Season 5

Season 5
Network	ABC
Created by	William Bickley Michael Warren
Aired	September 22, 1995 – May 17, 1996
Starring	Patrick Duffy Suzanne Somers Staci Keanan Sasha Mitchell Brandon Call Angela Watson Christine Lakin Christopher Castile Josh Byrne Kristina and Lauren Meyering
Premiere	Little Sister Don't Change
Finale	Men at Work
Episodes	24

Season 5 is the fifth season on Step by Step which was premiered from ABC on September 22, 1995, and has concluded on May 17, 1996. The season consists of 24 episodes.

Cast

Main

• Patrick Duffy as Frank Lambert
• Suzanne Somers as Carol Foster Lambert
• Staci Keanan as Dana Foster
• Sasha Mitchell as Cody Lambert
• Brandon Call as J.T. Lambert
• Angela Watson as Karen Foster
• Christine Lakin as Al Lambert
• Christopher Castile as Mark Foster
• Josh Byrne as Brendan Lambert
• Lauren and Kristina Meyering as Lilly Foster-Lambert

Recurring

• Jason Marsden as Rich Halke
• Jeff Juday as Jake "Flash" Gordon

Trivia

• Sasha Mitchell announced his departure from the series after the episode "Do the Right Thing", although he is credited until episode 117 (and later returning as a guest cast member in seventh and final season).
• Jeff Juday is now recurring cast as temporary role of Flash.

Episodes

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Director	Writer(s)	Original air date	Production code
94	1	Little Sister Don't Change	Joel Zwick	Brian Bird & John Wierick	September 22, 1995	457152
J.T. and Rich go on a drive-in double date: J.T. with Pepper ...and Rich with Al. J.T. is seriously troubled and he and Al have a talk, in which she tells him she no longer needs him to protect her. Cody sets a thrilled Dana up with Brad Pitt from Legends of the Fall, but it turns out to be the Brad Pit that played Dead Body #3. Depressed about their controlling mothers, Mark and his friends try to prove their manhood by smoking stogies and Mark gets sick, so Frank offers to take him and his friend camping to do manly things.
95	2	Three Girls and a Baby	Joel Zwick	Julia Newton	September 29, 1995	457151
Stressed by caring for their new daughter, Frank and Carol go out for a romantic evening, leaving Lilly home with the girls for the first time. Dana is convinced that childcare will be simple, until Lilly accidentally gets locked in her room and the girls must call the Port Washington Fire Department to break down the door. After reading his name in the obituaries, Cody is convinced that he will die, so he decides to give away all of his belongings, but soon realizes he needs them after all.
96	3	Party Animal	Patrick Duffy	Bob Rosenfarb	October 13, 1995	457154
Dana has the opportunity to move into a house with her friends, and at their first party she goes wild with her new freedom! Karen and Al take photos of her getting drunk, dancing, kissing random boys, but when Carol shows Dana a picture of her swinging topless from the chandelier, even Dana is surprised and decides that living at home might not be so bad. Meanwhile, Cody mistakes a toupee creator (Alan Blumenfeld) for a jewel thief and sets out to catch him after he sees him on America's Most Wanted; and Frank argues with Carol that Lilly should have her own room.
97	4	Midnight Caller	Patrick Duffy	Larry Kase & Joel Ronkin	October 20, 1995	457153
J.T. and Dana are stuck doing a community project together for a class, working at a Family Help Line where they meet Howard, who doesn't seem to care. A boy named Todd calls, saying he's about to commit suicide because he's about to enter a stepfamily situation. Also, Cody seems to be the only one who can soothe Lilly.
98	5	Maid to Order	Patrick Duffy	Howard Adler & Robert Griffard	October 27, 1995	457155
Frank decides to hire a housekeeper, so he and J.T. interview potential employees. After having no luck whatsoever, Frank leaves to run an errand and tells J.T. to do the last interview himself: aspiring actress Carrie. J.T. hires her although she has no experience. Meanwhile, Carol encourages Karen in a head-cheerleader competition and is in for some surprises; and Cody teaches old women aerobics.
99	6	Don't Ask	Joel Zwick	Casey Maxwell Clair	November 3, 1995
100	7	Hello, Mister Chips	Patrick Duffy	Bob Rosenfarb	November 10, 1995
101	8	Roadie	Patrick Duffy	Larry Kase & Joel Ronkin	November 17, 1995
102	9	The Wall	Patrick Duffy	Julia Newton	November 24, 1995
103	10	Baby Come Back	Joel Zwick	Cary Okmin	December 1, 1995
104	11	The Fight Before Christmas	Joel Zwick	Howard Adler & Robert Griffard	December 15, 1995
105	12	What's Wrong with This Picture?	Joel Zwick	Brian Bird & John Wierick	January 5, 1996
106	13	Beautiful Ladies of Wresting			January 12, 1996
107	14	Torn Between Two Mothers			January 26, 1996
108	15	Snow Bunnies			February 2, 1996
109	16	Secret Admirer			February 9, 1996
110	17	Forever Young			February 16, 1996
111	18	Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?			February 23, 1996
112	19	Do the Right Thing			March 8, 1996
113	20	The Bodyguard Formerly Known as Prince			March 15, 1996
114	21	Major Pain			April 26, 1996
115	22	We're Going to Disney World (Part 1)			May 3, 1996
116	23	We're Going to Disney World (Part 2)			May 10, 1996
117	24	Men at Work			May 17, 1996