"Step by Step" (1991) TV series 1991-1998

Creators:

William Bickley
Michael Warren
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Release Date:

20 September 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Frank Lambert is a construction worker and a single father of 3 kids: J.T., Alicia "Al" and Brendan...

Plot Keywords:

Overalls | Parenting | Stepfamily | Family Relationships | Problem Solving

Awards:

1 win & 14 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Dec. 28	9:00 AM	ABCF	Someone to Watch Over Me	#2.8
Tue. Dec. 29	9:00 AM	ABCF	The Making of the President	#2.9

Cast

Patrick Duffy	...	Frank Lambert (160 episodes, 1991-1998)
Suzanne Somers	...	Carol Foster Lambert (160 episodes, 1991-1998)
Brandon Call	...	John Thomas 'J.T.' Lambert / ... (160 episodes, 1991-1998)
Staci Keanan	...	Dana Foster (159 episodes, 1991-1998)
Christine Lakin	...	Alicia 'Al' Lambert / ... (159 episodes, 1991-1998)
Angela Watson	...	Karen Foster (159 episodes, 1991-1998)
Christopher Castile	...	Mark Foster / ... (146 episodes, 1991-1998)
Josh Byrne	...	Brendan Lambert (130 episodes, 1991-1997)
Sasha Mitchell	...	Cody Lambert (113 episodes, 1991-1998)

Series Directed by
Patrick Duffy		(41 episodes, 1992-1998)
Richard Correll		(7 episodes, 1991-1995)
Joel Zwick		(6 episodes, 1992-1996)
John Tracy		(2 episodes, 1992-1995)
William Bickley		(2 episodes, 1995)
Steve Witting		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Robert Griffard		(22 episodes, 1991-1997)
Brian Bird		(16 episodes, 1993-1998)
William Bickley		(1 episode, 1991)
Michael Warren		(1 episode, 1991)
Larry Kase		(unknown episodes, 1994-1997)
Joel Ronkin		(unknown episodes, 1994-1997)
Howard Adler		(unknown episodes)
Maria A. Brown		(unknown episodes)
John B. Collins		(unknown episodes)
Joe Fisch		(unknown episodes)
Richard P. Halke		(unknown episodes)
Adam Markowitz		(unknown episodes)
Casey Maxwell Clair		(unknown episodes)
Cary Okmin		(unknown episodes)
Bob Rosenfarb		(unknown episodes)
Fred Rubin		(unknown episodes)
Meredith Siler		(unknown episodes)
Robin Stein		(unknown episodes)
Chuck Tately		(unknown episodes)
Seth Weisbord		(unknown episodes)
Kevin White		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Karen Kirchner	....	co-producer / associate producer (141 episodes, 1991-1997)
Brian Bird	....	supervising producer / co-producer / ... (91 episodes, 1994-1998)
Mea Squires	....	associate producer (unknown episodes, 1997-1998)
Fred Rubin	....	co-executive producer (unknown episodes, 1997)
Howard Adler	....	co-executive producer (unknown episodes)
William Bickley	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Robert L. Boyett	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Maria A. Brown	....	co-producer (unknown episodes)
Ross Brown	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
John B. Collins	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Richard Correll	....	consulting producer (unknown episodes)
Alan Eisenstock	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Lori Glass	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Robert Griffard	....	co-executive producer (unknown episodes)
Ronny Hallin	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Stewart Lyons	....	coordinating producer (unknown episodes)
Thomas L. Miller	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Larry Mintz	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Charles O'Brien	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Bob Rosenfarb	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Kelly Sandefur	....	supervising producer (unknown episodes)
Michael Warren	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
John Wierick	....	co-producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Gary Boren		(unknown episodes)
Steven Chesne		(unknown episodes)
Jesse Frederick		(unknown episodes)
Bennett Salvay		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Tony Askins		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Pam Marshall		(unknown episodes)
Jim Miley		(unknown episodes)
John Randle		(unknown episodes)
Steve Shultz		(unknown episodes)
Robert Souders		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Theodore S. Hann		(unknown episodes)
Ellie Kanner		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Tommy Goetz		(unknown episodes)
Lynn Griffin		(unknown episodes)

Series Set Decoration by
Bonnie Dermer		(unknown episodes)

Series Makeup Department
Frankie Bergman	....	hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Rachel Dowling	....	hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Joe Hailey	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Sue Hailey	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Bob Osterman	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Laurel Van Dyke	....	hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Gigi Williams	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Miles Kristman	....	unit production manager (unknown episodes)
Stewart Lyons	....	unit production manager (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Don-Martin Nielsen	....	first assistant director (69 episodes, 1991-1994)
Jill Frank	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Cameron Loring	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Charles H. Siegel	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Billy Frank	....	props (47 episodes, 1994-1996)
Erik Grasteit	....	assistant property master (24 episodes, 1993)
Carl Dawson	....	property master (unknown episodes)
Paul Iannizzotto	....	property master (unknown episodes)
Joaquin Navarro	....	set designer (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Ron Garrard	....	sound editor (19 episodes, 1997-1998)
Walter Baker	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Paul Drenning	....	sound recordist (unknown episodes)
Catherine Flynn	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Rick Himot	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Ken Kobett	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Eric Levinson	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Charlie McDaniel	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
George Nemzer	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Otis Van Osten	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Greg C. Jensen	....	special effects coordinator (unknown episodes, 1995)
John R. Elliott	....	special effects (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Eddie Braun	....	stunts (12 episodes, 1997-1998)
Brian Avery	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Rick Avery	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Kelsee King-Devoreaux	....	stunts / utility stunts (unknown episodes)
Buck McDancer	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)
Clark Tucker	....	stunt double: Brandon Call (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Travers Hill Jr.	....	camera operator (160 episodes, 1991-1998)
John O'Brien	....	video controller (2 episodes, 1996)
Gary Andersen	....	gaffer (unknown episodes)
Gary Howard Baum	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Raphe Berry	....	best boy (unknown episodes)
Albert Bettcher	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
John Lazear	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Carl Manoogian	....	key grip (unknown episodes)
Glenn K. Shimada	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Andy Young	....	grip (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Barbara Miller	....	executive in charge of casting (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ricardo Richard Alvarez	....	set costumer (147 episodes, 1991-1997)
Lyn Paolo	....	costume supervisor (119 episodes, 1992-1997)
Lisa Eisler	....	costumer (2 episodes, 1998)
Roberta Haze	....	wardrobe: women (unknown episodes)
Bob Squire	....	wardrobe: men (unknown episodes)
Gina Trikonis	....	wardrobe: women (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Billy Crawford	....	post-production assistant (34 episodes, 1991-1992)
Bill Breshears Jr.	....	on-line editor (unknown episodes)
Richard Garibaldi	....	final colorist (unknown episodes)
Alex Trocker	....	on-line editor (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
David Sibley	....	music supervisor (unknown episodes, 1992-1995)
Gregory Sill	....	music supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
Bruce Callahan	....	driver (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Jeffrey Cusick	....	production coordinator (79 episodes, 1995-1998)
Daniel Wulkan	....	production assistant (24 episodes, 1994-1995)
Brian Bird	....	executive story editor (23 episodes, 1993-1994)
Stephanie Spangler	....	location manager (2 episodes, 1993)
John Wierick	....	executive story editor (2 episodes, 1994)
Robert L. Boyett	....	developer (unknown episodes)
Maria A. Brown	....	executive story editor (unknown episodes)
Ross Brown	....	creative consultant (unknown episodes)
Matt Ember	....	executive script consultant (unknown episodes)
Erik Emi	....	technical coordinator (unknown episodes)
Joe Fisch	....	creative consultant (unknown episodes)
Richard P. Halke	....	story editor (unknown episodes)
Larry Kase	....	executive story editor (unknown episodes)
Monica Kenyon	....	writer's production assistant (unknown episodes)
Casey Maxwell	....	executive story editor (unknown episodes)
Damian Mcknight	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Thomas L. Miller	....	developer (unknown episodes)
Julia Newton	....	executive script consultant (unknown episodes)
Kory Olson	....	dialogue coach (unknown episodes)
Joel Ronkin	....	executive story editor (unknown episodes)
Meredith Siler	....	story editor (unknown episodes)
Rebecca Thornell	....	clearance (unknown episodes)
Cheryl A. Walker	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Seth Weisbord	....	story editor (unknown episodes)
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc	....	aerial coordinator (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Bickley-Warren Productions
• Lorimar Television
• Miller/Boyett Productions
• Warner Bros. Television

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1991-1997) (USA) (TV)
• RTL (1994-2001) (Germany) (TV)
• RTL2 Fernsehen (1999) (Germany) (TV)

Runtime:

30 min (160 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-G | USA:TV-PG (some epiosodes) | Argentina:Atp

Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company:

Bickley-Warren Productions

Trivia:

Frank ('Patrick Duffy') is doing a crossword puzzle and trying to think of a 6 letter word for a city in Texas (Dallas.) "Dallas" (1978) was the show on which Patrick Duffy starred prior to Step By Step.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the opening credits the amusement park is intended to be in Wisconsin on the shores of Lake Michigan. However at the end of the credits the body of water can be see to have rather large waves on a calm day. These waves are much too large for Lake Michigan in the absence of a storm.

Quotes:

Karen Foster: Mom I know you think of Al as a family member but I don't.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Psych: Murder?... Anyone?... Anyone?... Bueller? (#3.2)" (2008)

Best t.v. show of the 90's

This is the best t.v. show of the 90's!

Unfortunately they cancelled this show about a year ago. This has always been my favorite, and it is very charming. On this show they don't talk about sex as much like they do on other shows. They talk about other things that I feel are much more important and worth talking about!

Stacie Keenan has to be the best part of the whole show. She's very funny and I like her a lot!

If you ever see any of the re-runs on do watch it it's a great show!