Day by Day

S01E03: 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.

Overview

Day by Day is an American sitcom starring Douglas Sheehan, Linda Kelsey, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Courtney Thorne-Smith, and Thora Birch. Day by Day was telecast from February 29, 1988, through June 25, 1989, on NBC.

Episodes

S01E01 Birthday Presence

February 29, 1988 30 min
Brian and Ross come to an understanding while trying to persuade a divorced father to attend his son's birthday party.

S01E02 How to Succeed in Day Care

March 3, 1988 30 min
Brian and Kate are at odds and evens when the parents of overachiever Molly ask them to add math and reading to their curriculum.

S01E03 One Big Happy Family

March 6, 1988 30 min
Self-sufficient teen Ross looks at quality time as an overrated inconvenience, while Brian is serious about getting to know his son.

S01E04 That Saturday Feeling

March 13, 1988 30 min
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.

S01E05 Community Service

March 20, 1988 30 min
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.

S01E06 Birth Wait

March 27, 1988 30 min
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.

S01E07 What I Did for Love

April 3, 1988 30 min
When Kristin turns down his request for a date, Ross and his overactive teen hormones settle for an evening of team babysitting.

S01E08 Great Expectations

April 10, 1988 30 min
Buoyed by Ross's high aptitude scores, Kate goes to work as his high-pressure tutor.

S01E09 How Now, Dow Jones

April 17, 1988 30 min
Kate turns bearish when Brian becomes more interested in part-time stock counseling than in full-time storytelling.

S01E10 Life at a Glance

April 24, 1988 30 min
Obsessive planner Eileen meets a divorced father and, after dating him for only a week, she maps out their next 50 years together.

S01E11 The Age of Dinosaurs

May 1, 1988 30 min
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.

S01E12 Do You Think I'm Sexy?

May 15, 1988 30 min
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.

S01E13 The Field Trip

May 29, 1988 30 min
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.

Cast

Linda Kelsey
Linda Kelsey
Kate Harper
Doug Sheehan
Doug Sheehan
Brian Harper
Christopher Daniel Barnes
Christopher Daniel Barnes
Ross Harper
Courtney Thorne-Smith
Courtney Thorne-Smith
Kristin Carlson / Judy
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Eileen Swift / Sally
Thora Birch
Thora Birch
Molly Farrell
Christopher Finefrock
Justin O'Donnell

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