Kate & Allie: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Kate & Allie Season 1.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Baby
Oct 8, 1984
Excited about a co-worker's pregnancy, Kate seriously considers having another baby.
Landlady
Oct 15, 1984
Kate and Allie face a rent increase when their landlady realizes that there are two families occupying a one-family dwelling.
Diner
Oct 22, 1984
Allie finally has someone who wants to buy her house... but, is she willing to sell?
Lottsa Luck
Oct 29, 1984
Kate's elderly aunt Ofelia dies, leaving behind a cryptic will
Kate and the Plumber
Nov 12, 1984
Kate's relationship with plumber Ted runs hot and cold -- the only thing they can agree on is a mutual attraction.
The Safe Caper
Nov 19, 1984
After finding a 55-year-old love letter hidden in the wall, Kate and Allie try to rekindle the romance by mailing the letter.
Pirates
Nov 26, 1984
When Jennie and Emma vie for the same part in the school production of ""Pirates of Penzance,"" their friendship is tested along with their acting skills.
Country Dog
Dec 3, 1984
Chip's birthday causes problems when Charles goes overboard on presents.
Piano Lesson
Dec 10, 1984
When Max leaves for L.A., Emma inherits the piano, complete with a handsome piano teacher who soon has the whole family interested in ""music"" — but who strikes a note of discor
New Year's Eve
Dec 31, 1984
Dateless, Kate and Allie spend New Year's Eve at home together.
Charles Marries Claire
Jan 14, 1985
Allie has new hope of a reconciliation after ex-husband Charles becomes suddenly attentive because he has broken up with girlfriend Clare.
If She Goes, I Go
Feb 4, 1985
Despite Kate's doubts about working with her friend, Allie gets a job at Sloan Travel and quickly fouls up so completely that she is fired—whereupon Kate threatens to quit.
Rear Window
Feb 11, 1985
Chip's imagination could get him into trouble when he ""witnesses"" a murder from his bedroom window.
Lovely Rita
Feb 18, 1985
Guess who's coming to dinner? Kate's potential step-mom. But when Kate takes an instant dislike to her father's fiancée, he calls the engagement off.
Sons and Lovers
Feb 25, 1985
Allie begins dating Steven, a cute graduate student, but resists getting serious. Her doubts about age-differences are confirmed when she accidentally meets Steven's mom at his apa
Author, Author
Mar 4, 1985
Kate and Allie's crush on an old college professor is rekindled when each imagines she is the inspiration for his recently published romantic novel.
The Bad Seed
Mar 18, 1985
Jenny falls into bad company but finds herself all alone at the police station.
My Dinner With Kate and Allie
May 6, 1985
After Allie's ex Charles remarries and Kate breaks up with Ted, they try to cheer themselves up with a lobster dinner.