hired to entertain cancels, forcing Frank to hastily play the role. He doesn't have time to get out of costume before the wedding.
8 November 8, 1991 447009 Just For Kicks Dana and her friend, Bernice, go to a seedy nightclub to hear a folk singer perform. But when some of the bar's regulars get a little too rough with Dana and Bernice, they don't know what to do. Fortunately, Frank (who forbade Dana to go in the first place) and Cody arrive to the rescue.
9 November 15, 1991 447008 Into the Woods Much like their early-[1970]'s counterparts, the Bradys, the Fosters and Lamberts go camping in the woods. The attempt at family bonding doesn't go so well at first, but eventually everyone gains an appreciation for each other.
10 November 22, 1991 447010 Mixed Messages Carol buys an answering machine, and instructs the children to write down any messages since the machine erases them upon playback. Karen gets a call from a potential boyfriend, and neglects to hear the remaining message - one stating that Frank need not show up for a re-modeling assignment at work, since they are demolishing the building instead. Frank doesn't get the message, and barely escapes the building with his life. Frank finds out that his boss did leave a message, and arrives home very angry. Carol is upset, and grounds Karen. In the sub-plot, Cody takes a job filling coin machines for children, but loses his job in short-order.
11 November 29, 1991 447007 A Day in the Life A crew from the TV series "America Up Close" does a documentary on the new Foster-Lambert blended family. However, all the camera crew can capture is the usual friction between the Foster and Lambert children. While Frank and Carol struggle to salvage the documentary, Dana decides her siblings and step-siblings need to put aside their hostility for once until the crew finishes taping.
12 December 6, 1991 447011 The New Car Carol buys a new car, which an unlicensed J.T. promptly borrows for a date. The car is stolen, leaving J.T. worried about more than just getting his date home on time.
13 December 13, 1991 447012 Getting Organized Frank reluctantly enlists Carol's help in organizing his messy office. Carol decides to transfer some of Frank's files to a computer database, which is fine until she accidentally erases the information on the computer. She failed to make a back-up copy, and what's worse, she threw away the hard copies of Frank's files. Frank and Carol scramble to retrieve the information before they wind up in the landfill. Meanwhile, J.T. and Cody become obsessed with UFOs, which annoys Dana and Karen. Eventually, the two Foster sisters decide to play a trick on the gullible Lambert duo, but they are the ones in for a surprise.
14 January 3, 1992 447013 Home Alone Frank and Carol leave for a lover's retreat. Dana is in charge, with a "no guests allowed" rule in effect. But Dana ignores the rule, and eventually a huge party breaks out. Frank and Carol arrive just in time to find J.T. somehow trapped in the chimney flue.
15 January 17, 1992 447014 Drive, He Said Dana and Frank each take driving tests - hers to get her first license, his as a condition for renewal. Frank is humbled when he flunks his and Dana passes hers.
16 February 7, 1992 447016 Bully for Mark Mark is forced with violence to do homework for a bully named Max. Much to everyone's surprise, the bully is a girl. Al eventually comes to Mark's rescue. Meanwhile, school newspaper editor Dana writes a negative article on J.T., but J.T. finds out and decides to get even.
17 February 14, 1992 447018 The Boys in the Band Al forms a rock band with four of her friends. On the night of their debut (at a bowling alley Frank recently renovated), all four bandmates become ill, forcing Al to scramble to find replacements. Eventually, Dana and Karen agree to fill in. This would not be the last time Dana; Karen; or Al would sing together, although J.T. and Cody (who dress in drag) would not remain part of the act.
18 February 21, 1992 447015 School Daze Carol goes back to school because she feels embarrassed about leaving school four classes short of earning a degree. She soon realizes as well as a student she's also a committed mother; wife; and beautician, and soon everyone's ready to be committed when Frank takes over the housework. Nobody can seem to remember to pick up Brendan either. All the kids decide to chip in so Carol can realize her dream, and the house can run smoothly.
19 February 28, 1992 447019 Country Club Carol is invited to a country club with the family. At the beginning, Frank is reluctant to go, but he is invited to a golf tournament with an important contractor who promises him a job for his next big project. Meanwhile, Dana likes his son, and is angry at Frank for doing embarrassing things at the club. But when she finds out that the contractor was using Frank to win the tournament, she sticks up for him, and dumps the contractor's son.
20 March 6, 1992 447017 Daddy's Girl Grandpa comes to visit with his younger fiance. Frank recognizes her as a stripper from a bachelor party he went to a year ago. When Frank tells his father, he storms off and does not believe Frank. He finds out later that she is an ex-stripper, and they postpone the wedding. J.T. wants Dana to set up a date for him with a pretty friend of hers, so she makes him run errands for her all week. J.T does not get along with her, but to show Dana there are no hard feelings, he buys her spaghetti and meatballs. Amazingly, she does not enjoy it that much.
21 March 27, 1992 447021 He Wanted Wings About to turn 40, Frank decides to realize his life-long ambition to learn to fly.
22 April 24, 1992 447020 Beauty Contest Carol and Karen enter a mother-daughter beauty contest.

[edit] Season 2: 1992-1993

24 episodes

# Airdate Prod. Code Title Overview
23 September 18, 1992 447901 S.A.T. Blues When Dana goes to take her SATs, Cody joins her. He explains that every week he does something new and this week is his week to take the SATs. Dana does very well - 92nd percentile, but Cody does better. Dana cannot accept this and insists that they both take it again. Dana improves her score, but Cody still beats her - she is infuriated. Cody is not happy with his impressive results as he is afraid that he will be expected to be a brain surgeon. Cody and Dana later decide that their lives may take them on unexpected paths.
24 September 25, 1992 447902 To B or Not to Be JT has a test coming up at school on Shakespeare. So Carol convinces Frank to help JT. Frank and JT first try a tape but that gets lost. But they soon discover it's all about sex and romance, they stay up all night studying. In the morning, JT is sure the test will be easy, because of his studying; however, JT receives a bad grade. Carol and Frank talk to the teacher and discover that she gave JT a bad grade because she believes because he is a jock, that he is stupid. After the talk, she reluctantly agrees to give JT a B+.Dana, in a moment of kindness toward , says that although JT is a sport-fanatic, he deserves better.
25 October 2, 1992 447904 Stuck on You JT wants to date a girl way out of his league and goes to Karen for help, Al becomes friends with a girl her age and the girl's father, which spurs jealousy in Frank, who feel as though he is losing his daughter.
26 October 9, 1992 447903 JT's World In a nod to "Wayne's World," J.T. starts his own local-access cable television show, "J.T.'s World," where he hires Cody as his sidekick. J.T. gets more than he bargained for when he invites a pretty classmate onto his show, but she falls for Cody instead. Also, Frank and Carol let differing answers on a compatibility test get to them.
27 October 16, 1992 447905 It's a Dog's Life Al and Brendan agree to take care of a neighbor's oversized St. Bernard for the weekend, but the job quickly becomes more than they can handle. They get further annoyed when they learn the neighbors have decided to move away and no longer want the dog, which is fine with Carol because she has fallen in love with the dog. Eventually, Frank puts his foot down and tells Carol to take it to a kennel.
28 October 23, 1992 447908 The Boss Dana learns a humbling lesson about being the boss and overseeing a group of employees when she is promoted to a managerial job at a 50s style restaurant. This happens after J.T. and Karen, employees under Dana's watch, quit when Dana becomes too bossy. Frank and Carol decide to take over their jobs but Dana quickly resumes her condensending demeanor. The parents set her straight, and Dana corrects her attitude.
29 October 30, 1992 447906 Model Daughter A modeling job in Chicago may be Karen's dream come true — and the worst possible news for overbearing mother Carol. So, Carol tags along on Karen's photo shoot and meddles at every possible turn. Karen makes many new friends during her new job, which is cut short after one of the other models (who had also taken a modeling job as a teen-ager but never got to enjoy the other things in life) convinces her to stay in school and be a kid. At home, Dana — then all the other kids — come down with the flu, and they quickly make Frank their butler.
30 November 6, 1992 447909 Someone to Watch Over Me Dana's new boyfriend is Mike Walters, whom — through the rumor mill — Frank suspects is out for nothing more than sex. Despite his misgivings, he allows Dana to go out on a date with "Mike the Mover." Still feeling uneasy about Mike, Frank gets Cody to drive him to Make-Out Point (where the two have gone to enjoy the moonlight and kiss). Frank — having passed up Cody's ridiculous idea of dressing up in a beaver costume to spy on the two — decides to climb into a tree to get a closer look, but the branch breaks under his weight and he literally drops in on the two. Dana is outraged and tells Frank to butt out of her social life forever. The next day, Mike drops by unannounced and, after talking about last night, suggests that he and Dana go to her bedroom to have sex. Dana realizes that Mike is no good and kicks him out. Frank comes in just as Mike begins to get aggressive, and Mike decides to leave. After trying to say she's OK and that she handled the situation well, Dana breaks down in her stepfather's arms. Also, J.T. is allowed to drive Frank's new truck, under the cavaet that he wash and wax the vehicle on weekend afternoons. J.T. decides to buy some discount wax (rather than one Frank specifically asked him to purchase), and — after conning Brendan to wax the truck — realizes just why he was supposed to buy the better wax; the cheap wax damages the truck's paint job. Frank is angry and makes J.T. get a real job to pay for the new paint job.
31 November 13, 1992 447907 The Making of a President Annoyed that only dorks and geeks — in particular, Dana — are running for class president, J.T. announces he is running for class president. The campaign divides the Foster-Lambert home, and things are made worse when J.T. (having run on a campaign where it is suggested that regular students' needs aren't met) actually wins. J.T. at first puts up his bravado, but eventually wilts under the pressure and, having a new appreciation for the responsibilities that being class president brings, decides to turn over responsibilities to Dana.
32 November 20, 1992 447910 Virgin Territory J.T. and Cody get dates with two girls that have "easy" reputations. When one of the girls pressures Cody to have sex, he tells her he plans to hold onto his virginity until the right woman comes along. This upsets both girls ... and J.T., who eventually realizes that Cody is right. Meanwhile, Frank is driven crazy when he is put on a low-cholesterol diet.
33 December 4, 1992 447911 Back to Basics When a long-overdue video is found under Brendan's bed, Carol takes things to the extreme and imposes a severe crackdown on family spending. The children refuse to cooperate, so Carol goes tit for tat and takes everything away. Brendan is unfairly blamed, and when his siblings' alternating silent treatment and verbal abuse become too much, he decides to run away. Naturally, he doesn't go too far — he stays in Cody's van. Cody eventually exposes Brendan's whereabouts, and Frank and Carol help their youngest child realize that he wasn't to blame for anything. The older children are made to apologize, and all is forgiven.
34 December 11, 1992 447913 Boys Will be Boys Frank deals with a high school classmate named Scooter, who still hasn't grown up after nearly 25 years after graduation. Meanwhile, Cody wins a turkey — a live turkey — in a supermarket raffle, and deals with his conscience when he is asked to have it butchered.
35 January 8, 1993 447917 If I Were a Rich Man Cody learns that a recently deceased elderly resident of the local nursing home had bequeathed to him $250,000. When the Lambert and Foster children begin pestering Cody for a share of the inheritance (to spend extravagantly), Cody decides to give all but $500 of it to the nursing home. Cody spends the other $500 on a new video camera for the family (after the cheap one Frank purchased breaks down in spectacular fashion).
36 January 15, 1993 447912 Happy Birthday, Baby Dana wants to celebrate her 17th birthday with a no-adults-allowed bash. When Frank and Carol say no, Dana decides to rent a hotel room for her fun. It turns out Frank and Carol decide to spend a romantic weekend in the same hotel — in a room directly across from Dana's suite. This naturally leads to conflicts. Also, Karen and Al get into a huge fight when Al screws up trying to wash Karen's blouse for a big date. In a parody of The People's Court, Judge Cody listens to the evidence ... and determines everything worked out well, as Karen's date loved the new look of the blouse.
37 January 22, 1993 447916 One of the Guys Frank is looking for a replacement on his contracting crew ... and may have to hire a woman. Meanwhile, Mark and the others play the stock market.
38 February 5, 1993 447920 No Business Like Show Business "J.T.'s World" becomes a huge local hit, drawing the attention of a national television syndicator. J.T., sensing a huge windfall about to come his way, agrees to go along with the new producer's suggestions (including firing his siblings), and begins neglecting his schoolwork and speaking freely to his parents. In the end, J.T.'s dreams of success are ruined when the producers want to hire actors to play both J.T. and sidekick Cody. A humbled J.T. agrees to focus on school and apologizes to his family.
39 February 12, 1993 447918 Love, Port Washington Style Dana gets in a foul mood after her boyfriend dumps her right before Valentine's Day. So, she works a double shift at the 50s cafe and soon meets up with a boy that is the splitting image of her. Meanwhile, Carol recruits Frank to be a hair stylist during a busy stretch.
40 February 19, 1993 447914 Aloha (Part 1) The Lamberts and Fosters travel to Hawaii, where a number of adventures take place: Carol wants to go on a whirlwind tour of the islands, the younger children enter a sand-castle building contest and Cody goes searching for lost treasure. Dana meets the man of her dreams, and a quick courtship may soon have the 17-year-old Foster girl walking to the altar when he presents her with a 6-carat solataire in a Tiffany setting.
  • Note: Part 1 of a two-part episode.
41 February 26, 1993 447915 Aloha (Part 2) Dana considers eloping with her rich boyfriend from Hawaii when Carol objects to her plan to get married. They get into a huge quarrel, where it is brought out that Carol married when she was just 16 and that quickie romances rarely work out in the end (Dana reminds her mother that she married Frank and that they are still together). In the end, Dana and her boyfriend realize that they aren't right for each other and sadly break it off. Meanwhile, Cody and J.T. discover the real treasure (which in part was tied to a pretty Hawaiian girl J.T. was trying to pursue), while Al, Brendan and Mark win a helicopter tour of Hawaii, the result of their victory in the sand castle building contest.
  • Note: Part 2 of a two-part episode.
42 March 12, 1993 447919 No Way to Treat a Lady J.T.'s new girlfriend, a brash biker babe, enlists Mark for advice on how to be more "lady-like." Meanwhile, Carol takes Al shopping for the 13-year-old's first bra, but Frank shows up uninvited and proceeds to embarrass his daughter. Al runs away in tears, and Frank has no choice but to accept the fact that there are some things that are best left between (step)mother and (step)daughter.
43 April 2, 1993 447923 The Un-natural Al's Pony League baseball team reaches the championship game, when tragic news hits; One of the players suffers a season-ending injury. Coach Frank is forced to ask Mark — who is "not even good enough to be bad" — to join the team, and considers sitting him until the game is decided. However, the game is tight all the way and comes down to the final out. Out of substitutions, Frank has to allow Mark an at-bat. Mark is very nervous at first, but only after Al threatens him with bodily harm does he focus ... and hit the game-winning home run.
44 April 30, 1993 447924 The Psychic J.T. publishes an unflattering baby photo of Karen in the high school yearbook. Hell hath no fury like a Foster scorned, and she takes full advantage of J.T.'s worry that a brunette will stab him to death with a large butcher knife; J.T. had supposedly seen the vision while he visited a psychic, and Cody reinforces this ridiculous notion. Meanwhile, Frank and Carol new massaging bed provides them anything but a good night's sleep.
45 May 7, 1993 447922 This Old House When Frank hires Cody to demolish a house to make way for a new multi-million dollar office complex, Cody realizes he can't complete the assignment because the homeowners — unemployed parents of two children, who are unable to afford new housing or new work — are still living inside. Frank is further thrown into a dilemma when Carol joins Cody in protesting the home's demolition ... and the financer of the office project threatens to sue Frank for breach of contract if the house is not demolished now.
46 May 21, 1993 447921 Double Date Carol sets up Karen with Freddy, who is a 142 on Karen's grading scale. Karen, however, prefers Jeffrey (a 195). Despite disappointing Carol, Karen accepts a date with Jeffrey and dumps Freddy by lying to him. She sneaks out of the house to go with Jeff and they win Perfect Couple right after Freddy confronts Karen. She refuses the award and finishes the evening with Freddy.

Carol does not like the way Frank organizes his money. She tries to make him use a male purse, but he refuses. He concentrates his efforts on putting an alarm on Lucille because Cody had his stereo stolen out of it. The alarm was so good Frank got stuck in the van demonstrating it.

[edit] Season 3: 1993-1994

23 episodes

# Airdate Prod. Code Title Overview
47 September 24, 1993 455453 Way Off Broadway Cody and Dana are cast as Romeo and Juliet in a community play.
48 October 1, 1993 455451 The Apartment Dana moves into an apartment down the street to gain independence, but soon realizes she is very lonely and misses the family.
49 October 8, 1993 455452 Never on Sunday Carol persuades Frank, J.T., Al and Brendan to start coming to church. But Frank stubbornly declines, thanks to his preconceived notions of pastors and because it could potentially interfere with upcoming Green Bay Packers football games.
50 October 15, 1993 455454 The Paper Chase
51 October 22, 1993 Trading Places It's the old "Who's job is easier game," played Foster and Lambert style. This time, parents Frank and Carol swap roles with J.T. and Dana when the comment is made that parenting is easier than being a teen-ager.
52 October 29, 1993 Video Mania Mark becomes addicted to video games. He had started playing the games to relieve stress (from receiving an A instead of an A-plus on a test), but then his whole attitude changes. Mark is eventually sent to a support group to work out his addiction. Meanwhile, Dana is annoyed at Cody's way of relieving his cold.
53 November 5, 1993 Hog Wild Frank and Carol go bananas in searching for anniversary gifts.
54 November 12, 1993 Down and Out in Port Washington When Cody's van, Lucille (which doubles as his home and mode of transportation), breaks down and needs major repairs, he moves into the house. Naturally, he drives everyone crazy, annoying the family with his ant farm (which gets loose from their enclosure) and hanging laundry in the kitchen. Things come to a boil when Cody gets a call stating that the repairs to Lucille will cost more than the van is worth. Carol, thinking that Cody will become a permanent houseguest, threatens to move out ... but then Cody announces he plans to keep the van and continue living out of the stationary vehicle, parked on the Lamberts' lawn. Meanwhile, Dana begins volunteering at the local homeless shelter, and one day she brings over a man named Kevin to help her with a donation drive. Karen meets Kevin and decides she, too, is interested in volunteering — only so she can get to know Kevin and ask to be his girlfriend. Dana tries to talk Karen out of it but when she won't take no for an answer, they go to the shelter ... where Karen finds out for herself that Kevin already has a girlfriend. Karen is very upset that Dana withheld the truth and says she wasted her time at the shelter. Carol, however, scolds Karen for her vain attitude and tells her that the homeless people would give anything to have as many clothes as they do. Karen realizes her mother is right and decides to return three of her cashmere sweaters and donate the refund to the shelter.
55 November 19, 1993 The Marrying Dude Cody meets a blind date through a biker magazine dating advertisement. The woman, Bonnie, is a single mother who is looking for the perfect father for her 8-year-old son. When Cody and Riley hit it off, Bonnie sees that Cody is the right man for the job and asks if they can get married. Cody at first accepts, but then realizes things are moving too fast and decides that he and Bonnie should see if they are compatible. Cody and Bonnie break up, but decide to remain friends.
56 November 26, 1993 Sister Act Karen desires to date a 21-year-old man named Michael, and enlists Dana to help set up the date. However, it is Dana who hooks up with Michael. Later, Dana is talking with a friend on the phone; however, she is unaware that J.T. is secretly taping her phone conversation (wherein Dana reaffirms that Michael is not Karen's boyfriend). J.T., wanting to cause dissention between the normally close Karen and Dana, plays back the phone conversation to Karen, who becomes very angry and plots revenge (by calling Michael and, posing anonymously, tells him that Dana is 14 years old); at the 50s Diner, Michael breaks up with Dana, citing their "age differences." That night, Karen accuses Dana of stealing her boyfriend, but the argument quickly dies out when Karen admits she is jealous of Dana's virtues. The two make up, and J.T.'s hope that his two step sisters would kill each other never comes to pass.
57 December 10, 1993 Christmas Story Frank and Carol wind up in jail on Christmas eve when they are caught inside a toy store by a know-it-all deputy sheriff. Frank had recently remodeled the store and was given a discount on the store's merchandise; later, he realizes neither he nor Carol had purchased a toy train set for Brendan and, in a moment of haste, go to the store after hours to buy it.
58 December 17, 1993 Close Encounters of the Marrying Kind
59 January 7, 1994 Bad Girls Al, in a funk with making friends, falls into a bad group of girls. They dress in military fatigues, skip school and stay out late at night, among other things. Al's new attitude angers Frank, and the two get into a huge argument. But what hurts Al even more is her losing Cody's trust when she tries to take his air guitar without permission. Al finally realizes she needs to be herself and take her time in choosing friends (and wisely, at that).
60 January 14, 1994 Read All About It
61 January 28, 1994 Thirteen With a Bullet Mark, who is celebrating his 13th birthday develops a huge crush on a pretty classmate, gets his first kiss and is subsequently rejected ... all within a matter of a few hours.
62 February 4, 1994 My Bodyguard Cody annoys the family with his recollections of weird dreams. First, he pictures Al "behind bars" and "wearing a striped shirt," but she's just wearing a striped soccer jersey and showing off her hamster cage. But Dana gets beyond annoyed when Cody tells her about a dream where a man dressed in a suit is attacking her. He tags along and intrudes on her college interview in Chicago, and winds up assaulting the dean of admissions, thinking him to be Dana's assailant (he was bracing her as they were leaning out the window to look at the Chicago skyline). Dana angrily tells Cody she wants nothing more to do with him; however, Cody can't seem to shake his seemingly ridiculous bad vibes. That night at a bus station, a man dressed in a suit corners Dana when the two are alone. Before the man can sexually assault her, Cody shows up and runs him off. Dana breaks down in Cody's arms and thanks him.
63 February 18, 1994 Pretty Woman
64 February 25, 1994 Nightmare Weekend
65 March 11, 1994 Birth of a Salesman
66 March 25, 1994 Feeling Forty Carol is feeling every bit her age as the big 4-0 approaches, so she decides to invest in some diet pills to improve her appearance. It only makes matters worse, as she quickly becomes hooked on the amphetamines. Meanwhile, Cody tries helping(?) Al with a research project about Abraham Lincoln. Instead of going to the library and looking up the information, Cody suggests consulting a psychic who supposedly has connections with the 16th president. When Al sees Cody talking with "Honest Abe" as though he were right there in the room, she realizes she needs to do the work herself.
67 April 29, 1994 The Case of the Missing Diary Cody gets some inspiration for a class writing project when Karen can't find her diary. He uses her plight to spin a 1940s-style detective yarn about who took it, with the Fosters and Lamberts filling the roles of Cody's characters.
68 May 6, 1994 Great Expectations Cody's father pressures him into a job as executive vice president of his real estate company. With a little help from Frank, Cody tells his father he's simply not interested and would rather continue working in demolition. Meanwhile, Carol (as a favor for a customer) sets up Dana and Karen on blind dates, against their express wishes. The guys turn out to be living images of Beavis and Butt-head. After Frank gets rid of them, he helps his stepdaughters set up a "get even" prank on Carol.
69 May 20, 1994 Prom Night On prom night, J.T. is set up with a 13-year-old girl as a joke. Meanwhile, Dana's date with the school hunk also doesn't go very well (he got back together with his ex-girlfriend). The two step-siblings – who are constantly at odds – are left to share a dance ... and gain gruding respect and appreciation for one another.

[edit] Season 4: 1994-1995

24 episodes

# Airdate Prod. Code Title Overview
70 September 23, 1994 Karate Kid Mark - trying to improve his self-esteem - enrolls in a karate class, but is constantly belittled by the jock-like instructor for his "wimpy" attitude. He wants to drop out, but Cody helps him stand up to the "class pet" Tommy, who is the best in the class. During a challenge match, Tommy quickly gets the upper hand early, but Cody - who happens to be a black belt in karate - helps Mark exploit Tommy's weakness and rally to force sudden death. Even though Tommy eventually wins, Mark wins Tommy's respect ... which is more than can be said for the coach, who keeps taunting Mark and then Cody. Cody tries to leave, but the instructor presses his luck too far and Cody is easily able to subdue the loud-mouthed coach.
71 September 30, 1994 College Bound Dana learns a tough lesson in humility when a tough English professor gives her a D on her first term paper for using too many "big words" and not focusing enough on the paper's content. Already enduring humiliation from her Lambert step-siblings, Dana complains to her teacher but gets no sympathy. She vows to improve her "intellectual" attitude ... then learns that Cody has enrolled in her college. Also, J.T. learns a hard lesson about how credit cards work when he his somehow able to obtain one and quickly goes on a shopping spree.
72 October 7, 1994 Animal House Wanting to be cool, Cody decides to join a college fraterinty. He re-examines his desire to fit in when his frat brothers decide to go a little too far with Karen. Also, Brendan joins the school band, playing the trumpet, but his musicianship skills are lacking.
73 October 14, 1994 Spoiled Sport Frank auditions to become a part-time sports broadcaster for the local radio station, but Carol wins the job. Frank is disappointed, but soon realizes that he is a star in Carol's eyes. Carol realizes the job is not for her ... and her successor is Cody!
74 October 21, 1994 Revenge of the Nerd Karen covets being nominated for being crowned homecoming queen.
75 October 28, 1994 Something Wild On Halloween, a girl Mark has a crush on encourages him to dress as a punk rocker — then commit vandalism by throwing eggs at a house.
76 November 4, 1994 Growing Up is Hard to Do Al sets up a date with class hunk Kevin Phillips, and seeks dating advice from her stepsisters. Dana and Karen wind up giving her conflicting advice, forcing Al to decide whose advice to heed. Al - instead of just simply being herself - accepts Karen's advice of agreeing with everything Kevin says, and the date goes as one would expect.
77 November 11, 1994 Beyond Therapy
78 November 18, 1994 The Ice Cream Man Cometh Cody's friend wants to commit suicide after a tragic experience with his ex-wife.
79 November 25, 1994 Letting Go
80 December 9, 1994 Make Room for Daddy
81 December 16, 1994 I'll Be Home for Christmas J.T. decides he has grown out of celebrating Christmas with the family and decides to go on a skiing trip with his friends. Although clearly wanting J.T. home, Frank tells his son he has no objection and lets him go. But once he arrives at the ski lodge, J.T. becomes homesick and wants to go home. Not wanting to swallow his pride and admit to his father that he made a mistake, J.T. asks Cody to come get him. However, Frank arrives and, after a heartfelt discussion about his place in the family and that everyone - even the Foster step-siblings - want him home for the holidays, J.T. does the right thing.
82 January 6, 1995 Can't Buy Me Love While borrowing his boss' luxury car, J.T. meets a pretty girl named Shelly, and decides to impress her by claiming the car is his. He later claims that he is rich by flashing large dollar bills at Shelly, but she realizes the money belongs to her father.
83 January 20, 1995 Thirtysomething
84 February 3, 1995 The Honeymoon is Over
85 February 10, 1995 One Truck, Al Dente Al pressures J.T. to teach her how to drive. The two borrow Frank's new truck for the driving lesson, but in the process, Al is involved in a minor accident. They try to plaster the truck side to cover up their activities, but Frank soon learns that the truck was damaged.
86 February 17, 1995 Head of the Class Cody and Dana have conflicting teaching styles when they are recruited to teach a remedial history class. Their unlikely efforts result in their students upsetting a team of academic intellectuals on a TV quiz bowl.
87 March 3, 1995 Back to School J.T. realizes he needs a college education if he is ever to land a decent paying job. After struggling on an early test, his academics soon overwhelm him, but it is a tipoff that he may have dyslexia.
88 March 17, 1995 She Came Through the Bedroom Window When Cody's professor becomes fed up with his constant use of the word "dude," he agrees to be shocked every time he says the word. Dana agrees to deliver the shock therapy ... and takes full advantage of her situation. Meanwhile, a very pregnant Carol worries about her appearance, especially after Frank begins working with his very attractive ex-girlfriend.
89 March 31, 1995 Indecent Proposal J.T. gets a higher grade than Dana on an assignment in ethics class. But J.T. is shocked to learn the reason why ... that his teacher has feelings for him. J.T. becomes very angry when Dana tries to tell him about the teacher's motives, but decides to ask her anyway. When she begins to make her move, J.T. realizes Dana was right. Also, Cody annoys the family with his sleepwalking.
90 April 28, 1995 Where Have You Gone, Joe Dimaggio? Cody takes Brendan to a baseball game, featuring his favorite player, Kenny Barton. After the game, Brendan meets his hero and asks him to autograph his baseball; however, Barton is nothing short of rude to Brendan and demands a $50 fee for an autograph. Cody - after consoling Brendan - then confronts the egotistical Barton during a TV interview and exposes his demeanor. The interviewer - Hall of Fame player and broadcaster Harmon Killebrew - is equally outraged and offers to sign Brendan's baseball at no charge. Brendan gladly accepts Killebrew's offer. Also: Carol and Dana make a bet with Frank and JT that they can't handle how it feels to be pregnant. So they had their bodies stuffed with melons and canteloupes to make them look like pregnant women!
  • Notes: Brendan's last featured storyline. Also, there is an overt reference to Suzanne Sommers' previous series Three's Company; in the scene, Carol in the living room watching Three's Company, and remarks how she likes Chrissy. Daniel Evans also guest stars in this episode.
91 May 5, 1995 Adventures in Babysitting To help Al earn money to go on a trip with her friends, J.T. helps his sister run a baby-sitting service. But the two quickly learn there is no such thing as easy money when they are overwhelmed by the number of kids they must babysit.
92 May 12, 1995 Big Girl on Campus Karen and Al convince Dana to take them to a college party. Karen has her eye on a cute guy named Jeremy, but Jeremy decides to dance with Al instead. Karen is fuming, even though she had caught the eye of others at the party ... until Dana learns that Jeremy - at least six years older and much larger than 15-year-old Al - is a wolf in sheep's clothing. Just before Jeremy can back the petite Lambert girl into a corner she can't get out of, Dana and Karen get a bunch of guys to run Jeremy off.
93 May 19, 1995 A Foster/Lambert Production Carol goes into labor and gives birth to a baby girl, whom she names Lily. At the hospital, the Lambert and Foster children continue their petty squabbling, especially after J.T. forgot to bring the Fosters to the hospital. Through the use of flashbacks, Cody reminds them they have been happier in the times when they got along. And now, they have something they all can share - a little sister. Welcome to the world, little Lily Foster-Lambert!

[edit] Season 5: 1995-1996

24 episodes

# Airdate Prod. Code Title Overview
94 September 22, 1995 Little Sister Don'tcha JT and Rich go on a double date to the drive-in. But JT thinks twice after he finds out who Rich wants to take, Al. After a while it's clear JT can't handle it, so he and Al have a talk. Where she tells JT she no longer needs him to protect her. Cody sets up Dana with Brad Pitt from Legends of the Fall, but it turns out to be the Brad Pit that played dead body #2. Mark and his friends are depressed about their controlling mothers. They try to prove their manhood by smoking stogies, and Mark gets sick. So Frank offers to take him and his friends camping to do some manly things.
95 September 29, 1995 Three Girls and a Baby Stressed by caring for the new baby, Lilly. Frank and Carol go out for a romantic evening by themselves, leaving the baby home with the girls for the first time. Dana is convinced that childcare will be simple, until Lily accidentally gets locked in her room and the girls have to call the Port Washington Fire Department to break down the door. Fortunately for Karen and Al, the three firemen who respond are young and handsome. Unfortunately for Dana, they are able to pick a lock she could not and she has to admit to Carol in the end that she was wrong. Meanwhile, Frank and Carol's date is ruined by a series of disasters. The workers of the restaurant go on strike. The Movie Theater has a patron who cannot seem to shake his phlegm-filled cough and ends up stealing Franks hot dog. A bear relaxes on the hood of Frank's truck while they are trapped inside surviving on beef jerky, because the pizza boy was afraid of the bear. Frank and Carol soon realize that sometimes simply being together is all the romance they need. Cody thinks he has died when he reads his obituary in the local newspaper; but he is convinced when his credit card reads, "Cardholder is deceased." He thinks he has to come to terms with his death and just as he begins to do so, JT shows him that the dead Cody Lambert was an 80-year-old war hero. Unfortunately, Cody had just given away all his worldly possessions, including his guitar.
96 October 13, 1995 Party Animal Dana has the opportunity to move into a house with her friends. When her friends throw a party, Dana goes wild with her new freedom. She gets drunk - starts to dance, kiss random boys and act wild. Karen and Al take photos of Dana throughout the evening. When Carol shows Dana the picture of her swinging topless from the chandelier, even Dana is surprised. She then decides living at home is not that bad.

Frank wants Lilly to move out of their room which causes the first of several arguments. Frank finally wins and Lilly is moved to her room. Frank returns delighted to find Carol...asleep.

Cody mistakes a guy who sells toupees during "America's Most Wanted" as a Jewel Thief and he's there new next door neighbor. Cody, Mark and JT become convinced when he asks if he can have a package delivered to there house, and after hearing several awkward dialogs. This climaxes in a series of mistakes as the package arrives the guys call him over and set a trap. As it turns out the package was a Cheese cake but they find out to late as the poor guy gets trapped in a net set by the guys.
97 October 20, 1995 Midnight Caller JT and Dana are stuck doing a community project together for a class. They must work at a Suicide Help Line. A boy named Todd calls saying he is about to commit suicide because he is beginning to enter a step-family situation. Dana and JT get so involved slamming each other that he hangs up on them. Thinking that he has committed suicide they begin to freak out. But fortunately he comes by later and they are able to comfort him, and Dana and JT learn what is important and how much they really love each other. Lilly stays up crying all-night and only Cody seems to have the ability to silence her. Carol is convinced Lilly hates her and is extremely worried about it. Finally, Cody is able to show her that the only reason Lilly cries around her is because she is so tense and Lilly can sense that.
98 October 27, 1995 Maid to Order Frank decides to hire a new housekeeper for Carol. So he and JT set about interviewing potential employees. After having no luck what so ever, Frank leaves to run an errand and tells JT to do the last interview himself. It turns out to Carrie a former swimsuit model. JT hires her on the spot. As it turns out she knows even less about housekeeping than JT did about modeling. So before long JT is doing her work for her just so it appears she is doing a great job. In the end Frank finally makes JT fire her.

Karen is in the running for Head Cheerleader and Carol makes it her personal mission to make sure she doesn't fall short. Being that Carol lost out to another girl when she was in high school she becomes some what obsessed. Carol is there when they announce the winner and it's Karen......Covington. Carol would soon find out that Karen Covington was the daughter of Becky Sue Covington, the girl she lost out too so many years ago.

Cody starts teaching a senior citizens aerobics class and gets them into such good condition they want him to do the same for their husbands.
99 November 3, 1995 Don't Ask Frank and Carol become frustrated with their children constantly asking them to run their errands and small favors. Eventually, they lose their patience and implement a rule where the children must do everything for themselves and not to bother them. The rule is put to the test when Brendan — wanting to go on a trip with his soccer team to watch a Green Bay Packers game — decides not to "bother" his parents to have them sign a permission slip allowing him to go. The slip never does get signed, and when Frank finds our from the soccer coach why would Brendan miss out on going to a football game. So he asks an upset Brendan what's the matter, he explained about that rule of not bothering them. Frank apologized to his son & lets him go to the game after all, he and Carol decide to ease up on the rule.

Also, Cody orders a ham radio from Russia, but winds up getting a mail-order bride instead; he has his hands full getting rid of this domineering woman from the East. And, aspiring country singer Karen is approached by a man claiming to be a record producer, who promises to take her demo tape to a major studio in exchange for a $500 fee. However, the naïve Karen later realizes she was ripped off and that she will probably never recover her money ... much less, become a big star. Dana gives her sister some solace by getting her song played on a local radio station.

  • Note: Angela Watson covers the Patty Loveless song, "Blame It On Your Heart."
  • Note: This would be the last shining moment for the character of Brendan Lambert. Josh Bryne's character would be reduced to 30-second, one-liner-type appearances before being dropped entirely during the 1997-1998 season.
100 November 10, 1995 Hello, Mr. Chips Al has just lost another job and Frank encourages her to be a "team player." Karen tells Al of a job at the mall. Al gets the job at a cookie store called Mr. Chips, named for a monkey. She ends up having to take Mr. Chips home, creating some interesting situations. Carol tries to convince Frank to be Tarzan while she plays Jane for the fundraising skit at the community theatre. She gets an underwear model to pretend to be acting the part of Tarzan to make him jealous and hopefully convince him to take the part. It works. JT makes a bet with Big Jim that Mark can beat him. Mark uses Geometry and Physics to win. He ends up beating Big Jim for the $1000 that Cody makes JT give to Mark.
101 November 17, 1995 Roadie Mark's favorite singer, Christi Rose is coming to town. Cody gets a job as her Roadie and introduces her to Mark who promptly passes out. Christi falls for Cody and offers him a full time job as her Bodyguard. He is tempted, but decides he enjoys his lifestyle too much. Although he offers her the chance to move her van in right next to his, but much like Cody she likes her lifestyle to much too. They remained close, because the entire clan of children sings with her (including Al on the drums) at the end of the episode. Frank finally agrees to buy a car for Al, JT,Dana and Karen after numerous complaints. He not only buys a car but he comes home with his dream car a 1965 mustang. He becomes so obsessed with it; however, the children hardly ever get to drive it as Frank comes up with one excuse after another to keep them from it. In the end Carol has to point this out to him, and Frank realizes his mistake and gives the car to the kids, at last.
102 November 24, 1995 The Wall Being fearful of ending up on the "loser wall" is enough to get Mark Foster to work out. Working out, however, is not enough to keep Mark Foster off the "loser wall." Despite being on the wall, Mark is asked to a dance by Tawny Spencer, the prettiest girl in the school. When the girl's bullying, ex-date threatens Mark, Mark stands up to him. Karen and Al (and reluctantly their dates) immediately jump to Mark's defense. The entire school supports Mark and he wins the heart of the heartthrob.

Dana organizes a feminist group, which has a very low turnout. Also disheartening Dana is the fact that one of those in the group was Cody. All the members seem to like the group because the Codeman is in it, and when the group finally has a good turnout, it is revealed that the majority only came for a date with Cody. After receiving all this heartache, Dana looks upward and states, "Maybe You are a man." Carol talks Frank into reluctantly going to a therapeutic couples' health spa. Both their feelings appear justified, however, when they have greatly varying experiences. While Carol loves every therapy event, Frank is miserable the entire time, especially during the painful massage from domineering Inger.
103 December 1, 1995 Baby Come Back JT and Al baby-sit for Lilly and impulsively take Lilly to an audition to represent a baby food company in Milwaukee. When changing a diaper, Al and JT notice that they returned with the incorrect baby. Upon Frank and Carol's return, the whereabouts of Lilly are still uncertain. As it turns out, Jeffrey was the younger brother of a babysitting teenage boy who had similarly been enticed by the cash reward. At a beauty products convention, Frank annoys Carol by complaining about how boring it is. She finally tells him to wait for her in the bar. But Frank is convinced by a beautiful product representative to have his follicles massaged. When Carol catches Frank "flirting" with the saleswoman, they argue and agree not to force each other to attend their respective business functions anymore. Also, Dana and Cody get trapped in Cody's magic box. After Cody tells Dana his life story, sings 1,000 bottles of beer on the wall, and otherwise annoys her; he receives a call on his cellular phone.
104 December 15, 1995 The Fight Before Christmas Franks old friend Mitch Crawford is coming to town Carol and Frank set up a date for Al with Mitch's son, Matt. Both Matt and Al come in with a bad attitude, but they soon discover they have a lot more in common than they think and start having fun. There having so much fun they end making out in the driveway as the car is being covered in snow. When Frank discovers them, he kicks Matt and his family out of their house. Al goes with them because she thinks her father is being unreasonable. Frank has to go to the all-you-can-eat-turkey for $1.99 to apologize and invite them back. Cody blows up his van by running Christmas lights from the main generator. Because "The Night before Christmas" was in his van, Cody was required to tell Lilly an impromptu version. JT has a job selling Christmas trees. Cody cannot make it because he was injured in the van accident; therefore, his friend, George, spends his free time with JT. George teaches JT that more important than money is the joy of a kid's face when he is given something. JT learned so well that he gave up his earnings to buy Jimmy a tree.
105 January 5, 1996 What's Wrong With This Picture Dana admires an abstract, feminist artist and is honored to be chose to pose for her. Knowing she will be a part of what be a great work, she agrees to pose nude. Since Dana is convinced that the work will be abstract, and she will not be recognizable, she proudly invites Frank, Carol, Karen and Al to a charity auction where it will be unveiled. Unfortunately, the painter decided to change styles to Photo-realism, and the painting is obviously Dana. Carol is determined to outbid the "perverts," but Frank does not allow her to top $100,000. Fortunately, the artist destroys her work, because anything that appealing to the masses must be bad. JT goes on a date with Casey Maxwell, the daughter of an alleged crime boss, who requires him to spend $200 per plate for their date. When JT ends the relationship, he fears for his life. Frank refuses to hire an exterminator to kill the rat in the attic. He becomes so obsessed with catching the rat that he hurts himself (throwing out his shoulder, falling through the floor, stepping in a rat trap, etc.). When Frank finally calls the exterminator and he comes to the door, JT fears it is the mobster coming to kill him, the rat.
106 January 12, 1996 Beautiful Ladies of Wrestling J.T. and Frank will do ANYTHING for Super Bowl tickets. They dress up like women and wrestle Assault and Battery for 10 rounds to claim them. Meanwhile, Mark is placed in a school for the gifted. On his first day at the new school, Mark gets a "C" on a pop quiz. He neglects his friends and stays up all weekend studying. When Carol catches him, they decide that the new school is a step backward for Mark. Also, Cody "invents" clothing made from food when going camping. Without having to pack clothes or carry heavy food, it appears to be a good idea. However, Cody realizes that there are a lot of hungry animals in the woods.
107 January 26, 1996 Torn Between Two Mothers Frank's mom comes to town to see Lilly. She tells Carol how to do everything. While everyone else is enjoying "Nana," Carol grows more and more frustrated with her as her advice becomes more and more personal. Finally because of some advice from Carol (and Cody), Frank stands up to his mother. Then Frank's mother realizes what a terrible mother-in-law she has been. At the same time, JT gets a job as a dummy for a women's self-defense class. Dana, Karen, and Al join the class and after seeing what it is there practicing (shots to the groin) JT quits in the middle. Also, Cody gets a job doing brain experimentation.
108 February 2, 1996 Snow Bunnies Al's boyfriend, Matt, Al, and some other friends plan a ski trip, But Frank refuses to let Al go. So Stephanie "Love Boat", takes her place and after talking to JT,Al gets worried. JT and Al go up to check on Matt and the "Love Boat," but Matt proves he only cares for Al. Cody has a gnarly case of the hiccups. He tries to scare himself, be hypnotized by Mark, and drink five gallons of water, but the only true remedy is time. In the meantime, Carol reads a horror book, despite Frank's encouragement to read Garfield. Finally, the nightmares are so bad, she needs "Garfield" to help her.
109 February 9, 1996 Secret Admirer Frank buys Carol a fake Swiss Rolet watch (for Valentine's Day) and pretends it is the real thing. Carol feels so bad about Frank spending too much money that she tries to return it, and gets thrown in jail. When Frank bails her out, she tells him that she loved the watch because it was from him, and that the most important thing is honesty. Frank sweeps Carol off her feet with one of Cody's letters, but Carol is even more impressed that he tells the truth about it. Dana gets dumped just before Valentine's Day and turns into the man-hater she can be. Cody writes her "Secret Admirer" love letters to help lighten her up, hence improving her personality. It works perfectly and allows Dana to get a boy that she really likes.
110 February 16, 1996 Forever Young Frank and Carol go to a class with Lilly for parents of young kids. In this class they begin to feel they are too old for Lilly. They try to be "young" like some of the other parents. They go to a grunge club with the parents of another kid and they realize that they don't need to change their entire lifestyle for Lilly's sake. Rich and JT tell Dana that "buds are thicker than babes." Dana disagrees and challenges them, then she tries to get a friend, Brandy Hartman, to come between them. JT and Rich figure this out and end up trapping Dana into an embarrassing situation. Cody tries to make many strange greeting cards, including one that explodes for National Demolition Worker's Day.
111 February 23, 1996 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? Cody's cheese hat gives him the ability to predict the winning lottery numbers. Karen, Mark, and Brendan try to take advantage of that and get the numbers from him. Cody didn't think it was fair to keep it all to himself so he put the numbers up on the big billboard at the Packers game and it made the ESPN Play of the Day-- making a lot of winners and the prize basically worthless. Dana introduces a psychology major named Fleming to her parents thinking he is "the one." Frank and Carol hate him and his ideas and so does Dana when the gift he promised turned out to be psychiatric help. Frank gladly throws him out. While baby sitting Lily JT Meets a girl who assumes he is Lily's dad and he uses this to get a date. It doesn't work out as she thinks he is too mature for her and doesn't believe him when he tells her the truth.
112 March 8, 1996 Do the Right Thing J.T. has a huge test coming up in one of his classes, and his friend is able to get a copy of the test. J.T. decides not to cheat on the test, but rather to study for it. J.T. ends up getting a B on the test, and when he and his friend get their books mixed up, Frank sees the cheat sheet and tells J.T. he is both disappointed and he will no longer pay for J.T.'s schooling. Later, Frank overhears J.T.'s friend returning for the book and he apologizes and they make up. Al gets an idea to get a tattoo. Even though she is told she can't she finds a way to get to the shop. Dana, however, saw her heading out and was able to tell Carol, who was able to arrive just before Al went in. Carol tried to tell Al several things, but was not able to convince her not to go through with it until she told and SHOWED her the ill effects of one.
113 March 15, 1996 The Bodyguard Formerly Known as Prince Dana, Karen, and Al go to a ski lodge for a weekend and meet 3 good looking guys one of whom is the prince of Calderone. The prince(Karen's) wants people to like him for who he is, and henceforth makes his bodyguard(Dana's) claim to be the prince. This causes Dana to gloat and Karen to sulk. Meanwhile, Rich gives the remaining Lambert/Foster clan a chain letter which promises good luck if you keep the chain going and vice versa. Everyone except Brendan decides not to return the letters. Everyone gets orange hair (except Brendan) from using Carol's free samples while Rich gave his shampoo to his parents.
114 April 26, 1996 Major Pain Dana cannot deteemine what to do and JT and Rich are not able to major in "Nude Volleyball," therefore they all end up taking a career placement test together. The results of the placement test say JT and Rich should become doctors and Dana should become a guard at a women's prison. Dana, livid from the results, demands a re-test and ends up discovering the testing center is a fraud. Dana then investigates (doing a job so good JT tells her she should become an investigative reporter) and discovers the owner has been convicted of the same crime several times before. Meanwhile, Carol repays a favor by hiring Flash to work for Frank; Flash, in turn, destroys almost everything, and is only redeemed by his remarkable work done while staying up all night working.
115 May 3, 1996 We're Going to Disney World (Part 1) Frank's mother offers the entire family a trip to Disney World the weekend of Frank and Carol's anniversary. Flash shows up to return Frank's hammer and ends up staying the weekend, and over the weekend he visits more rides than anyone in the history of Disney World has beating out a Ukrainian and bringing the title back to America. JT and Rich dip into their apartment fund to get Rich to come. J.T. poses as J.T. Disney (Walt Disney's Nephew) and ends up spending the whole fund trying to attract to beautiful girls. They go different ways for a few hours until JT "redeems" himself by selling his plain ticket and agreeing to ride the bus back with Rich. Karen enters a country music contest with Dana and Al as backup singers but gets rid of them because they aren't dedicated enough. When she gets on stage the first time, though, she realizes that she needs them. After a little making up Al and Dana agree to re join the group and they rock the house with "Girls with Guitars" By "Wynona"
116 May 10, 1996 We're Going to Disney World (Part 2)
117 May 17, 1996 Men at Work J.T. and Rich eagerly apply and are hired at a restaurant (which Dana and her feminist friends had planned to protest against) with sexy waitress. They learn how bad harassment really is in those places, but they get in one final night of not caring. Frank converts part of the basement into a lounge using items he bought from a closed tavern. While the men love it, Carol has a serious accident with a one of the lounge's "toys". The closer shows interesting riding on the toy by everybody, especially Dana. Flash sleeps on the Lamberts' couch while his apartment is being fumigated. He brings a lot of energy to the house and the lounge.
  • Notes: This is the last appearance by Flash, even though Carol and Frank invited him to move into their house to avoid driving eight hours back and forth from Kansas City to Washington Point. This was also Flash's first time seeing the Lambert-Foster house.
  • Notes: Flash drinks a lot of coffee so he only needs ten minutes of sleep a night. But if its only seven or eight minutes he's really grouchy.

[edit] Season 6: 1997

24 episodes.

# Airdate Prod. Code Title Overview
118 March 7, 1997 Crazy Love Dana is told she must tutor another student. As she goes on about what "moron jock" she will to tutor this time, she discovers it's Rich, whom she loathes. But the first thing they learn is that opposites attract, and soon, to everyone's shock, sparks begin to fly. Meanwhile, Carol and Frank, eager to be alone and away from the ever-present Jean-Luc, escape for a much needed romantic weekend, but find an unwelcome surprise awaiting them: Jean-Luc. It's his birthday, and he ends up spending it alone after Carol and Frank explain to him they need some time alone themselves.
119 March 14, 1997 Road Trip J.T. and Rich convince Frank that they're mature enough to drive down to Mexico. After traveling almost the whole way, they finally discover that Dana has stowed away in the backseat. After reaching the border town of Tejada, they end up in jail, with Rich giving all his money to Dana, leaving the guys unable to pay for the burritos they just ate. Dana's mouthing off to the officer over what she sees as him trying to take advantage of her only makes things worse. In the meantime, Carol has a bright idea: Frank should teach Jean-Luc how to drive. But, for once, he refuses, and Carol takes her life in her own hands when she attempts to teach Jean-Luc herself.
120 March 21, 1997 Sex, Lies, and Videotape J.T. accepts a hasty marriage proposal made by Michelle, a sexy French woman ten years his senior, but Jean-Luc discovers that there are some serious hidden strings attached. Michelle, as it turns out, is about to lose her visa, and must return to France. So she tries to get J.T. to marry her so she can stay in America. Meanwhile, after Frank refuses to let him go and see Showgirls, Mark and his friends go the video store and discover Naughty Nurses in a video case of the Little Mermaid. After they get caught watching it in the garage, Frank has a long talk with Mark.
121 March 28, 1997 Just Say Maybe The kids all head off to Rockfest '97, causing Carol (as usual) to worry they might misbehave. Just as she had feared, they are tested when Al's morals are put to the test when she's tempted to try marijuana. Meanwhile, when Patti, Carol's friend from high school, finds herself being ignored by her husband, she develops a crush on Jean-Luc.
  • Note: This is where the audience finds out Carol tried marijuana back in 1967.
  • Note: Carol also attended Woodstock, and danced on a VW van.
122 April 4, 1997 The "L" Word Frank and Jean-Luc go camping to do a little "male-bonding". Frank tells Jean-Luc not to tell anyone he's a contractor because he doesn't want everyone asking him to fix everything that breaks down. So Jean-Luc tells the couple next door that "we're certainly not hairstylists, but brain surgeons". Turns out the lady is pregnant, and she goes into labor, just as her husband goes fishing. So Frank and Jean-Luc have to deliver the baby. Meanwhile, back at home, Dana begins to question her relationship with Rich when an old friend of hers from high school, now attending Harvard, tries to woo her away. Rich gets jealous and forbids her to see him, which only makes Dana laugh. She then accepts an invitation to go with her friend for the weekend to visit the Harvard campus. Rich unexpectedly (to Dana) shows up, and things go crazy.
123 April 11, 1997 She's the One J.T. finally meets the girl of his dreams in Sam, a tow-truck driver. They have everything in common, and after some urging from his brothers and sisters, J.T. asks her out. They end up going to a Green Bay Packers game, and from then on it's love. J.T. is initially confused about his feelings for Sam until he has a conversation with Jean-Luc, and it all becomes clear. He is in love with Sam. Also, Karen's big music break finally comes when she is selected to appear in a video with one of country music's biggest (fictional) stars, Jimmy Ray Johnston. So Frank, Carol, and Karen all travel to Chicago for the big shoot. But it turns out that Jimmy Ray only wants Karen to look good, and not actually sing. So she quits.
  • Note: Even though Karen and Carol stomp out, and Frank tells the production to "Bite Me", Carol and Frank do a music number at the same studio in Chicago.
124 April 18, 1997 Independence Day J.T. asserts his independence by moving out of his parents' house to a not-so-joyful Jean-Luc's. But after some problems there, he then moves into his own apartment, which is totally run-down.

Carol wants to spend more quality time with the girls - they decide they have better things to do. Carol ends up tricking them into "girls night out", and takes them to a karaoke bar.
125 April 25, 1997 Reality Bites When J.T. and Rich squander their money and can't pay the rent on their new apartment, they are evicted by their landlord -- Frank. Meanwhile, because his daughter, Danielle, is in France and her birthday is drawing near, Jean-Luc spoils Lilly with an abundance of gifts to ease his pain over not being able to be with his own daughter. In the end, Carol works it out so Danielle can come state-side and see her father.
126 May 2, 1997 Locket Man A clueless Rich gives Dana a piece of recycled jewelry for her birthday, but finds the party's over when the gift turns out be a locket -- with a picture of him and his ex-flame inside. Meanwhile, Carol and the kids must endure the rite of passage that all men face when Frank goes through a mid-life crisis.
127 May 9, 1997 How the West Was Won Frank's disappointment over the kids not cleaning up the house leads him to dream he's in the "Wild West" (circa 1880). Here, it's up to the inebriated Sheriff Frank to clean up and rid the town of the vile, French gun-slinger, Black Bart (aka Jean-Luc), who has a mind for trouble, and his eyes on the Sheriff's girl -- the lovely Miss Kitty (aka Carol).
128 May 16, 1997 Absolutely Fabio Jean-Luc keeps the kids in suspense when he tells them he's cutting the hair of a famous celebrity: Fabio. Meanwhile, Rich and Dana try to control -- unsuccessfully -- Lilly's birthday party.
129 May 23, 1997 Loose Lips When Mark's date overhears him bragging to his friends about the so-called "special moment" they shared, she calls his bluff in front of his schoolmates -- branding him a wimp. Meanwhile, after being dumped by her own date, Karen feels that her "imperfect" body is the culprit, and takes drastic measures to improve it.
130 May 30, 1997 The Big Date Al's in for a disappointment when she discovers that her blind date is overweight -- and carrying an even heavier chip on his shoulder. Meanwhile, Carol's "worry-meter" jumps off the scale when Dana, Rich, J.T., and Sam check into a Chicago Hotel unsupervised.
131 June 6, 1997 Future Shock Rich and Dana go to a wedding with J.T. and Sam. They are teased and told that someday soon, they will be married. Dana, furthermore, does not even go up to try to catch the bouquet, but it lands on her lap anyway. She and Rich each have terrible visions about what that might entail, and become very scared. They agree -- no more weddings for a while. Meanwhile, Frank and Jean-Luc work to build Lilly's new jungle-gym, despite Frank's terrible cold. Jean-Luc suggests some homemade cold medicine made by a customer "from all-natural juniper berries". The two men overdose on it...and end up completely intoxicated.
132 June 13, 1997 Show Me the Money When J.T. and Rich take a job as sports agents for an up-and-coming college hockey player, they find themselves becoming his personal servants -- and dating service -- with Karen serving as the main course. Meanwhile, the battle between the hairdressers and the contractors begins when Carol and Jean-Luc challenge an overly-macho Frank and his pal, Moose, to a game of bowling.
133 June 20, 1997 It Didn't Happen One Night Frank orders the Maximum Sports Channel, and he and Rich spend so much time watching it that they ignore Carol and Dana. Jean-Luc gives the girls makeovers, and helps the guys plan a romantic evening. All 4 of them enjoy the evening, and the vacant TV allows Jean-Luc to watch the Maximum Sports Channel, but he only gets confused. A guy named Kyle, the school hunk, goes on a date with Al, and the date goes well. They seal it with a kiss...but Kyle wants to take things one step further, and tries to sexually assault Al. The petite Al fights him off, and tells him it is over. The next morning, Karen is complaining when Al keeps getting calls from guys, but Al finds out she has a new reputation she doesn't want. Seems Kyle had been spreading rumors that he and Al had sex. Karen refuses to believe her step-sister (since she also had her eye on Kyle), but only when Al breaks down in tears does Karen finally realize she needs to settle the matter. She helps expose Kyle as a liar.
134 June 27, 1997 Macho Man J.T., Sam, Rich, Dana, and Al play miniature golf, and Sam wins. She also wins at Ping-Pong, in the video arcade, batting cage, and at billiards. Then, Sam runs to J.T.'s aid when he is threatened by a pool-house bully. He begins to feel inadequate, and his dream about marrying Sam turns into a strange nightmare -- with Sam's machismo — and Rich's ribbing — getting the best of J.T. Meanwhile, Jean-Luc escorts a fearful Lilly to the doctor for a tetanus shot. Jean-Luc promises to be there with her, and hold her hand during the shot, and that she will get a lollipop afterward. But Jean-Luc has a cut on his hand, and also needs a shot. Jean-Luc and Lilly help each other be brave.
135 July 4, 1997 Ain't Misbehavin' Sam's hours and wages are cut at work, and she loses her roommate. She, much to J.T.'s dismay, chooses a male co-worker, Jamie, to be her new roommate. J.T. is hesitant to trust them, which is epitomized when he knocks down Sam's front door. J.T. is finally relieved when Jamie's girlfriend becomes Sam's permanent roommate (she did not like the idea much, either). In the meantime, Jean-Luc owes $1,000 in back taxes, and asks Carol to loan it to him. Carol had to use the money for her and Frank's weekend getaway for the "loan". She soon suffers neck problems from the stress she had just watching Jean-Luc spend all his money on his girlfriend. When Carol confronts Jean-Luc (thanks to Frank's nagging), he immediately comes up with a plausible solution that makes everyone happy.
136 July 11, 1997 The Facts of Life Lilly sees Dana and Rich kissing, and proudly announces to Frank and Carol that Rich and Dana are going to have a baby. It becomes necessary that Lilly's parents tell her "The Facts of Life". Lilly then shares her new wisdom during "show and tell" at school, which causes a conflict between Frank, Carol, and the parents of Lilly's best friend. They agree to overlook their differences for their children. After Jean-Luc tutors Al in French, he notices that J.T. and Rich are into horse-racing, and helps them win some money. But when J.T. and Rich want to empty their college fund, Jean-Luc is forced to teach them an invaluable lesson about gambling.
137 July 18, 1997 Talkin' Trash Frank buys Carol a birthday present that stresses security, rather than romance. J.T. warns him, but he doesn't listen. Carol does not appear to be all that thrilled about it after getting jewelry and cashmere from Jean-Luc and the kids, respectively. Frank tries to make it up to her, but Carol believes the fact that he loves her and gave her the gift with that love was enough. Dana chooses a "brain" to team up with for the recycling contest, rather than Rich. Rich, in order to get her back, picked a "bimbo" cheerleader as his teammate. Rich really wants to show Dana he is not a "flyweight intellectual." He proves to Dana that creativity is just as important as book smarts (and wins!!).
138 July 25, 1997 Walk Like a Man Mark's basketball team has made it to the championship. Frank, who is the coach, and Mark ban Carol from coming to the game. Carol takes it personally, and with the help of Jean-Luc, disguises herself so she can go. She gives herself away, though, when she starts a fight with a fan who insults Mark. J.T. tells Rich that he lets Dana control the relationship, so Rich and J.T. go to a weekend party. Karen and Al coincidentally drag Dana to the same party. Rich pays a girl to dance with him (remember Barbie), so he won't look like a loser. Dana then dances with someone to make Rich jealous. They soon get in a food fight, but realize it is J.T.'s fault -- so they both throw food at him.
139 August 1, 1997 Shear Madness Jean-Luc is asked to cut Hillary Clinton's hair, and is so nervous he wants to decline the opportunity. He is finally able to decipher (through a conversation with Carol) that it all stems from his depression from his divorce. Frank disapproves of yet another of Al's dates. He then meets a guy just like him, who he goes shopping with, and sets up with Al. Al goes on a date with him, but then makes Frank agree to not interfere with her dates. She does, however, let him chase off a particularly bad date.
140 August 8, 1997 The Kissing Game J.T., Al, and Dana are having problems finding some privacy when JT comes up with the idea to use Carol's new salon as a place for privacy. He also sells the key to some friends for the same purpose. They all want the salon at once though, so they end up just having a party. Carol tries to set up Jean-Luc with Julie. Jean-Luc messes up the barbecue -- and their clothes. He even sets his pants on fire. When he changes into Frank's clothes, he and Frank have a talk, and Jean-Luc realizes that if he wants to find the perfect one (like Carol is for Frank), he has to try harder. Frank and Carol order some take-out food, while Jean-Luc and Julie stay and get to know each other. The restaurant Frank and Carol go to happens to be right next to the salon -- where they crash the kids' party.
141 August 15, 1997 Bonjour, Jean-Luc Carol comes back from Hair Spectacular '96 with Jean-Luc, who is to become her new business partner. As they start a new business, Frank has to do all the chores. He is happy to do them, but becomes very picky about his cookies. Jean-Luc does help J.T. by teaching him how to dance, but J.T.'s date is a disaster anyway. Jean-Luc tells Karen, Al, and Dana (on separate occasions) that he thinks they are beautiful. Also, Lilly learns to write her name, and Cody calls from his new job -- in Russia.
  • Note: This is where the audience finally finds out Cody is in Russia for a new job he acquired. This episode, like several in this season, is aired out of order. This was intened to be the season opener, but ABC never aired it until late summer as the last new episode aired this season.

[edit] Season 7: 1997-1998

19 episodes. The series is now airing on CBS.

# Airdate Prod. Code Title Overview
142 September 19, 1997 Making the Grade It is the first day of school for all the kids, and Karen is off to college. Carol, on the other hand, is feeling like she has nothing to do, so she registers for college, signing up for all of Karen's classes, and following her around. Carol then tells a story in class about when Karen was a baby. Carol finally realizes that she is ruining Karen's life. Rich is happy about getting a "C" on his pop quiz, and Dana tells Rich that if he doesn't start taking something seriously, they don't have much of a future together. So, after talking to J.T., Rich stays up all night studying (instead of watching Xena, the Warrior Princess with J.T.), and gets an "A", while Dana only gets a "B". J.T. raids the refrigerator, wearing his trenchcoat. Frank catches him, and hugs J.T. and the food squirts everywhere.
143 September 26, 1997 A Star is Born After explaining to the guys the various virtues of getting the role in the next 'Jeremy Beck' movie; Karen, Dana, and Al audition for the part. Karen and Dana are not quite what the producers want, but Al is just what they are looking for. Al also has great acting talent, and does a fantastic job. She does so well that they re-write the script to include her in another scene. Al loves it, and decides to quit school and move to Hollywood. She and Frank agree that she can join the drama club and, if necessary, move to Hollywood afterward. Lilly's class is having a bake sale, so she and Carol are making cookies. When Lilly's friend, Traci, and her mother make fun of the Lambert duo and their cookies, Carol takes it personally, and makes a dessert that is loaded with alcohol that will knock the socks off of Traci and her mother's dessert. Then, Lilly doesn't want to use it because she didn't help, and they use the cookies after all.
144 October 3, 1997 Your Cheatin' Heart Rich begins making stupid excuses for skipping out on Dana. Karen and Al convince Dana that he is cheating on her after they follow him to some girl's house. The three of them see Rich dancing with another woman. Dana barges in, but realizes that he is taking dance lessons to impress her. Frank and Carol are having trouble with distractions in their love life. Finally, they are able to get together for a distraction-free evening, but are too sick to make it enjoyable.
145 October 10, 1997 Take This Job and ... JT loses his fourth job of the month, and cannot even afford a date with Sam. JT convinces Sam to get her boss to hire him as an apprentice mechanic at the garage where she works. JT is terrible, and Sam is forced to fire him on the second day, after he nearly kills the boss - twice. JT is frustrated and angry, but the only sympathy he gets is from the people who lost the pool (of how many days he would last at the job). Carol advises JT not to lose Sam because he is too proud to say, "I'm sorry." After JT apologizes to Sam, he gets a job that he is a good at - as a giant weiner. Meanwhile, Frank is delighted when he receives a dilapidated boat, in lieu of payment, for a job. He spends every free and waking hour fixing the boat. He annoys the whole family, and, even though Carol supports him in front of the kids, she is concerned. Frank explains to Carol that his dream at one time was to buy a really nice boat, and go sailing on the weekend. While he loved all seven kids, the only opportunity for a sailboat was one like the one he had.
146 October 17, 1997 Poetic Justice Karen has a professor (actually a teaching assistant) try to date her by influencing her with good grades. Karen tells Dana about her predicament. Dana has the perfect plan to catch Jason ("Jace") in his own deceitful web. While a battery that does not keep going and going causes a hitch, the plan does end up working after all. Mark's date comes in all her glory for a date with Mark. Actually, she is repulsive to Frank and Carol, a source of comedy to Rich and JT, and a shocking match for Mark. Mark stays out past curfew, is grounded, and runs off in Frank's truck with his date.
147 October 24, 1997 Can't Buy Me Love Karen and Dana are given invitations to pledge to a sorority, DTZ, known for their vanity and airheadedness. This seems to be a natural fit for Karen, and seems to have no stipulations. Dana finds out, however, that they really want her (and her GPA) to join, and will only let Karen join if Dana agrees to join as well. Frank does not have a job, or any prospects of jobs. However, an old acquaintance of Carol's from high school is building a new complex, and Carol invites him over to try to convince him to allow Frank to work on it. He gives Frank a job, but tries to pursue Carol. When he crosses the line, Frank quits, kicks him out of the house, and informs him what he can do with his gift for Carol.
148 October 31, 1997 Dream Lover On Halloween, JT and his sisters host a costume party at a decrepit old mansion. During the party, it becomes obvious that JT and Sam aren't getting along, and, after a mix-up involving their costumes (they are forced to go tandem as a horse), she decides to dance with someone else. JT fumes about his predicament, and he later meets Abby, the ghostly 19-year-old inhabitant of the mansion, who committed suicide after a bad break-up many years back. Abby convinces JT that his relationship with Sam may have reached its end, and that it is nobody's fault. In the end, he and Sam decide that it is best if they went their separate ways. Meanwhile, Lilly hosts a Halloween party of her own for her friends. But when one of her buddies (dressed as the devil) scares her at the door, the daisy-outfitted youngster runs upstairs in fright, leaving Carol to comfort her daughter, and convince her – successfully – that sometimes "it's fun to be scared". This lesson helps out later when Lilly must teach her friend about the fun behind scary movies. Teddy T-Rex (Frank) was the life of the party - he fell down the stairs, and was attacked by the kids.
  • Note: At the party, Rich and Dana dress up as Ricky and Lucy Ricardo, paying homage to the two main characters from I Love Lucy. They reprise a frequent storyline, in which Lucy wants to be in the show, Ricky says no, and Lucy cries.
  • Note: Lilly dresses as a Sunflower.
149 November 7, 1997 Girls Just Wanna Have Fun When Rich's old friend, Cassie, moves back to town, they enjoy playing billiards and video games together. So Dana asks J.T. to teach her how she can she can have fun like that with Rich. Meanwhile, Frank's con-man cousin, Bert, shows up.
150 December 5, 1997 Goodbye, Mr. Chip Karen's boyfriend, Chip, takes Carol's advice "to get a backbone", and stand up to Karen, but he surprises everyone by breaking up with her. Karen is furious with her mother for interfering. In the meantime, Dana has better luck helping JT and Rich with a relationship problem of their own, with the use of her "A" in psychology - and sock puppets.
151 December 19, 1997 Too Many Santas To earn extra money, Rich and J.T. take jobs as Santa Claus at a local department store. Lilly instantly recognizes her brother as Santa, and concludes that Santa, doesn't exist. To re-assure his 5-year-old daughter, Frank - and just about everyone else, without consulting each other - dress as jolly ol' St. Nick. and visit Lilly. Meanwhile, J.T. pines for his former girlfriend, Sam, after finding a Christmas present that he bought for her when they were still dating.
152 January 9, 1998 Phoney Business Al takes a job as a model in a commercial she thinks is for suntan lotion. She is outraged when she sees the commercial airing on TV... and its for a phone sex hotline. Al and J.T. pay a visit to the corrupt producer to make him admit the truth. Meanwhile, Carol and Dana try to force healthy food on the family after taking a nutrition class.
153 January 16, 1998 Goin' to the Chapel Dana wants to take her relationship with Rich one step further, and gets into a big argument with Carol when she fears that Dana is planning to have sex. Carol forbids Dana from having sexual intercourse. So she asks Rich if they can elope. Meanwhile, J.T. hopes to catch the eye of an aerobics instructor, so he pretends to be a fitness fanatic to impress her. However, he later learns that being himself is a much better idea.
154 January 23, 1998 Feet of Clay Rich and Dana enroll in a pottery class, but Dana has no talent - and Rich does. Meanwhile, Carol and Frank's sexual role-playing make J.T. and Karen think Carol is dating another man - and cheating on Frank.
155 January 30, 1998 Pain in the Class Frank worries about going to his upcoming 25th class reunion, which he knows old nemesis, Roy Tucker, will be attending. Sure enough, Roy brags about his own successes in owning a chain of tire stores, shows off his date for the evening and...of course, humiliates Frank. However, Carol eventually learns the truth about Roy — that his bravado is the cover for his lack of success (e.g. - he's the assistant manager at one of the stores, and that he paid the cashier to be his date). Meanwhile, J.T. is focused on watching a Pay-Per-View bikini contest (with Rich and a bunch of their friends) on a nght that he is supposed to be babysitting Lilly. When he grows tired of her whining, J.T. tells his sister to go outside and play, which she does...and doesn't come home.
156 February 27, 1998 The Half Monty J.T. and Rich want to go on a skiing trip with Sam and Dana, but they guys are broke. So they decide to take jobs as male strippers at a local nightclub. Meanwhile, Frank and Carol counsel young couples by sharing their secrets, but may need counseling themselves when they reveal too much.
157 June 5, 1998 And Justice for Some Frank acquires two tickets to the Milwaukee Bucks-Chicago Bulls game. He invites JT to go with him. They really enjoy the first half, but then a guy with a huge Yosimite Sam hat sits down right in front of JT. Frank agrees to switch seats with JT. Immediately following the switch, the seat JT is now is called, and JT wins a brand new truck. Frank and JT spend two days arguing over who should get the truck. Finally, Carol arranges for them to meet a friend of hers, who is a judge. Just before the judge rules, Carol makes a speech on how Frank and JT's friendship should take precedence. They decide that Carol is right, and then opt to sell the truck and split the profits. Karen and Al have no interest in attending Dana's self protection class - until they see the handsome instructor, that is. Upon seeing him, both girls attempt to win his heart, argue over him, and threaten each other's lives. A week after the class is over, both girls call 911 to have the instructor refresh their memory on a self-defense tip.
158 June 12, 1998 The Understudy When she gets only an understudy role after auditioning for the lead in a local theatre production, Al refuses to learn her part, and ends up in hot water when the star falls ill on opening night. Meanwhile, after Lilly gets an exceptional score on an aptitude test, Dana tries to help her fulfill her destiny "as a genius".
159 June 19, 1998 We're in the Money Cody returns, bringing strange gifts for everyone in the family, and a rather large check for Frank and Carol, who argue over the best way to spend the money.
160 June 26, 1998 Movin' On Up When a yuppie couple tours the house, they make an offer that Frank and Carol can't pass up. Everyone is excited, particularly since they'll finally be able to move from their undersized home. But Lilly likes her house, and makes it clear to her folks that she is not moving. Frank and Carol's attempts to reason with Lilly fail. Later, the yuppies return, and show their true colors, disgusting the Lamberts so much that they decide to cancel the sale, much to the relief of Lilly (and everyone else).
  • Note: This wasn't originally aired as the series finale, but due to faltering ratings, the show was cancelled after this episode.
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