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Season 1

1. Pilot  

Community Score

7.6 Good 1
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First aired: 9/20/1991    Production Code: 475049

After 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.

2. The Dance  

Community Score

8.0 Great 2
reviews
First aired: 9/27/1991    Production Code: 447004

Frank 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.

3. Rules of the House  

Community Score

8.1 Great 2
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First aired: 10/4/1991    Production Code: 447001

Carol 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
First aired: 10/11/1991    Production Code: 447003

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
First aired: 10/18/1991    Production Code: 447002

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.

6. Pulling Together  

Community Score

7.8 Good
First aired: 10/25/1991    Production Code: 447006

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.

7. Yo-Yo's Wedding  

Community Score

7.5 Good
First aired: 11/1/1991    Production Code: 447005

Frank and Carol decide to have a U.S. wedding at Brendan's birthday party.

8. Just for Kicks  

Community Score

7.9 Good
First aired: 11/8/1991    Production Code: 447009

Dana and her friend, Bernice, sneak out to see a singer at a bar after Frank puts the kibosh on Carol's earlier permission.

9. Into the Woods  

Community Score

7.7 Good
First aired: 11/15/1991    Production Code: 447008

Carol's far out of her element when the family goes on a camping trip.

Writer: Ross Brown
Director: Richard Correll

10. Mixed Messages  

Community Score

7.5 Good
First aired: 11/22/1991    Production Code: 447010

Trouble with phone messages ends up putting Frank's life in danger. Cody hopes his new job is the key to Dana's heart.

Writer: Seth Weisbord
Director: James O'Keefe

11. A Day in the Life  

Community Score

7.5 Good
First aired: 11/29/1991    Production Code: 447007

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.

12. The New Car  

Community Score

7.5 Good
First aired: 12/6/1991    Production Code: 447011

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.

13. Getting Organized  

Community Score

7.9 Good
First aired: 12/13/1991    Production Code: 447012

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  

Community Score

8.3 Great 1
review
First aired: 1/3/1992    Production Code: 447013

Dana's left in charge of the home—with a "no parties" edict—while Frank and Carol escape for a weekend away.

15. Drive, He Said  

Community Score

7.9 Good
First aired: 1/17/1992    Production Code: 447014

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
First aired: 2/7/1992    Production Code: 447016

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.

17. The Boys in the Band  

Community Score

7.9 Good
First aired: 2/14/1992    Production Code: 447018

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

18. School Daze  

Community Score

7.6 Good
First aired: 2/21/1992    Production Code: 447015

Carol finds adding college classes to her already hectic life to be too much to handle.

19. Country Club  

Community Score

7.7 Good
First aired: 2/28/1992    Production Code: 447019

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.

20. Daddy's Girl  

Community Score

7.8 Good
First aired: 3/6/1992    Production Code: 447017

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.

21. He Wanted Wings  

Community Score

8.1 Great
First aired: 3/27/1992    Production Code: 447021

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
First aired: 4/24/1992    Production Code: 447020

After Frank joins the Grand Mallards, Carol and Karen enter a mother-daughter beauty contest at the lodge.

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