Step by Step

September 19, 1997

With the kids at school, Carol decides to take some college courses--the same ones Karen is taking. Meanwhile, Dana tells Rich to get serious about his education.

September 26, 1997

Al lands a part in a movie and dreams of a career in Hollywood; Carol gets in a bake-sale battle.

October 3, 1997

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

October 10, 1997

JT's job at a garage is an accident waiting to happen; Frank is obsessed with restoring a boat docked in the backyard.

October 17, 1997

The teaching assistant who's been giving A's to Karen now wants something in return; Mark dates a slacker girl.

October 24, 1997

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

October 31, 1997

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

November 7, 1997

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

December 5, 1997

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

December 19, 1997

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

January 9, 1998

Al gets a job modeling on a TV commercial, only to discover it was re-dubbed as a phone-sex ad.

January 16, 1998

JT falls for an aerobics instructor; Carol has a fight with Dana, who decides to get even by eloping with Rich.

January 23, 1998

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

January 30, 1998

Frank and Carol attend their 25th high-school reunion, along with Frank's old rival; Rich and JT charge pals to watch a bikini contest on TV.

February 27, 1998

JT and Rich enter a male-stripper contest for quick cash to take their girlfriends on a promised ski trip.

June 5, 1998

A truck giveaway causes friction between Frank and JT; a women's safety seminar is a big hit thanks to a hunky cop.

June 12, 1998

Al, angry about being an understudy at a local play, refuses to learn her lines--something she regrets when the leading lady gets sick opening night.

June 19, 1998

Cody returns and gives Frank and Carol $50,000, which causes nothing but trouble as they decide how to spend it.

June 26, 1998

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