Step by Step: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Step by Step Season 1.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
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S.A.T. Blues
Sep 18, 1992 · 22 min
Dana is beside herself when Cody outscores her on the SATs; the kids help themselves to Frank's clothes.
To B or Not to Be
Sep 25, 1992 · 22 min
Frank teaching Shakespeare? 'Twould indeed be nobler to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune.
Stuck on You
Oct 2, 1992 · 22 min
To outdo the "superdad" of Al's friend, Frank enters a Human Fly contest in which he has to bounce off a trampoline and stick to a wall.
JT's World
Oct 9, 1992 · 22 min
J.T. and Cody team for "J.T.'s World" on TV, but when a guest bats her eyes at Cody, J.T. gives him the boot.
It's a Dog's Life
Oct 16, 1992 · 22 min
The family dog-sits a Saint Bernard that keeps Frank away from Carol, and terrorizes Mark.
The Boss
Oct 23, 1992 · 22 min
As assistant manager of the 50's Cafe, Dana runs the ship like Capt. Queeg--and drives the help to mutiny.
Model Daughter
Oct 30, 1992 · 22 min
Karen's modeling job rouses the mother hen in Carol; the flu hits at home, testing the nurse in Frank.
Someone to Watch Over Me
Nov 6, 1992 · 22 min
Frank goes out on a limb--a tree limb--to keep an eye on Dana and her date, a teenage make-out artist known as Mike the Mover.
The Making of the President
Nov 13, 1992 · 22 min
It's J.T. vs. Dana for student-body president, pitting schmo against smarty--and Frank against Carol.
Virgin Territory
Nov 20, 1992 · 22 min
J.T. is mystified: Cody's still a virgin; and he plans to stay that way for the "dudette of his dreams."
Back to Basics
Dec 4, 1992 · 22 min
Brendan feels responsible for a crackdown on family spending after he loses a rented video.
Boys Will Be Boys
Dec 11, 1992 · 22 min
A visit by Frank's boorish bud sends Carol into orbit; Cody becomes attached to a live holiday turkey he won in a raffle.
If I Were a Rich Man
Jan 8, 1993 · 25 min
Cody's not sure how to spend the fortune left to him by a friend at a rest home, but it's not for a lack of suggestions.
Happy Birthday, Baby
Jan 15, 1993 · 22 min
Dana's plans for her birthday party don't include Carol, but Frank's plans definitely do.
One of the Guys
Jan 22, 1993 · 22 min
Carol may be a '90s woman, but she can't see Frank's gorgeous co-worker as one of the guys. Meanwhile, the kids gamble their savings on the commodities market.
No Business Like Show Business
Feb 5, 1993 · 22 min
J.T. sees himself a star when a producer likes his TV show; in art class, Carol sees a lot that Frank doesn't like.
Love, Port Washington Style
Feb 12, 1993 · 22 min
Dana's been dumped, Frank burns one of Carol's customers, and J.T.'s limo date backfires.
Aloha (1)
Feb 19, 1993 · 22 min
Adventure and romance abound on a family trip to Maui, where Dana's swept off her feet by a far-from-typical beach bum.
Aloha (2)
Feb 26, 1993 · 22 min
Amid Maui's adventures, will...Dana marry Brian? Carol relax? J.T. and Cody find treasure? Brendan, Mark and Al win a helicopter tour?
No Way to Treat a Lady
Mar 12, 1993 · 22 min
J.T.'s woman is a biker who wants to be treated like a lady. Meanwhile, Al yearns for her first bra.
The Un-Natural
Apr 2, 1993 · 22 min
Carol goes to bat for Mark when he wants on the Cubs just before their big game.
The Psychic
Apr 30, 1993 · 22 min
A psychic predicts J.T. will be killed by a woman in red whose name starts with K. Meanwhile, Frank and Carol contend with a mechanical bed with a mind of its own.
This Old House
May 7, 1993 · 22 min
Frank's hired to raze a house for a new building, but a family's still living there--with nowhere to go.
Double Date
May 21, 1993 · 22 min
Carol sticks Karen with a date who doesn't rate--so Karen dumps him.