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1. Pilot
First aired: 9/20/1991 Production Code: 475049After their parents wed on a whim in Jamaica, Port Washington, Wisconsin's Frank Lambert and Carol Foster's children have to learn to adjust to life with each other.
Director: Richard Correll
Guest star: Bruce Jarchow (Doctor), Peggy Mannix (Customer)
2. The Dance
First aired: 9/27/1991 Production Code: 447004Frank wants to take Carol to an expensive restaurant, but Carol has agreed to be on the committee of Al's dance. After being dumped by a boy, Al stays in the dumps until she's rescued by Mark's science fair pen pal: Steve Urkel. And since Frank can't take Carol out, he shows up at the school dance and finds a way to work in a little romance anyway.
Director: Richard Correll
Guest star: Jaleel White (Steve Urkel), Scott Ferguson (Roger), Geoffrey Tozer (D.J.)
3. Rules of the House
First aired: 10/4/1991 Production Code: 447001Carol decides to bring order to the newly-blended house by creating a number of new rules, none of which are to anyone's liking.
4. First Anniversary
Community Score
| 8.0 Great |
Carol's hurt to discover one month together doesn't mean as much to Frank as she. Meanwhile, Frank's nephew, Cody, arrives in Port Washington.
5. Frank & Son
Community Score
| 7.8 Good |
J.T. discovers he's more help around the beauty salon than the construction site. Dana and Al team up to complete each other's school assignments.
Director: Richard Correll
Guest star: Sandra Alexander (Janet), Kathy Christopherson (Rachel), Pattie Tierce (Mrs. Baxter), Michele Buffone (Eleanor), Judy Kerr (Mrs. Radley), Jean Pflieger (Customer)
6. Pulling Together
Community Score
| 7.8 Good |
Carol thinks the Port Washington Games are perfect to foster family togetherness, but the defending champion Lambert kids feel they'll be hamstrung by the less-athletic Foster kids.
Director: John Tracy
Guest star: Matthew Warren (Rolf), Rusty Schmidt (Inga), Dan Eisenstein (Leif), Michael McManus (Papa Larson), Kelly Connell (Norbert), Sage Allen (Mama Larson), Brandon Crane (Sven), Michael Stanton (Clyde)
7. Yo-Yo's Wedding
Community Score
| 7.5 Good |
Frank and Carol decide to have a U.S. wedding at Brendan's birthday party.
Director: John Tracy
Guest star: Bryan O'Byrne (Rev. Wallace), Yvette Freeman (Doris), John David Conti (Judge), John Kidwell (Scotty)
8. Just for Kicks
Community Score
| 7.9 Good |
Dana and her friend, Bernice, sneak out to see a singer at a bar after Frank puts the kibosh on Carol's earlier permission.
Director: Larry Mintz
Guest star: Ami Foster (Bernice), Anthony Mangano (Psycho), Michael Goldfinger (Ducky), Joey Pipis (Arlo Prime), Marie Caldare (Woman #1), Sharon Lee Jones (Woman #2)
9. Into the Woods
Community Score
| 7.7 Good |
Carol's far out of her element when the family goes on a camping trip.
10. Mixed Messages
Community Score
| 7.5 Good |
Trouble with phone messages ends up putting Frank's life in danger. Cody hopes his new job is the key to Dana's heart.
11. A Day in the Life
Community Score
| 7.5 Good |
Carol frets when Frank has America Up Close doing a segment on their blended family, worrying only the ugly side of the family will be shown.
Director: John Tracy
Guest star: Dan Gilvezan (Roger), Gilmore Rizzo (Cameraman)
12. The New Car
Community Score
| 7.5 Good |
Carol needs a new car, and surprises Frank with her negotiation skills, but J.T. surprises both of them even more; Penny dates a too-talkative mortician.
Director: John Tracy
Guest star: Steve Vinovich (Mel Fensky), Michele Matugiea (Mandy), Kelly Connell (Norbut Shubb)
13. Getting Organized
Community Score
| 7.9 Good |
Carol decides to computerize Frank's business, but finds herself wishing she'd kept his old paper records; Dana and Karen take advantage of J.T. and Cody's belief in UFOs.
14. Home Alone
First aired: 1/3/1992 Production Code: 447013Dana's left in charge of the home—with a "no parties" edict—while Frank and Carol escape for a weekend away.
Director: John Tracy
Guest star: Philip Charles MacKenzie (Philip the Barman), Mark Clayman (Hank), Melissa Baum (Ally), Brendan Bickley (Party Guest), Jacob Kenner (Kevin), Ken Kerman (Fireman), Don Jeffcoat (Jonah), Michael Cudlitz (Ed)
15. Drive, He Said
Community Score
| 7.9 Good |
Frank can't pass the driving exam that step-daughter Dana can. Al won't quit playing the drums after vowing to her father she won't give up too soon.
16. Bully for Mark
Community Score
| 7.6 Good |
Mark is forced to do homework for a bully names Max; Dana has to write an article on J.T.'s record-setting track performance.
Director: James O'Keefe
Guest star: Erika Flores (Max)
17. The Boys in the Band
Community Score
| 7.9 Good |
J.T. and Cody go to extremes to help the girl-band that J.T. manages; Frank has to deal with a mouse in the house
Director: Richard Correll
Guest star: Tom LaGrua (Sid Greco), Molly Morgan (Pam), Jaclyn Bernstein (Patty), Krista Murphy (Robyn), Shanelle Workman (Jill)
18. School Daze
Community Score
| 7.6 Good |
Carol finds adding college classes to her already hectic life to be too much to handle.
19. Country Club
Community Score
| 7.7 Good |
One of Carol's clients has the Foster/Lamberts come to her country club, and while some are uncomfortable being there, each family member has their own unique experience.
Director: John Tracy
Guest star: David Lascher (Greg), Tom O'Connor (Patterson), Casey Sander (Chipper), Del Hinkley (Dr. Collingwood), David Lipper (Boy #1), Brendan Bickley (Boy #2), Jack Lynch (Kid), Laurel Adams (Woman)
20. Daddy's Girl
Community Score
| 7.8 Good |
When Frank's father comes to visit with his fiancée, he recognizes her as a stripper. Dana forces J.T. to do her chores in exchange for getting him a date with a friend.
Director: Richard Correll
Guest star: Tiffani Thiessen (Tina), Richard Roat (Bill Lambert), Sherry Hursey (Luanne Dexter), Joshua Waggoner (Kevin), Don Jeffcoat (Jonah)
21. He Wanted Wings
Community Score
| 8.1 Great |
About to turn 40, Frank decides to realize his life-long ambition to learn to fly. Cody and J.T. install a new shower head.
22. Beauty Contest
Community Score
| 7.6 Good |
After Frank joins the Grand Mallards, Carol and Karen enter a mother-daughter beauty contest at the lodge.
Director: John Tracy
Guest star: Jim Jansen (Howard Gordon), Troy Shire (Bob Gordon), Dana Craig (Grand Mallard), Nancy Priddy (Doris), Meg Harrington (Arlene)
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