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- Episode 17
The Understudy
Step by Step - S7 - E17
Al, angry about being an understudy at a local play, refuses to learn her lines--something she regrets when the leading lady gets sick opening night.
Step by Step: Season 7 - 19 Episode s
7x1 - Making the Grade
September 19, 1997
With the kids at school, Carol decides to take some college courses--the same ones Karen is taking. Meanwhile, Dana tells Rich to get serious about his education.
7x2 - A Star is Born
September 26, 1997
Al lands a part in a movie and dreams of a career in Hollywood; Carol gets in a bake-sale battle.
7x3 - Your Cheatin' Heart
October 3, 1997
Rich secretly takes dancing lessons to impress Dana at a wedding, but she thinks he's cheating on her.
7x4 - Take This Job and ...
October 10, 1997
JT's job at a garage is an accident waiting to happen; Frank is obsessed with restoring a boat docked in the backyard.
7x5 - Poetic Justice
October 17, 1997
The teaching assistant who's been giving A's to Karen now wants something in return; Mark dates a slacker girl.
7x6 - Can't Buy Me Love
October 24, 1997
Carol tries to convince an old classmate, now a rich developer, to hire Frank; Karen wants Dana to join a sorority.
7x7 - Dream Lover
October 31, 1997
Two Halloween parties result in a lesson about being scared for Lilly and a ghostly encounter for JT.
7x8 - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
November 7, 1997
Dana feels compelled to compete with an old female buddy of Rich's; Frank's troublesome cousin Bert reappears.
7x9 - Goodbye, Mr. Chip
December 5, 1997
Rich and JT feud; meanwhile, Karen takes advantage of boyfriend Chip's easy nature.
7x10 - Too Many Santas
December 19, 1997
Lilly has a crisis of faith when she discovers that the department store Santa is really JT.
7x11 - Phoney Business
January 9, 1998
Al gets a job modeling on a TV commercial, only to discover it was re-dubbed as a phone-sex ad.
7x12 - Goin' to the Chapel
January 16, 1998
JT falls for an aerobics instructor; Carol has a fight with Dana, who decides to get even by eloping with Rich.
7x13 - Feet of Clay
January 23, 1998
Dana talks Rich into taking a pottery class; Carol and Frank's "role playing" is misinterpreted by the kids.
7x14 - Pain in the Class
January 30, 1998
Frank and Carol attend their 25th high-school reunion, along with Frank's old rival; Rich and JT charge pals to watch a bikini contest on TV.
7x15 - The Half Monty
February 27, 1998
JT and Rich enter a male-stripper contest for quick cash to take their girlfriends on a promised ski trip.
7x16 - And Justice for Some
June 5, 1998
A truck giveaway causes friction between Frank and JT; a women's safety seminar is a big hit thanks to a hunky cop.
7x17 - The Understudy
June 12, 1998
Al, angry about being an understudy at a local play, refuses to learn her lines--something she regrets when the leading lady gets sick opening night.
7x18 - We're in the Money
June 19, 1998
Cody returns and gives Frank and Carol ,000, which causes nothing but trouble as they decide how to spend it.
7x19 - Movin' On Up
June 26, 1998
Everybody is excited about the prospect of moving into a brand-new house--except Lilly.