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Season 7

Season 7

1997
19 Episodes

Episodes

Making the Grade
1

1. Making the Grade

Sep 19, 1997
22 min
7.5

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.

A Star is Born
2

2. A Star is Born

Sep 26, 1997
22 min
7.5

Al lands a part in a movie and dreams of a career in Hollywood; Carol gets in a bake-sale battle.

Your Cheatin' Heart
3

3. Your Cheatin' Heart

Oct 3, 1997
22 min
7.5

Rich secretly takes dancing lessons to impress Dana at a wedding, but she thinks he's cheating on her.

Take This Job and ...
4

4. Take This Job and ...

Oct 10, 1997
22 min
7.5

JT's job at a garage is an accident waiting to happen; Frank is obsessed with restoring a boat docked in the backyard.

Poetic Justice
5

5. Poetic Justice

Oct 17, 1997
22 min
6.5

The teaching assistant who's been giving A's to Karen now wants something in return; Mark dates a slacker girl.

Can't Buy Me Love
6

6. Can't Buy Me Love

Oct 24, 1997
22 min
7.0

Carol tries to convince an old classmate, now a rich developer, to hire Frank; Karen wants Dana to join a sorority.

Dream Lover
7

7. Dream Lover

Oct 31, 1997
22 min
5.5

Two Halloween parties result in a lesson about being scared for Lilly and a ghostly encounter for JT.

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
8

8. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

Nov 7, 1997
22 min
7.5

Dana feels compelled to compete with an old female buddy of Rich's; Frank's troublesome cousin Bert reappears.

Goodbye, Mr. Chip
9

9. Goodbye, Mr. Chip

Dec 5, 1997
22 min
7.0

Rich and JT feud; meanwhile, Karen takes advantage of boyfriend Chip's easy nature.

Too Many Santas
10

10. Too Many Santas

Dec 19, 1997
22 min
5.5

Lilly has a crisis of faith when she discovers that the department store Santa is really JT.

Phoney Business
11

11. Phoney Business

Jan 9, 1998
22 min
7.5

Al gets a job modeling on a TV commercial, only to discover it was re-dubbed as a phone-sex ad.

Goin' to the Chapel
12

12. Goin' to the Chapel

Jan 16, 1998
22 min
7.5

JT falls for an aerobics instructor; Carol has a fight with Dana, who decides to get even by eloping with Rich.

Feet of Clay
13

13. Feet of Clay

Jan 23, 1998
22 min
7.5

Dana talks Rich into taking a pottery class; Carol and Frank's "role playing" is misinterpreted by the kids.

Pain in the Class
14

14. Pain in the Class

Jan 30, 1998
22 min
10.0

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.

The Half Monty
15

15. The Half Monty

Feb 27, 1998
22 min
7.5

JT and Rich enter a male-stripper contest for quick cash to take their girlfriends on a promised ski trip.

And Justice for Some
16

16. And Justice for Some

Jun 5, 1998
22 min
7.5

A truck giveaway causes friction between Frank and JT; a women's safety seminar is a big hit thanks to a hunky cop.

The Understudy
17

17. The Understudy

Jun 12, 1998
22 min
7.5

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.

We're in the Money
18

18. We're in the Money

Jun 19, 1998
22 min
7.5

Cody returns and gives Frank and Carol $50,000, which causes nothing but trouble as they decide how to spend it.

Movin' On Up
19

19. Movin' On Up

Jun 26, 1998
22 min
7.5

Everybody is excited about the prospect of moving into a brand-new house--except Lilly.