Step by Step

When Cody gets a higher score than Dana on a Scholastic Aptitude Test, she challenges him to take the test again.

When J.T. stays up all night studying for a Shakespeare test and still gets a low mark, Carol and Frank decide to confront his teacher, Mrs. Hill, about her prejudiced system of grading.

Afraid that Al likes her new friend's father better than him, Frank goes to ridiculous extremes to win back her affection.

J.T. produces his own Public Access Television show, but he gets into trouble when he uses it as a way to meet girls.

When their neighbors go on vacation, the Lamberts agree to look after their dog for them, unaware that he will soon destroy their home.

Dana is hired as the assistant manager of a small cafe and quickly becomes a merciless tyrant over her employees: J.T., Karen and Cody.

When Karen is hired as a model for fashion photos, Carol goes with her. Carol makes so many suggestions that Karen almost loses the job.

Frank worries over Dana's safety when she dates an older boy known for his aggressiveness with girls.

Dana and J.T. both campaign at school to be elected for the job of Student Body President. Their competition divides the loyalties of the Lambert family.

When J.T. and Cody date two sisters who are anxious to have sex, Cody secretly confesses to J.T. that he wants to keep his virginity.

When Carol and Frank decide to reduce the children's spending habits, the kids blame Brendan for losing an expensive videotape and he decides to run away from home.

Frank tries to relive his wild years as a teenager when he gets a surprise visit from his old friend, Scooter Randolph.

When Carol refuses to allow Dana to have an unchaperoned birthday party at the house, Dana and her friend, Traci, rent a hotel room and secretly host a party of their own.

When Carol refuses to allow Dana to have an unchaperoned birthday party at the house, Dana and her friend, Traci, rent a hotel room and secretly host a party of their own.

Carol suspects that Frank is having an affair with an attractive female carpenter, Aggie.

J.T. and Cody feel like instant celebrities when a television producer agrees to broadcast "J.T.'s World" over a national network.

Frank spends Valentine's Day creating havoc in Carol's beauty shop while J.T. and Cody rent an expensive limousine, and Dana meets a new boyfriend.

The Lamberts spend an exciting week vacationing on an exotic Hawaiian island.

The Lamberts spend an exciting week vacationing on an exotic Hawaiian island.

When J.T.'s new girlfriend, Gina, insists on being treated with more respect, he forces Mark to teach him how to act like a gentleman.

Frank worries that his children's baseball team will lose the championship game if he gives Mark a chance to play.

After a fortune teller, Madam Sonia, predicts that J.T. will be murdered at midnight, J.T. and Cody suspect that Karen is the killer.

Frank risks losing his entire business in a lawsuit when Carol and Cody defend a poor family who refuses to leave a condemned house that Frank has contracted to demolish.

Karen selfishly cancels her date with an average-looking boy so she can be seen with a handsome and popular athlete.