John "JT" Thomas
| Step by Step | |
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| Genre | Family sitcom |
| Created by | William Bickley Michael Warren |
| Developed by |
Thomas L. Miller Robert L. Boyett |
| Starring |
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| Theme music composer |
Jesse Frederick & Bennett Salvay |
| Opening theme | "Second Time Around", performed by Jesse Frederick and Teresa James |
| Ending theme | "Second Time Around" (instrumental) (season 1, used sporadically afterwards) |
| Composer(s) |
Jesse Frederick & Bennett Salvay (both; seasons 1–2) Gary Boren (seasons 3–5) Steven Chesne (seasons 3–7) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 160 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Thomas L. Miller Robert L. Boyett William Bickley Michael Warren Alan Eisenstock & Larry Mintz (season 1) Ross Brown (seasons 2–7) Bob Rosenfarb (seasons 6–7) |
| Location(s) |
Sony Pictures Studios Culver City, California (1991–1993) Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank, California (1993–1998) |
| Camera setup | Film; Multi-camera |
| Running time | Approx. 23 minutes (per episode) |
| Production company(s) |
Bickley-Warren Productions Miller-Boyett Productions Lorimar Television (1991–1993) Warner Bros. Television (1993–1998) |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network |
ABC (1991–1997), CBS (1997–1998) |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Original release | September 20, 1991 – June 26, 1998 |
Step by Step is an American television sitcom that aired for seven seasons, originally running on ABC as part of its TGIF Friday night lineup from September 20, 1991, to August 15, 1997, and then moved to CBS where it aired from September 19, 1997 to June 26, 1998. It starred Patrick Duffy and Suzanne Somers as two single parents (each with three children), who spontaneously get married after meeting one another during a vacation, resulting in them becoming the heads of a large blended family.
Set in a substantially fictionalized version of Port Washington, Wisconsin, the series begins with Frank Lambert, a divorced contractor with three children, John Thomas (who went by the nickname J.T.), Alicia (who went by the nickname, Al, in accordance to her tomboyish personality), and Brendan, and Carol Foster, a divorced beautician who also has three children, Dana, Karen, and Mark. Both resided in Port Washington with their children, but met while vacationing separately in Jamaica, where they impulsively get married after a whirlwind courtship.
Their children are surprised and angered when they learn of the marriage, after Frank accidentally blurts out what was supposed to be a secret between him and Carol to J.T. when he makes a snide remark about Carol at a barbecue to introduce each other's children to one another. Stories in each episode depicted typical situations of a new blended family, and their differences causing arguments and resentments between them, over time though they eventually grew to tolerate and develop loyalty to one another.
During the series' seven-season run, the main cast changed as the storyline progressed. Frank's nephew, Cody Lambert, was introduced early in the first season as a recurring character (becoming a series regular in the second season) and lived in his van in the driveway; he then left the series in 1996. In the 1994–95 season finale, Carol gave birth to a daughter named Lily. Like many other sitcom babies, she was suddenly aged five years in the sixth season, after having spent the entire fifth season depicted as a baby. In the sixth season, J.T.'s friend, Rich Halke, moved in with him and the family after becoming Dana's boyfriend. Meanwhile J.T. meets Samantha, the woman of his dreams, and they date off and on for the sixth and seventh seasons. Also in the sixth season Carol got a partner, Jean-Luc Rieupeyroux, at her hair salon. In the seventh season Brendan is written out of the show as is Jean-Luc.
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