Step by Step: Season 4
Season 4 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 3.
- 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
Season 4 Progress Shield
Karate Kid
Sep 23, 1994 · 22 min
Mark feels his friends don't respect him, and his mother babies him. In order to earn respect he joins a Karate class. His teacher kicks him out for being too wimpy. Cody agrees to
College Bound
Sep 30, 1994 · 22 min
Carol adds to her vast collection of ""first"" pictures by taking one of Dana's first day at East Wisconsin University. Dana feels she is being shafted when she receives a ""D"" on
Animal House
Oct 7, 1994 · 22 min
Cody joins a college fraternity (Delta Delta Beta),to be cool.But finds the way they treat woman disgusting after Karen attends a party with him. Meanwhile joins the schoolband.
Spoiled Sport
Oct 14, 1994 · 22 min
When a part time Sportscaster job becomes available, Frank's old visions of being a great announcer come back. He chokes and Carol gets the job which bums him out seeing himself st
Revenge of the Nerd
Oct 21, 1994 · 22 min
Karen tries to become Homecoming Queen, and discovers it's not worth the effort.Cody suffers an identity crisis.
Something Wild
Oct 28, 1994 · 22 min
Cody makes the world's largest Jack-o-Lantern and Mark discovers an alien life.
Growing up is Hard to Do
Nov 4, 1994 · 22 min
Al has a date with Kevin Philips,so she seeks advice from her step-sisters.Dana tells her she needs to stand up to him and make sure he doesn't push her around.While Karen's advice
Beyond Therapy
Nov 11, 1994 · 22 min
Cody puts the entire family into counseling over the baby.
The Ice Cream Man Cometh
Nov 18, 1994 · 22 min
The kids kick up a fuss about the baby's room and Cody comforts an old friend.
Letting Go
Nov 25, 1994 · 22 min
Al brings home her new boyfriend to meet Frank,but he has some major issues about the way the boy dresses.
Make Room for Daddy
Dec 9, 1994 · 22 min
Carol and Frank go on a romantic getaway, but Carol can think of nothing but the baby. Mark meets a girl, but is surprised by her appearance.
I'll Be Home For Christmas
Dec 16, 1994 · 22 min
It's christmas time at the Lambert/Foster's and J.T. decides he's to old to spend Christmas with the family and he wants to go skiing with his buddies.Frank doesn't want him to, bu
Can't Buy Me Love
Jan 6, 1995 · 22 min
J.T. and Cody are out riding around in J.T. boss's car.When J.T. meets a pretty girl,at a cafe.She thinks he's rich and so J.T. lies and says he is, to impress her.He then finds so
Thirtysomething
Jan 20, 1995 · 22 min
Carol starting binging on odd combo's of foods at her pregnancy wears on.While Cody makes a film about a goldfish and Dana comes to terms with her older boyfriend.
One Truck, Al Dente
Feb 10, 1995 · 22 min
Al is learning to drive, but she gets into a predicament when JT lets her drive while Frank and Carol are away at the doctors. Meanwhile, Dana has her wisdom teeth removed, but the
Head of the Class
Feb 17, 1995 · 22 min
Everyone begins to help Carol so she will not be stressed out too much and harm the baby. Carol, however, is so fussy about how they help that she drives them all crazy and seems t
Back to School
Mar 3, 1995 · 22 min
JT realizes that he can not find a good job, unless he goes to college. He struggles to study and fails his first test, but with the help of Mark and Cody discovers that he has dys
She Came in Through the Bedroom Window
Mar 17, 1995 · 22 min
Cody's speech teacher tells him he says the word ""dude"" too much. He creates a device whereby someone can press a button and give him an electrical shock every time he uses the w
Indecent Proposal
Mar 31, 1995 · 22 min
JT and Dana are in the same Ethics class, and JT gets an ""A+,"" while Dana gets a lower grade. Dana goes to inquire about her grade and discovers that the only reason JT got his g
Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio?
Apr 28, 1995 · 22 min
JT and Frank make a bet with Dana and Carol to wear a pregnancy outfit to see if they can cope and see how it is to be pregnant for 48 hours, but JT and Frank soon learn it's not
Adventures in Babysitting
May 5, 1995 · 22 min
J.T. applies his greed to babysitting,with Al's help.But they agree to sit for too many kids and can't control the group.
Big Girl on Campus
May 12, 1995 · 22 min
Carol decides that they need to get rid of all of Frank's old junk. They have a yard sale where Frank tries to sell things for $15-$50, but a guy smoking a cigar will only offer a
A Foster/Lambert Production
May 19, 1995 · 22 min
Carol finally goes into labor. Frank rushes everyone to the hospital while Cody is taping everything on videotape. Carol had decided to have the baby without any anesthetic, but ev