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1 :01x01 - Allie's First Date
Writer: Sherry Coben
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Kelsey Grammer (David Hamill), Paul Hecht (Charles Lowell), Jack Gilpin (Roger)
Allie is jumping back into the dating world with a little push and advice from Kate.
2 :01x02 - A Very Loud Family
A school project makes Kate discover that she does not push Emma hard enough when it comes to school work. A suggestion of filming her project reveals the true essence of their family.
3 :01x03 - Odd Boy Out
Writer: Sherry Coben
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Paul Hecht (Charles Lowell), Jonathan Brandis (Chip's Friend)
Chip is feeling discouraged when his friends at school tease him for living in a house of women. Allie suggests that Charles take his friends on a camping trip. But it's just another bad day when Charles is called away on an emergency, that is until Kate and Allie throw a camp out inside the apartment.
4 :01x04 - The Family Business
Kate quits her job after being denied a promotion which leads to Allie starting a cake baking business.
5 :01x05 - Dear Diary
Writer: Bob Randall, Fred Barron, Sherry Coben
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Jack Gilpin (Roger)
When Kate allows Allie to bring a "few things" into the apartment from storage, Kate feels a bit territorial.
6 :01x06 - A Weekend to Remember
Writer: Bob Randall
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Jack Gilpin (Roger), Rosemary Murphy (Allie's Mother), John Heard (Max McArdle)
Allie finds herself truly alone for the first time when the kids leave for the weekend and Kate takes Emma on a ski trip with Max.
7 :02x01 - Baby
Writer: Sherry Coben
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Vasili Bogazianos (Mike), Cheryl Giannini (Joan), Kelly Bishop (Paulette), Carolyn Byrd (Ronda), Judy Engles (Candace)
Kate yearns for a baby after a co-worker has her baby shower.
8 :02x02 - Landlady
Writer: Bob Randall
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Paul Hecht (Charles Lowell), Maurice Shrog (Superintendant), Gloria Cromwell (Janet Franklin), Chevi Colton (Miriam Goodman), Gary Beach (Gary Ross)
The girls are informed that they will be getting a huge rent increase when the landlady discovers that Allie has moved into the apartment. But finding out that being a gay couple would count as being a family brings an idea into Kate's mind.
9 :02x03 - Diner
Writer: Stu Hample
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Katherine Kamhi (Suzie), Rita Karin (Rose), Rachel Longaker (Dawn), Holland Taylor (Linda Cabot)
A trip back to her Connecticut home lands Kate and Allie back in a diner they frequented as teens, stirring up old memories.
10 :02x04 - Lottsa Luck
Writer: Peter Gethers, David Handler
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Graciela LeCube (Lottery Winner shown on TV), Lara Teeter (Messenger), Jack Gilpin (Roger)
Kate's inheritance from her eccentric aunt brings her a lucky monkey's paw, which seems to be working. Meanwhile, Roger is being sued for a video game he designed.
11 :02x05 - Candidate
Writer: Dennis Danziger, Ellen Sandler
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Cristine Rose (Rosie), Natalie Bernstein (Kate Wilkinson), Sam Freed (Jonathan Conti)
Allie hasn't as much of a passion for politics as she does for a political candidate.
12 :02x06 - Kate and the Plumber
Writer: Bob Randall
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Gregory Salata (Ted Bartolo)
Kate falls for Ted and the feeling is mutual, but he can't seem to get past the fact that he is a plumber.
13 :02x07 - The Safe Caper
Writer: Victoria Rauch Lichterman
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Gwyllum Evans (David Dowling), Carl Don (Resnick), Gregory Salata (Ted Bartolo), Carmen Mathews (Lotte Simpson)
A little redecorating uncovers a hidden safe in the apartment containing a 55-year old love letter that has never been sent. The girls decide to get the couple back together and see if they can re-kindle an old romance.
14 :02x08 - Pirates
Writer: Sherry Coben
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Maia Danziger (Miss Lacusch)
Jennie and Emma's friendship is put to the test when they both via for the lead in the school's production of The Pirates of Penzance.
15 :02x09 - Country Dog
Writer: Allan Leicht
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Gabriel Barre (The Clown), Edouard De Soto (The Messenger), Paul Hecht (Charles Lowell)
Allie buys a dog for Chip's birthday to outdo Charles' computer he has given him. But when Tristan keeps barking every night, he may need to find a new home.
16 :02x10 - Piano Lesson
Writer: Allan Leicht
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Harley Venton (Max McArdle), Mitchell Jason (Mr. Beckmesser), John Loeffler (Walter Beck)
Emma receives her dad's old piano as a birthday gift. But when the piano teacher shows interest in Kate, Emma feels betrayed.
17 :02x11 - New Year's Eve
Kate and Allie find it as hard to stick to their New Years resolution as it is finding something to do while Jennie and Emma hold a "No Adults Allowed" party.
18 :02x12 - Back to School
Allie decides to return to college but enters a class with a professor who dislikes divorcées as students.
19 :02x13 - Charles Marries Claire
Writer: Sherry Coben
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Gregory Salata (Ted Bartolo), Paul Hecht (Charles Lowell), Wendie Malick (Claire)
Allie feels like Charles has changed his ways after hearing that he has broken up with Claire.
20 :02x14 - If She Goes, I Go
Writer: Bob Randall
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Gregory Salata (Ted Bartolo)
Allie takes a job at the travel agency in which Kate works at. When their boss criticizes Allie's mistakes, it's Kate to her rescue. But Allie is soon annoyed as Kate keeps retelling the incident to everyone they know.
21 :02x15 - Rear Window
Writer: Stu Hample
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Edward Seamon (Magician)
Chip is upset about being sent to his room as a punishment, but soon realizes that he can see into a neighbors window.
22 :02x16 - Lovely Rita
Writer: Sherry Coben
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Patti Kerr (Rita), Conrad McLaren (Ben), Charlie Miller (Minister)
Kate's father leaves his fiancée after she shows an instant dislike towards her.
23 :02x17 - Sons and Lovers
Writer: David Handler, Peter Gethers
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Tom Isbell (Stephen), Franziska Rhine (Helen)
A chance meeting on an elevator finds Allie falling in love with a much younger photographer.
24 :02x18 - Author, Author
Writer: Allan Leicht
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Alan North (Professor Sloan), Olivia Virgil White (TV Hostess)
A professor that both Kate and Allie had a crush on when they were in school has written a best selling novel and believe the female subject was a member of their class. They set out to find out who the professor had really written about.
25 :02x19 - Dead Cat
Chip is missing his dog Tristan back at his father's home. Kate tries to mend things by bringing home a kitten, Iggy. When she arrives home Kate discovers Iggy has died and being late in the day, cannot replace him before Chip finds out. Now Allie must try and explain death to her son.
26 :02x20 - The Bad Seed
Writer: Sherry Coben
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Martha Byrne (Carter Lowe), Frankie Faison (Detective)
Jennie's rebellious new friend Carter has her smoking and shoplifting.
27 :02x21 - Goodbye, Plumber
Writer: Bob Randall
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Gregory Salata (Ted Bartolo)
Ted proposes to Kate and accepts, but then feels like she has made a mistake after meeting his sisters and hearing his plans for their future.
28 :02x22 - My Dinner With Kate and Allie
Writer: Sherry Coben, Allan Leicht
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Paul Hecht (Charles Lowell)
It's the day of Charles and Claire's wedding. While the kids are away, Kate and Allie decide to cook a lobster dinner.
29 :03x01 - The Reunion
Writer: Bob Randall, Trish Vrandenburg
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: James Rebhorn (Derek), Patricia Richardson (Pamela), Marcia Jean Kurtz (Gloria)
It's Kate and Allie's 20th high school reunion, leaving Allie in fear of discussing her life while Kate plans revenge on an ex-boyfriend who dumped her.
30 :03x02 - Make Mine Mink
Writer: Karyl Geld Miller, Korby Siamis
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Rita Taggart (Sylvia), Alan North (Professor Sloan), Pamela Brook (Barbara Dunleavy)
A dinner at a restaurant ends with Kate buying a fur coat from a distraught woman for a dollar.
31 :03x03 - Whatever Happened to Romance?
Writer: Anne Flett-Giordano, Chuck Ranberg
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: James Patrick Gillis (Michael)
A mistake in a newspaper has Allie's ad appearing in the personals column. When Jennie and Emma answer a letter, they set off a romance for Kate with a man she has never met.
32 :03x04 - Evening in Paris
Writer: Bob Randall
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Daniel Lambert (Jacques), Jacques Roux (Doctor), Pierre Epstein (Bellhop)
Charles is called away on an emergency at the hospital and gives his tickets to Paris to Allie and Jenny. Once on the plane Allie discovers she has flu. Determined to see the Paris sights, Allie heads out on her own after having downed medication, which makes her sleepy.
33 :03x05 - Picture of An Affair
Writer: Bob Randall
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Katie Anders (Vera), Robert Cornthwaite (Dr. Edward Adams), Gregory Salata (Ted Bartolo)
A picture of her father with his secretary has Allie fearing he is having an affair.
34 :03x06 - The Maltese Chotchke
Writer: Anne Flett-Giordano, Chuck Ranberg
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Gregory Salata (Ted Bartolo), Geoff Pierson (Chandler), Donna Mitchell (Ashley)
Emma's birthday present, an ugly Mexican statue, draws mystifying interest from a pair of strangers.
35 :03x07 - Allie's Affair
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Christa Miller Lawrence (Student), Franc Luz (Malcolm), Gregory Salata (Ted Bartolo), Eric Tull (Mr. Johanssen)
Allie falls for a college professor, but has trouble convincing herself into dating again.
36 :03x08 - Thanksgiving
Writer: Anne Flett-Giordano, Chuck Ranberg
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: James McDaniel (Reverend), Wendie Malick (Claire), Paul Hecht (Charles Lowell)
Charles and Claire are invited for a Thanksgiving meal along with Allie's parents and Kate's ex-husband. When each guest cancels at the last minute and Charles is called away on an emergency, it leaves Allie alone with Claire for the first time.
37 :03x09 - Max's New Girlfriend
Writer: Tula Demetra
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Harley Venton (Max), Fiona Gordon (Darla)
Emma befriends her father's young girlfriend, whom she finds glamorous and exciting. But breaking the rules has her in trouble at home with Kate.
38 :03x10 - Kate's Friend
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Frank Hamilton (George), Donna Davis (Andrea), Tom Nardini (Betsy's Team), Kathryn Grody (Betsy Carter), Peter Phillips (Bar Patron)
Kate's pushy friend has taken over their apartment and has Allie bitting her lip to act as a gracious hostess.
39 :03x11 - Dress to Kill
Writer: Steven Kunes
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Barton Heyman (Mr. O'Callaghan), Victor Raider-Wexler (Vladimir), Salem Ludwig (Rosenthal)
A stain on a $850 dress that was to be returned has Kate and Allie in hot water.
40 :03x12 - Dark Victory
Writer: Bob Randall
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: David L. King (George Pratt), Stephen Pearlman (Arthur)
Kate discovers a bit about herself after a blackout has her trapped in a dentist office with a man she can not see.
41 :03x13 - Grand Central Station
Writer: Bob Randall
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Bruce Norris (Willy Finster), Allen Swift (Sam Finster), Francine Beers (Bea Finster)
A singing telegram brings a family argument between the vocalist and his parents, who want him to follow in the family belt business.
42 :03x14 - Chip's Divorce
Writer: Dana Persky, Lorrie Shapiro
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Paul Hecht (Charles Lowell), Michael O'Hare (Richard Curtis)
Now that Claire is pregnant Chip feels he will be unwanted by his father. Meanwhile, Kate just wants a little time alone with her date.
43 :03x15 - Too Late The Rebel
Writer: Anne Flett-Giordano, Chuck Ranberg
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Ben Stiller (Peter), Kevin O'Rourke (Arnie)
A protest rally sparks memories for Kate and sorrow for Allie over what she missed during the 1960's.
44 :03x16 - The Croissant Jungle
Writer: Anne Flett-Giordano, Chuck Ranberg
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Dana Kaminski (Julia), Christopher Marcantel (Howie)
Jenny begs Allie to allow her to get a part time job. But her experience sours when she is sexually harassed by her boss.
45 :03x17 - Privacy
Writer: Anne Flett-Giordano, Chuck Ranberg
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: James Rebhorn (Derek)
Allie gets the wrong impression when she catches Kate on a date with her former boyfriend, now a married man.
46 :03x18 - High Anxiety
Writer: Peter Gethers, David Handler
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Paul Gleason (Tom Fitzgerald)
Kate gets herself and Allie invited as guests of The Dick Cavett Show as the new modern family, but Allie is deathly afraid of performing in front of an audience. A trip to a hypnotist gets Allie over her fear but instills a hidden quirk in her conscience.
47 :03x19 - Thank You, Shirley
Writer: Jane Richmond
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Mary Page Keller (Holly), David Rasche (Richard Lubin)
Kate and Allie are both attracted to the same man and concoct a plan for him to decide who he prefers.
48 :03x20 - Ted's Back
Writer: Bob Randall
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Todd Alexander (Dominic), Brent Katz (Anthony), Angela Castle (Angelina), Gregory Salata (Ted Bartolo)
Kate finds the dating world a waste of time and decides that she misses Ted more than she had thought. A phone call about returning a sweater to Ted reveals that their future together is officially ended.
49 :03x21 - Chip's New Friend
Writer: Anne Flett-Giordano, Chuck Ranberg
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Michael Countryman (Louis)
Chip befriends a mentally challenged man, who has recently been evicted. Knowing his mother would not approve of his friend staying with them he hides Lewis in the basement.
50 :03x22 - Winning
Writer: Marc Douglas
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Trini Alvarado (Mindy), April Lerman (Helen), Todd Parker (Jeff), Josh Hamilton (Rick)
Emma has an ambition to become class president, that is until she finds out that her rival has leukemia.
51 :03x23 - Late Bloomer
Writer: Bob Randall
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Mercedes Ruehl (Millie), Lindsay Wagner (Julia), Sam Freed (Keith), Barbara Barrie (Anne)
Kate's cooking class is taught by a woman who teaches an acting class, is a psychology student and battles her mom each day.
52 :04x01 - The Trouble With Jason
Writer: Anne Flett-Giordano, Chuck Ranberg
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Marjorie Lovett (Chemistry Teacher), Manny Jacobs (Harry), Ricky Paull Goldin (Jason Crawford)
Emma has an admirer, a new boy in school named Jason. Unfortunately, she doesn't feel the same way about him, no matter how hard he tries, and trying he does. From bringing the family dinner of pizza, Chinese food, a Pastrami sandwich and a strawberry cheesecake, to making a pledge of his devotion over the school intercom and asking her for a date to the dance. But this only makes Emma embarrassed and furious with Jason.
53 :04x02 - Found Money
Writer: Mike Zettler, Shelley Altman
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Hugh Karraker (Dr. John Mulwray), Frederick Rolf (Paul, the waiter), Louise Troy (Saleslady), Jack Bittner (Joseph M. Tuttle)
Kate & Allie find a wallet on their walkway containing $5,000. Allie reluctantly agrees to split the money, until Chip discovers a credit card hidden inside the wallet. Having contacted the owner and receiving $500 as a reward, Kate makes a bet with Allie that she cannot spend the whole split of money on something frivolous for herself. Kate decides on a day at a beauty salon, but Allie has a bit of a challenge in her decision. Will she choose the work of art, the new dress or maybe a meal at an expensive restaurant?
54 :04x03 - The Bully
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Tanny McDonald (Nurse Krieger), Kim Hauser (Toni), David Groh (Bill Malone), Stephen James (Dr. John Mulwray)
When Allie confronts the parents of Chip's bully Tony from school, two problems arise. First, Allie falls for the bullies father and second, Chip's tormentor is a girl.
55 :04x04 - General Hospital
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Nan-Lyn Nelson (Nurse), Stephen James (Dr. John Mulwray), Matthew Locricchio (Donnie), William H. Macy (Carl), Tanny McDonald (Nurse Krieger)
Kate's birthday party is put on hold while she recovers in a hospital with a slipped disk in her back. To keep her company, Allie checks herself into the hospital.
56 :04x05 - Rx for Love
Writer: Gloria Gonzalez
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Stephen James (Dr. John Mulwray), Freyda Thomas (Mrs. McDevitt), Tanny McDonald (Nurse Krieger)
Kate feels that her doctor is falling in love with her. All would be great except Allie finds out he is married. After a talk with Kate he decides to leave his wife. But Kate fears he has left his wife for all the wrong reasons.
57 :04x06 - Halloween II
Writer: Anne Flett-Giordano, Chuck Ranberg
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Ricky Paull Goldin (Jason Crawford), Joan Bogden (Gloria Greenley), Manny Jacobs (Harry), Raymond Rosario (Eddie), Miles Chapin (Bill Wells)
On Halloween, Kate mistakes a man in a ghost costume for Allie. Once he reveals that she has erred the man in the sheet tells Kate that his dead wife has entered their home. They dismiss his story as a fraud, but weird things suddenly begin to occur.
58 :04x07 - Jennie and Jason
Writer: Bob Randall
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Delphi Harrington (Jason's mother), Ricky Paull Goldin (Jason Crawford)
Jennie is feeling the pressures from Jason to have sex, so Allie feels it's time they have "the talk."
59 :04x08 - Bringing Up Charles
Writer: Jane Richmond
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Ruth Nerken (Woman at Parents' Night), Paul Hecht (Charles Lowell), Wendie Malick (Claire)
Jennie and Chip feel neglected by Charles for his new family. But Allie discovers that he is treating Claire and Stuart the same way.
60 :04x09 - Emma's Coming Out Party
Writer: Bob Randall
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: John Kudan (Waiter), Ibbits Warriner (Movie-goer)
Kate and Allie remember the day of Emma's birth, which just so happens to be the day of their biggest fight.
61 :04x10 - Stage Mother
Writer: Bob Randall
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Suzy Hunt (Acting Teacher), Grant Shaud (Jack), Bill Cobbs (Sam Butcher), Andrea Martin (Eddie Gordon)
Jennie has the chance to appear on a local cable TV channel, as long as Allie doesn't ruin her day by being over enthusiastic.
62 :04x11 - The Goodbye Girl
Writer: Bob Randall
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Sally Birkhead (Mimi), Andrea Martin (Eddie Gordon), Grant Shaud (Jack), Daniel Region (Phil)
A winter storm has Allie filling in at a local TV station as the entertainment.
63 :04x12 - Dates of Future Past
Writer: Anne Flett-Giordano, Chuck Ranberg
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: David Moscow (Eugene), Raymond Rosario (Eddie), Sam Freed (Bob Barsky)
An ex- football player makes a pass at Allie. With Kate away on a business trip, Allie must decide what to do on her own.
64 :04x13 - Gift of the Magi
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Thomas Quinn (Antique Shop Owner), Robert Levine (Pawn Shop Owner), Mark Arnott (Thief)
A series of events finds Kate selling her antique lamp to buy Allie a camera lens, while Allie pawns her camera to buy a new shade for Kate's lamp.
65 :04x14 - Allie's Graduation
Writer: Bob Randall
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Louisa Flaningam (Unknown), Ryan Sexton (Unknown), Roy K. Stevens (Unknown), Michael Countryman (Louis), Lee Toombs (Don), John Eric Bentley (Unknown)
Allie finds out that being a college graduate doesn't mean immediate success in your chosen field.
66 :04x15 - Upstairs, Downstairs
Writer: Howard Korder
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Michael Countryman (Louis)
When Jennie arranges a date for Emma, old feelings of hurt are brought back to Allie concerning Kate.
67 :04x16 - Emma Goes to College
Writer: Anne Flett-Giordano, Chuck Ranberg
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: David Moscow (Eugene), Dennis Maccormick (Woody)
Emma must choose whether to stay in N.Y. and attend NYU, or live with her father in California and attend UCLA.
68 :04x17 - Allie and the Three Wolves
Writer: Howard Korder, Bob Randall
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Christopher Murney (Doug), A. C. Weary (Peter Draden), Dana Vance (Waitress), Michael Ayr (Harvey)
Three men at a singles bar make a bet concerning Allie.
69 :04x18 - Louis in Love
Writer: Anne Flett-Giordano, Chuck Ranberg
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Michael Countryman (Louis), Deirdre O'Connell (Catherine), Jaime Tirelli (Manny)
Chip's mentally-challenged friend Louis returns as Kate tries to explain love to him.
70 :04x19 - Reruns
Writer: Bob Randall
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Paul Austin (Mr. Harris)
A sealed document has Allie's curiosity stirring, along with her dreams. Her visions include Kate and Allie as Rhoda and Mary in an episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Lucy and Ethel in I Love Lucy.
71 :04x20 - Send Me No Flowers
Writer: Bob Randall
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Lee Wallace (Dress Store Manager), Heather Dominic (Unknown), Mary Armstrong (Mrs. Stanley), Julie Cohen (Unknown), Raymond Rosario (Eddie), Veronica Castang (Unknown), Laura Dean (Unknown), Peggy Pope (Unknown), Ricki Lake (Teri)
A delivery of roses has each of the ladies telling a story of why they believe the flowers belong to them.
72 :04x21 - Dearly Beloved
Writer: Susan Curtin
Director: David Trainer, Bill Persky
Guest star: Michael Pearlman (Unknown), Danny Gerard (Unknown), Jenna Von Oÿ (Unknown), Chay Lentin (Amy)
Chip opens a pet cemetery in the backyard to raise some money.
73 :04x22 - Allie on Strike
Allie is tired and feels unappreciated, leads to her going on strike.
74 :04x23 - Kate Quits
Writer: Anne Flett-Giordano, Chuck Ranberg
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Leslie Lyles (Dr. Mitchell)
Allie is aggravated working in a nowhere job and is urged by Kate to quit. Feeling unsatisfied at her job, Kate quits too.
75 :04x24 - Charles' Dinner
Writer: Bob Randall
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Paul Hecht (Charles Lowell)
Kate urges Allie to cater ex-husband Charles and Claire's first anniversary dinner to earn some money.
76 :04x25 - Allie's Surprise Party
Kate and Allie each contract a party with the same company. Kate's party is a surprise for Allie, while Allie's birthday party is for a 7 year old. But the company makes a mistake by sending the wrong entertainment to each party.
77 :05x01 - Fathers and Sons
Writer: Bob Randall
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Jason Allen (Scotty Lowell), Richie Allan (Wrecking Crewman (as Ritchie Allan))
A clip in the future has an adult Chip bringing his son to see where he had lived as a child.
78 :05x02 - The Dilemma with Emma
Writer: Anne Flett-Giordano, Chuck Ranberg
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Richard Joseph Paul (Evin)
Emma has her first boyfriend, which nobody at home approves of.
79 :05x03 - Kate and the Cab Driver
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Richard Council (Jerry), David Purdham (Dennis), Michael Chiappetta (Jack)
Kate starts dating a cab driver who enchants her with visions of exotic trips and champagne.
80 :05x04 - Mother's Day
Writer: Marco Pennette, Nita Wilson
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Marian Seldes (Marion), Scotty Bloch (Joan)
Feeling guilty about the little time she spent with her mom leads Kate to have Allie invite their mothers for lunch.
81 :05x05 - Return of Bob Barsky
Writer: Anne Flett-Giordano, Chuck Ranberg
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Zach Grenier (Unknown)
Bob Barsky, the ex-football player is moving to NY and is interested in dating Allie once again, but he also seems to have a girlfriend.
82 :05x06 - Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Writer: Bob Randall, Bill Persky
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: David Purdham (Dennis), Harsh Nayyar (Newsstand Vendor), Robin McKee (Rich Woman), Thomas Mikal Ford (Cop (as Tommy Ford)), Bill Cwikowski (Homeless Man), Jesse Corti (Charles), Thomas Cannold (Yuppie Thief), Lenka Peterson (Street Woman), Geraldine Court (Woman on Bench)
Allie is caught six miles up town without any money to get back home. She gets a glimpse of what it is like to be homeless.
83 :05x07 - Ted's Fix-Up
Writer: Dana Persky
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Richard Muenz (Roger), Gregory Salata (Ted Bartolo)
Kate switches ex-boyfriends with a friend of hers.
84 :05x08 - Jennie's New Deal
Writer: Daryl V. Rowland
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Margaret Welsh (Renata (as Maggie Welsh)), Dylan Walsh (Steve (as Charlie Walsh)), Noëlle Parker (Lexi)
Jennie feels a lack of freedom after Emma is allowed to move into a dormitory and she is forced to live at home with a set of rules.
85 :05x09 - Hired Wife
Writer: Howard Korder
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Ann McDonough (Mrs Hartzman)
Kate is hired to pretend to be the wife of a bachelor for the evening to fool his boss who won't promote unmarried men. But along the way, Kate falls in love with a man who works with her client.
86 :05x10 - The Marriage Counselor
Writer: Bob Randall
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Dan Desmond (Marriage Counselor), Henry Pincus (Brian)
Jenny makes a suggestion that Kate and Allie attend meetings with a marriage counselor to end their constant arguing.
87 :05x11 - The Triangle Has Four Sides
Writer: Bob Randall
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Dorian Demichele (Waitress), David Purdham (Dennis), John Gabriel (Peter Rutland), Mitchell Greenberg (Piano Man), Gregory Salata (Ted Bartolo)
Kate tries to juggle between two dates at the same time.
88 :05x12 - The Nightmare Before Christmas
Writer: Anne Flett-Giordano, Chuck Ranberg
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: John C. Vennema (Policeman), Debra Jo Rupp (Toy Store Clerk), Vickilyn Reynolds (Gift Wrap Clerk), Dayton Callie (Customer #2), Karen Shallo (Customer #3), Philip Amelio (Customer #1)
This year the families decide to skip Christmas and go on a ski vacation instead. To earn money they create a business in which they shop, wrap and deliver gifts to their customers. But a thief has other ideas.
89 :05x13 - A Catered Affair
Writer: Dick Goldberg
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Patricia Elliott (Unknown), Kip Niven (Unknown), Keith Charles (Unknown), Bernard Barrow (Unknown), Deedee Friedman (Unknown), Gary Dennis (Unknown), Alex Sawyer (Unknown)
The girls go to court when a customer refuses to pay for their catering service.
90 :05x14 - The Band Singer
Writer: Anne Flett-Giordano, Chuck Ranberg, Bob Randall
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Al Checco (George Rinde), Jonathan Scherick (Howard), Alice Drummond (Mrs. Rinde), Julie Satterfield (Misty), Nandrea Lin-Courts (Rand)
Jennie's crush on a band manager leads her to audition for the group as their lead singer.
91 :05x15 - Almost Married (a.k.a.) And Then There Were None
Writer: Bob Randall
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Gregory Salata (Ted Bartolo), Dylan Walsh (Ben), L. Peter Callender (Unknown), Danny O'shea (Unknown)
Kate and Allie go up to a rustic cabin with Ted and Bob for a romantic weekend, but an escaped convict may ruin their plans.
92 :05x16 - My Day with Paul Newman
Writer: Tony Lang
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Paul Guilfoyle (Benny Rinaldi), June Stein (Sam), Todd Merrill (P.A.), John Capodice (Mac)
When a film crew asks to use the apartment door as a setting for a new movie, Allie gets obsessed about meeting the star, Paul Newman.
93 :05x17 - The Namath of the Game
Writer: Anne Flett-Giordano, Chuck Ranberg
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Marguerite Kelly (Unknown), Kevin John Gee (Unknown), Joe Namath (Himself), Marcia Lewis (Unknown)
Allie is left to run the catering business alone after Kate is hired by Joe Namath to be his personal assistant.
94 :05x18 - The Mouse That Squeaked
Chip's pet mouse creates a panic when he becomes loose in the apartment.
95 :05x19 - Inside Park Avenue
Writer: Bob Randall
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Kathleen Noone (Phyllis Kincaid), Mary McCann (Maid), David Bailey (Charlie Kincaid)
Kate and Allie cater an 25th anniversary party for a rich, society couple.
96 :05x20 - Working Women
Writer: Bob Randall
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Jill Larson (Felicia Brompton), Tess Lynch (Natasha), Kenneth Ryan (Jack Brompton)
While Jennie creates a video depicting the changing role of women in the work place, Kate and Allie spend the day running around town to please an indecisive client.
97 :05x21 - I Don't, I Don't
Although the subject has yet to be discussed, Bob is in a panic about getting married.
98 :05x22 - Bob Smells the Roses
Writer: Chuck Ranberg, Anne Flett-Giordano
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Zach Grenier (Unknown), Dennis Parlato (Unknown)
After a friend has a heart attack, Bob decides to change his life style and ask Allie to marry him.
99 :05x23 - Allie Makes Up Her Mind
Writer: Bob Randall
Director: Bill Persky
Guest star: Scotty Bloch (Joan), Gregory Salata (Ted Bartolo), Paul Hecht (Charles Lowell)
Kate throws Allie and Bob an engagement party despite the fact she still hasn't said "Yes" yet.
100 :05x24 - The Clip Show
A celebration of the 100th episode finds the cast remembering past happenings and take a look at how much the kids have grown since the show began.
101 :06x01 - Wedding Belle Blues
Writer: Anne Flett-Giordano, Chuck Ranberg
Director: Linda Day
Guest star: Elizabeth Parrish (Evelyn (as Elizabeth Parish)), Ralph Bell (Unknown), Debra Mooney (Unknown), Louis Zorich (Bill), Dick Butkus (Himself), Scotty Bloch (Joan)
As a nervous bride to be, Allie has nightmares before meeting her new in-laws and a disastrous rehearsal.
102 :06x02 - Kate Gets Dumped
Writer: Anne Flett-Giordano, Chuck Ranberg
Director: Linda Day
Guest star: John G. Connolly (Herb), Mary Gordon Murray (Liz), Tom Urich (Don)
Kate is heartbroken when she is dumped by Ted while Allie is off on her honeymoon with Bob.
103 :06x03 - Allie Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Writer: Anne Flett-Giordano, Chuck Ranberg
Director: Linda Day
Guest star: Maddie Corman (Haven Claven), Christa Miller Lawrence (Blair), Peter Onorati (Lou)
Kate interviews for a new roommate now that Allie has moved into a condo in the city.
104 :06x04 - The Odd Couples
Writer: Anne Flett-Giordano, Chuck Ranberg
Director: Linda Day
Guest star: Eddie Castrodad (Pat Carello), Philip Coccioletti (Tom (as Philip Coccioletti)), Heather Coleman (Melissa Melonny), Christa Miller Lawrence (Blair), Maddie Corman (Haven Claven)
Kate's new roommate Haven is driving her crazy, so Bob suggests that she moves in with them.
105 :06x05 - Anchor Away
Writer: Saul Turteltaub, Bernie Orenstein
Director: Linda Day
Guest star: John Bradley (Unknown), Walter Charles (Unknown), Kathryn Rossetter (Princess Fasud), Harsh Nayyar (Hakim), Siobhan McCafferty (Maggie Raparty (as Siobhan E. McCafferty))
A tape of Bob's sportscast shows that the anchor woman seems to be flirting with him.
106 :06x06 - Better Never Than Late
Writer: Saul Turteltaub, Bernie Orenstein
Director: Linda Day
Guest star: Elizabeth Parrish (Evelyn (as Elizabeth Parish)), Louise Williams (Eileen Barskey)
Bob's mother asks Allie about having another child.
107 :06x07 - Moving On
Writer: Laurie Newbound
Director: Linda Day
Guest star: Devon Michaels (Billy), Yvette Edelhart (Mrs. Gordon), James Downey (Sam Phillips), Ronn Carroll (Ed Gordon)
When Emma decides to transfer to UCLA, a visibly shaken Kate decides to join the Peace Corps.
108 :06x08 - A Tree Grows on West 56th Street
Writer: Jim Geoghan
Director: Linda Day
Guest star: Richard Whiting (Unknown), Tony Todd (Unknown), Eleanor Phelps (Unknown), Stuart Burney (Unknown), Geoff Pierson (Councilman Sloane (as Geoff Pierson)), James Downey (Sam Phillips)
Kate works hard on saving a park, but it's Allie who is elected president of the committee.
109 :06x09 - The Nearlyweds
Writer: M. Brett Schneider
Director: Linda Day
Guest star: Kellie Overbey Shane (Cheril), Dylan Walsh (Ben (as Charles Walsh))
Allie is furious when discovering that Jennie's dorm room mate is Jason. But that seems tame when they announce they are getting married.
110 :06x10 - Wanted: One Husband
Writer: Jim Wells
Director: Linda Day
Guest star: Shirley Stoler (Unknown), James Reno (Detective), J. R. Horne (Jess Garfield), Cynthia Harris (Laurel Jordan)
A wealthy neighbor hires Kate and Allie to find her a man just like Bob.
111 :06x11 - What's Love Got to Do with It?
Writer: Mike Lyons, Kimberly Wells
Director: Linda Day
Guest star: Jay O. Sanders (Tim Merr)
Love is all the rage as Allie fixes up Kate with a date, and Chip borrows Bob's cologne to impress a girl in the building.
112 :06x12 - I've Got a Secret
Writer: Dana Persky
Director: Linda Day
Guest star: Tom Poster (Party Guest), Barry Lynch (Mark), David L. King (Mike (as Dave King)), Skip Hinnant (Brian Keyes), David Green (Eddie), Larry Keith (Joe Gross)
Kate has trouble keeping secrets after revealing a job opportunity for Bob, and Allie's past romances.
113 :06x13 - Chip's Notes
Writer: Michael Gordon
Director: Linda Day
Guest star: Peter Onorati (Lou), Tristine Skyler (Unknown), Max Casella (Mike Sheridan)
Chip is befriended by Mike, the cool kid in school, and soon finds himself involved in a shady business of writing reports for his school mates.
114 :06x14 - Love Thy Neighbor
Writer: Anne Flett-Giordano, Chuck Ranberg
Director: Linda Day
Guest star: James Downey (Sam Phillips), Shelley Rogers (Karen Butler), Nancy Youngblut (Michelle), Peter Onorati (Lou), Amy Alexandra Lloyd (Unknown (As Amy Lloyd))
Kate helps out a neighbor who has just been dumped by pretending to be his lover. Unfortunately he believes this was not an act.
115 :06x15 - Trojan War
Writer: Anne Flett-Giordano, Chuck Ranberg
Director: Linda Day
Guest star: William Cain (Unknown), Steven Gilborn (Unknown), Paul Krafin (Unknown), Lois Taylor (Unknown), Dylan Walsh (Ben (as Charles Hunter Walsh)), Nada Rowand (Dr. Brown)
Allie finds a condom in Chip's pocket while preparing to wash his pants.
116 :06x16 - Loan-some Bob
Writer: John Albert
Director: Linda Day
Guest star: Billy Taylor (Unknown), Sam Silver (Unknown), Ken Prymus (Unknown), Jude Ciccolella (Unknown)
A hefty tax bill has Kate and Allie in financial trouble. Bob agrees to loan them the money which they soon regret when he starts picking apart each financial move they make. But they exact revenge when they agree to cater Bob's football reunion dinner and use the substandard means he has suggested for their business.
117 :06x17 - The Review
Writer: Saul Turteltaub, Bernie Orenstein
Director: Linda Day
Guest star: Danny Dennis (Unknown), Gwyllum Evans (David Dowling), June Gable (Unknown), Bruce Jarchow (Unknown), Dylan Walsh (Ben (as Charles Hunter Walsh)), Kevin John Gee (Hiro), Marilyn Cooper (Agnes)
A bad review from a newspaper food critic leads Kate to beg for a second chance. When the critic dies from food poisoning, Kate fears it may have been Allie's meal that led to his demise.
118 :06x18 - The Wedding
Writer: Saul Turteltaub, Bernie Orenstein
Director: Linda Day
Guest star: Irma St. Paule (Unknown), Gina Gallagher (Unknown), Mildred Clinton (Unknown), Louis Cantarini (Unknown), Anna Berger (Unknown), Mordecai Lawner (Unknown), Jessica Di Cicco (Unknown)
Kate agrees to accompany Lou to his cousin's wedding and genuinely has a nice time.
119 :06x19 - The Last Temptation of Allie
Writer: Chuck Ranberg, Anne Flett-Giordano
Director: Linda Day
Guest star: Paul Borrillo (Unknown), Tracy Martin (Unknown), Joyce Reehling ("Pig in a Puff" Lady), Stephen Yates (Kevin Cross)
Allie enters the Cousin Cabot's Country Cookbook contest, while Kate helps Lou with his illiteracy.
120 :06x20 - Hockey Team
Writer: Helen Barrett
Director: Linda Day
Guest star: Adam LeFevre (Unknown), Susie Essman (Unknown), Jeanne Lehman (Unknown)
Bob gives Chip permission to join a hockey team without consulting Allie first. Meanwhile, Kate begins selling jewelry on consignment and promptly loses an expensive earring.
121 :06x21 - My Boyfriend's Back
Writer: Cynthia Heimel
Director: Maureen Thorp
Guest star: Franc Luz (Malcolm Carter)
An actor returns to NY and performs in an Off-Broadway play based on a romance he once had with Allie.
122 :06x22 - What a Wonderful Episode (a.k.a. It's a Wonderful Episode a.k.a. Kate and Allie Go to Hell)
Writer: Anne Flett-Giordano, Chuck Ranberg
Director: Linda Day
Guest star: Christopher Murney (Mr. Gabriel), J. D. Daniels (Lou Jr.), Fiona Gallagher ('Dream' Emma), Paul Hecht (Charles Lowell), Wendie Malick (Claire)
A mysterious man name Gabriel offers Kate and Allie $2,000 and a job for an account of their lives.