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Day by Day - Episode Guide

Season 1

Birthday Presence

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Feb 29, 1988

Birthday Presence

Brian and Ross come to an understanding while trying to persuade a divorced father to attend his son's birthday party.

How to Succeed in Day Care

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Mar 3, 1988

How to Succeed in Day Care

Brian and Kate are at odds and evens when the parents of overachiever Molly ask them to add math and reading to their curriculum.

One Big Happy Family

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Mar 6, 1988

One Big Happy Family

Self-sufficient teen Ross looks at quality time as an overrated inconvenience, while Brian is serious about getting to know his son.

That Saturday Feeling

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Mar 13, 1988

That Saturday Feeling

Brian takes the title of "Hippest Dad" to heart, when all Ross would like him to be is "Anonymous Ride Giver," especially when his dad's new found coolness threatens to ruin his party.

Community Service

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Mar 20, 1988

Community Service

Caught in a stock scam, Eileen receives a sentence worse than death: community service at the day-care center. Meanwhile, Ross's bathrobe, Baby, seems to have escaped from his custody.

Birth Wait

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Mar 27, 1988

Birth Wait

Brian and Kate have their hands full at a slumber party with a guitar-strumming Ross, Eileen, two hyper kids, and another kid who's dreading the arrival of a new sibling.

What I Did for Love

Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Apr 3, 1988

What I Did for Love

When Kristin turns down his request for a date, Ross and his overactive teen hormones settle for an evening of team babysitting.

Great Expectations

Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Apr 10, 1988

Great Expectations

Buoyed by Ross's high aptitude scores, Kate goes to work as his high-pressure tutor.

How Now, Dow Jones

Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Apr 17, 1988

How Now, Dow Jones

Kate turns bearish when Brian becomes more interested in part-time stock counseling than in full-time storytelling.

Life at a Glance

Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Apr 24, 1988

Life at a Glance

Obsessive planner Eileen meets a divorced father and, after dating him for only a week, she maps out their next 50 years together.

The Age of Dinosaurs

Episode: 1x11 | Airdate: May 1, 1988

The Age of Dinosaurs

Ross basks in the glow of pre-school as he wows the kids with a hit dinosaur demo, prompting Brian and Kate to steer him toward a teaching career.

Do You Think I'm Sexy?

Episode: 1x12 | Airdate: May 15, 1988

Do You Think I'm Sexy?

Aided by amateur counselors Elaine and Kristin, Kate tries to rekindle the romance in her marriage, as hamsters and finger painting replace dining and dancing.

The Field Trip

Episode: 1x13 | Airdate: May 29, 1988

The Field Trip

The kids are gearing up for a trip to the petting zoo, but Kate's ego is what needs stroking after a bad day has her convinced that she's a day-care disaster.

Season 2

My World and Welcome to It

Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Oct 30, 1988

My World and Welcome to It

Eileen gives Ross a student internship, but will the pressure of being a successful pre-stockbroker drive him into early retirement?

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Nov 6, 1988

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

The intimitable Eileen is moving next door, and it's not a pretty sight as she demoralizes the remodeling men and, in a pinch, babysits Emily.

Trading Places

Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Nov 27, 1988

Trading Places

Brian welcomes college buddy Steven Keaton whose plan to see St. Louis with son Andy falls on its arches when Andy decides he'd rather spend time at the playschool.

Girl Wars

Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Dec 4, 1988

Girl Wars

Ross finally gets up the nerve to ask a girl to a dance, but best friend Stiv has the nerve to ask her first.

Harper and Son

Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Dec 11, 1988

Harper and Son

Brian's gregarious father visits, but he strikes out with Brian when he tries to turn Ross from a star sleeper into a star athlete.

Merry Kristin

Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Dec 18, 1988

Merry Kristin

The traditional Danish Christmas feast a homesick Kristin prepares for the Harpers turns out to be a real turkey.

You Gotta Be a Football Hero

Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Jan 1, 1989

You Gotta Be a Football Hero

Ross goes out for football to make a pass at a girl who loves the sport, and Brian is carried back to his gridiron glory days.

Smart Women, Nice Refreshments

Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Jan 8, 1989

Smart Women, Nice Refreshments

Eileen ropes a reluctant Kate into joining a professional women's group, but before long, Kate "the Organizer" has tied down the lead over Eileen in the race for club secretary.

Out for a Stretch

Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Jan 15, 1989

Out for a Stretch

Ross takes a job baby-sitting, but an evening out cruising in a stretch limo is too tempting to turn down, so he takes Molly and Emily along for the ride.

The Music Man

Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: Jan 29, 1989

The Music Man

The preschool's music teacher, Charlie the Song Guy, strikes a chord with Eileen, who learns to enjoy sounds other then the ringing of a cash register.

A Very Brady Episode

Episode: 2x11 | Airdate: Feb 5, 1989

A Very Brady Episode

Ross dreams he's Chuck Brady, the "lost" member of "The Brady Bunch," but finds Bradyland isn't the utopia he envisioned.

My Momma Done Tol' Me

Episode: 2x12 | Airdate: Feb 12, 1989

My Momma Done Tol' Me

Ross battles Kate's low opinion of his new girlfriend, who has a very high opinion of herself.

Fraternity

Episode: 2x13 | Airdate: Feb 19, 1989

Fraternity

While Ross admires Brian's practical joking fraternity brother Stan, Brian thinks Stan still has some growing up to do.

Tears of a Clown

Episode: 2x14 | Airdate: Feb 26, 1989

Tears of a Clown

Ross and Stiv enroll in home ec to savor the presence of their female classmates, but Ross finds his cooking teacher's company most appetizing.

Harmless Harper

Episode: 2x15 | Airdate: Mar 5, 1989

Harmless Harper

Brian is flustered but flattered by the amorous attention of an attractive stockbroke, but Kate invests her complete trust in her husband.

Three Men and a Babe

Episode: 2x16 | Airdate: Mar 12, 1989

Three Men and a Babe

Ross loses big with his buddies when he begins spending all of his time in artistic pursuits with his girlfriend, instead of joining the guys for their manly game of Risk.

Foul Play

Episode: 2x17 | Airdate: Mar 23, 1989

Foul Play

Eileen figures to benefit when her "best friend" Kristin begins going out with Eileen's grateful boss.

The Reunion

Episode: 2x18 | Airdate: Apr 2, 1989

The Reunion

Eileen is determind to relive the humiliating days of yesteryear at her high-school reunion, so she hires Ross to pose as her husband.

The Lost Weekend

Episode: 2x19 | Airdate: Apr 16, 1989

The Lost Weekend

Ross and his girlfriend have the house to themselves or so they think.

Father Knows Best

Episode: 2x20 | Airdate: Jun 4, 1989

Father Knows Best

An overprotective dad pulls his son out of preschool, while Ross is pushed into a date with the daughter of one of Eileen's clients.

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