Season 4

Season 4 is the fourth season on Step by Step which was premiered from ABC on September 21, 1994, and has concluded on May 19, 1995. The season consists of 24 episodes.

Cast[]

Main[]

Recurring[]

Megan Pryor as Gabrielle

Guest[]

Bodhi Elfman as Garry
Jason Behr as Larry
Michelle Williams as JJ
Debra Mooney as Nurse Deckers
Seth Green as Danny
Danielle Nicolet as Rita
Doris Roberts as Aunt Edna
Aaron Lohr as Lundy

Episodes[]

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Director	Writer(s)	Original air date	Production code
70	1	Karate Kid	Richard Correll	Bob Rosenfarb	September 23, 1994	456352
Trying to improve his self-esteem, Mark enrolls in a karate class, but the jock-ish instructor keeps belittling him for his "wimpy" attitude. He wants to drop out, but Cody helps him stand up to Tommy, the "class pet" and star student. During a challenge match, Tommy quickly gains the upper hand, but Cody, who happens to be a black belt, helps Mark exploit Tommy's weakness and rally to force sudden death. Tommy wins the match, but Mark wins Tommy's respect. But the coach keeps taunting Mark - and then Cody. Cody tries to leave, but the instructor goes too far, and Cody hastily subdues that loudmouthed coach. Meanwhile, Frank installs an intercom in the house.
71	2	College Bound	Richard Correll	Julia Newton	September 30, 1994	456351
Upset about not going to Harvard, Dana learns a hard lesson in humility when a tough English professor (Oliver Muirhead) at local fictitious East Wisconsin "Cheez Whiz" University gives her a D on her first term paper for using too many "big words" and not focusing enough on the paper's content. She complains to her teacher but gets no sympathy, then she must endure humiliation from her stepsiblings. She vows to improve her attitude ... then learns that Cody has enrolled at EWU. Meanwhile, J.T. is somehow able to obtain a credit card, then many more, and goes on a shopping spree, and Carol falls in love with one of his purchases.
72	3	Animal House	Patrick Duffy	Brian Bird & John Wierick	October 7, 1994	456355
Wanting to be cool, Cody decides to join a college fraternity, but he re-examines his desire to fit in when his frat brothers want to go too far with Karen at a party. Also, Brendan joins the school band, but his trumpet-playing skills are lacking.
73	4	Spoiled Sport	William Bickley	Howard Adler & Robert Griffard	October 14, 1994	456354
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. After Carol tells the kids to buy their own junk food if they want it, they refuse to share and start a food fight, even attacking Cody.
74	5	Revenge of the Nerd	Patrick Duffy	Bob Rosenfarb	October 21, 1994	456358
Karen is desperate to be voted homecoming queen. When she learns that the deciding vote is from a nerd named Irwin Bird, she tries to convince him to vote for her. He blackmails her into going out with him, but at the end of the night, she refuses to kiss him, so he votes for Tiffany Rogers. Meanwhile, after being struck by lightning while trying to install an antenna on his van, Cody gets amnesia.
75	6	Something Wild	Richard Correll	Julia Newton	October 28, 1994	456357
On Halloween, Mark's crush, J.J. Jenkins encourages him to dress as a punk rocker — and commit vandalism by throwing eggs at a house. Also, the Beavis and Butt-head guys played by (Bodhi Elfman) and (Jason Behr, replacing Rob Moore) who were set up to go out with Karen and Dana in (season 3 episode 22) attend the party, to the girls' dismay. Meanwhile, Cody wants to create the biggest Jack-O-Lantern in the world.
76	7	Growing Up Is Hard to Do	Richard Correll	Maria A. Brown	November 4, 1994	456353
Al sets up a date with class hunk Kevin Lewis, which doesn't turn out well. She goes to J.T. for advice first, but he wants nothing to do with her "sex life", so she turns to her stepsisters, who give her conflicting advice. Instead of just being herself, Al accepts Karen's advice to agree with everything Kevin says. Meanwhile, Carol thinks she's pregnant and tells Frank. Frank goes to check the pregnancy test and says it's negative. Dana then walks in to borrow some conditioner and finds the pregnancy test. She tells her mom that's she pregnant, Frank misread the test.
77	8	Beyond Therapy	Richard Correll	Meredith Siler	November 11, 1994	456356
Carol has the Fosters and Lamberts visit a psychiatrist, for each to discuss his/her feelings about the new baby; after the session, Carol asks the kids for 24 fight-free hours. Meanwhile, Cody thinks he is turning into a werewolf.
78	9	The Ice Cream Man Cometh	Patrick Duffy	Howard Adler & Robert Griffard	November 18, 1994	456360
Cody's friend wants to commit suicide after his wife Marge dies; he leaves Cody a note and heads off to jump out of a plane so Cody chases after him. Meanwhile, the kids fuss about the baby's room, and Frank and Carol make a final decision that they don't like.
79	10	Letting Go	Patrick Duffy	Larry Kase & Joel Ronkin	November 25, 1994	456361
Cody brings Dana home from school because she is sneezing all the time. Mark realizes that she only sneezes around Cody, so they think she's allergic to him. Very upset, Cody wants to leave and even starts to pack up his van, but Dana begs him to stay, and finally discovers she's just allergic to his shampoo. Also, Frank thinks Al's new boyfriend Zack is a "freak" until they get better acquainted.
80	11	Make Room for Daddy	John Tracy	Maria A. Brown	December 9, 1994	456359
Frank takes Carol away for a romantic weekend where he tells Carol he feels like he lost his best friend in her, while Karen, Al and Dana have a girls' night talking about guys. Meanwhile, Mark dates a genius; at first, he's disappointed, but as they night goes on, he likes her more and more.
81	12	I'll Be Home for Christmas	Joel Zwick	Brian Bird & John Wierick	December 16, 1994	456362
J.T. decides he has grown out of celebrating Christmas with the family and decides to go skiing with his friends. He eventually misses Frank when he realises that his friends have no Christmas spirit. Carol's Aunt Edna, but she is actually very angry and grumpy. Mark misses his girlfriend.
82	13	Can't Buy Me Love	Patrick Duffy	Julia Newton	January 6, 1995	456364
While borrowing his boss's luxury car, J.T. meets a pretty girl named Shelly (Rebecca Herbst) at her father's diner and decides to impress her by claiming the car is his. Also, Frank and Carol go to the gynecologist.
83	14	Thirtysomething	William Bickley	R.J. Colleary	January 20, 1995	456363
Pregnant Carol binges on odd food combinations; Cody makes a film about a goldfish for his filmmaking class; Dana comes to terms with her much-older boyfriend Paul after meeting his friends including someone she knows from college, and that's not the only surprise Paul has.
84	15	The Honeymoon Is Over	Patrick Duffy	Maria A. Brown	February 3, 1995	456366
When Mark's girlfriend Gabrielle stays for the weekend, Mark takes advice from J.T. as Gabrielle tries to make Mark eat more vegetables, and dress a certain way, and a battle of the sexes fight breaks out, Frank doesn't like his birthday present from Carol: red French-cut bikini briefs.
85	16	One Truck, Al Dente	Richard Correll	Howard Adler & Robert Griffard	February 10, 1995	456367
Al pressures J.T. to teach her how to drive and they borrow Frank's new truck for the lesson, but Al is involved in a minor accident. They try to plaster the truck's side to cover up their activities, but Frank soon learns that the truck was damaged. Dana gets loopy on painkillers after the removal of her wisdom teeth and annoys Cody by eating his ice cream, singing blues with his guitar, and dancing the limbo. Also, Frank and Carol take a prenatal class.
86	17	Head of the Class	John Tracy	Bob Rosenfarb	February 17, 1995	456365
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. Also, Carol makes everybody crazy with her obsessions, worrying Brendan so that he does housework at night.
87	18	Back to School	Richard Correll	Meredith Siler	March 3, 1995	456368
J.T. realizes he needs a college education 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. Meanwhile, Carol - and Frank, to a much lesser degree - invite the administrators of an upper-class preschool over to try to get the Lamberts' unborn child pre-enrolled; however, the selectors obnoxiously sneer at the Lamberts' lifestyle.
88	19	She Came in Through the Bedroom Window	William Bickley	Brian Bird & John Wierick	March 17, 1995	456370
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 this. Meanwhile, a very pregnant Carol is so insecure about her appearance that when Frank starts working with his very attractive ex-girlfriend Pam (Susan Blakely), she spies on them.
89	20	Indecent Proposal	Richard Correll	Bob Rosenfarb	March 31, 1995	456371
J.T. gets a higher grade than Dana on an ethics-class assignment, then Dana learns why: Heather Flynn, his teacher is in love with him. J.T. becomes angry when Dana tries to tell him about the Heather's motives, but he decides to ask her anyway. When she makes a move on him at her apartment J.T. realizes Dana was right, but he wanted to go through with it and planning his losing his virginity but had second thoughts when Dana got inside his head and leaves. Also, Cody annoys the family with his sleepwalking; and Frank buys a Meat Master 5000 and puts it together himself...and it explodes.
90	21	Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio?	Richard Correll	Julia Newton	April 28, 1995
Cody takes Brendan to a baseball game featuring his favorite player, Kenny Barton. After the game, Cody distracts the security guard so Brendan can meet his hero and ask him to autograph his baseball; however, Barton is rude to Brendan and demands $50 for an autograph. After consoling Brendan, Cody 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 the offer. Also: Carol and Dana make a bet with Frank and J.T. that they can't handle how pregnancy feels for one weekend, so they wear pregnancy suits!
91	22	Adventures in Babysitting	Patrick Duffy	Maria A. Brown	May 5, 1995
To help Al earn money to go on a trip with her friends, J.T. suggests helping her run a babysitting service. They soon learn there's no such thing as easy money (as Frank had warned them) when they're overwhelmed by the horde of kids they must babysit. Also, Carol tries to help Karen find a prom dress; and Frank gets a cellphone and temporarily hires Cody as a foreman.
92	23	Big Girl on Campus	Patrick Duffy	Larry Kase & Joel Ronkin	May 12, 1995
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 is a wolf in sheep's clothing, and she and Karen rescue Al just in time, teaching Al that she's not as grown up as she thought. Meanwhile, Carol has a yard sale; and Cody writes a song about Port Washington for a contest.
93	24	A Foster/Lambert Production	John Tracy	Howard Adler & Robert Griffard	May 19, 1995
Carol goes into labor and gives birth to a baby girl, whom she names Lilly Foster-Lambert. 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 can all share: a little sister.

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