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Step by Step Season 7 Episodes
Season 7 Episode Guide
19 Episodes 1997 - 1998
Episode 1
Making the Grade
Fri, Sep 19, 1997 30 mins
With the kids at school, Carol (Suzanne Somers) decides to take some college courses---the same ones Karen is taking. Meanwhile, Dana tells Rich to get serious about his education. Frank: Patrick Duffy. Karen: Angela Watson. Dana: Stacy Keanan. Rich: Jason Marsden.
Episode 2
A Star Is Born
Fri, Sep 26, 1997 30 mins
Al (Christine Lakin) lands a part in a movie and dreams of a career in Hollywood; Carol gets in a bake-sale battle. Carol: Suzanne Somers. Jeremy Beck: Scott Foley. Director: Ray Abruzzo. Traci: Brittney Lee Harvey. Traci's Mom: Megan Blake.
Episode 3
Your Cheatin' Heart
Fri, Oct 3, 1997 30 mins
Rich secretly takes dancing lessons to impress Dana at a wedding, but she thinks he's cheating on her. Tatiana: Gladys Jimenez. Dana: Stacy Keanan. Karen: Angela Watson. Al: Christine Lakin. JT: Brandon Call.
Episode 4
Take This Job And...
Fri, Oct 10, 1997 30 mins
JT's job at a garage is an accident waiting to happen; Frank is obsessed with restoring a boat docked in the backyard. Frank: Patrick Duffy (who also directed). Carol: Suzanne Somers. Dana: Stacy Keanan.
Episode 5
Poetic Justice
Fri, Oct 17, 1997 30 mins
The teaching assistant (Andy Hirsch) who's been giving A's to Karen now wants something in return; Mark dates a slacker girl (Anna Slotky). Karen: Angela Watson. Frank: Patrick Duffy (who also directed).
Episode 6
Can't Buy Me Love
Fri, Oct 24, 1997 30 mins
Carol tries to convince an old classmate, now a rich developer, to hire Frank; Karen wants Dana to join a sorority. McGowan: Stan Ivar. Tiffani: Mathea Webb. Cindi: Shannon Elizabeth. Candi: Adria Tennor.
Episode 7
Dream Lover
Fri, Oct 31, 1997 30 mins
Two Halloween parties result in a lesson about being scared for Lilly (Emily Mae Young) and a ghostly encounter for JT (Brandon Call). Sam: Alexandra Adi. Abigail: Debra Wiseman. Kenny: Jacob Smith. Dana: Stacy Keanan.
Episode 8
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Fri, Nov 7, 1997 30 mins
Dana feels compelled to compete with an old female buddy of Rich's; Frank's troublesome cousin Bert (Fred Willard) reappears. Cassie: Linda Cardellini. Dana: Stacy Keanan. Rich: Jason Marsden. Frank: Patrick Duffy (who also directed).
Episode 9
Goodbye, Mr. Chip
Fri, Dec 5, 1997 30 mins
Rich and JT feud; meanwhile, Karen (Angela Watson) takes advantage of boyfriend Chip's easy nature. Chip: Chris Young. Rich: Jason Marsden. JT: Brandon Call. Frank: Patrick Duffy. Carol: Suzanne Somers.
Episode 10
Too Many Santas
Fri, Dec 19, 1997 30 mins
Lilly (Emily Mae Young) has a crisis of faith when she discovers that the department store Santa is really JT (Brandon Call). Sam: Alexandra Adi. Frank: Patrick Duffy. Carol: Suzanne Somers. Mr. Twilly: Jimm Giannini.
Episode 11
Phoney Business
Fri, Jan 9, 1998 30 mins
Al (Christine Lakin) gets a job modeling on a TV commercial, only to discover it was re-dubbed as a phone-sex ad. JT: Brandon Call. Carol: Suzanne Somers. Stan: Paul Kreppel. Frank: Patrick Duffy.
Episode 12
Goin' to the Chapel
Fri, Jan 16, 1998 30 mins
JT falls for an aerobics instructor (Kelly Packard); Carol has a fight with Dana, who decides to get even by eloping with Rich. JT: Brandon Call. Carol: Suzanne Somers. Dana: Staci Keanan. Rich: Jason Marsden.
Episode 13
Feet of Clay
Fri, Jan 23, 1998 30 mins
Dana talks Rich into taking a pottery class; Carol and Frank's "role playing" is misinterpreted by the kids. Rich: Jason Marsden. Carol: Suzanne Somers. Frank: Patrick Duffy (who also directed).
Episode 14
Pain in the Class
Fri, Jan 30, 1998 30 mins
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. Frank: Patrick Duffy (who also directed). Carol: Suzanne Somers. Roy: Edward Edwards.
Episode 15
The Half Monty
Fri, Feb 27, 1998 30 mins
JT and Rich (Brandon Call, Jason Marsden) enter a male-stripper contest for quick cash to take their girlfriends on a promised ski trip. Dana: Stacy Keanan. Sam: Alexandra Adi. Moose: Don Gibb. Rev. Fielder: Jim Jansen.
Episode 16
And Justice for Some
Fri, Jun 5, 1998 30 mins
A truck giveaway causes friction between Frank and JT; a women's safety seminar is a big hit thanks to a hunky cop. Frank: Patrick Duffy (who also directed). JT: Brandon Call. Carol: Suzanne Somers.
Episode 17
The Understudy
Fri, Jun 12, 1998 30 mins
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. Christine Lakin. Karen: Angela Watson. Frank: Patrick Duffy. Carol: Suzanne Somers.
Episode 18
We're in the Money
Fri, Jun 19, 1998 30 mins
Cody (Sasha Mitchell) returns and gives Frank and Carol $50,000, which causes nothing but trouble as they decide how to spend it. Frank: Patrick Duffy. Carol: Suzanne Somers. Dana: Stacy Keanan. JT: Brandon Call.
Episode 19
Movin' On Up
Fri, Jun 26, 1998 30 mins
Everybody is excited about the prospect of moving into a brand-new house---except Lilly (Emily Mae Young). Frank: Patrick Duffy. Carol: Suzanne Somers. Dana: Stacy Keanan. JT: Brandon Call.
