Kate & Allie Episode Guide

Episode Guide

Kate & Allie: Season 6 (1988 - 1989)

• Season 6 Episode 22: What a Wonderful Episode

  Divorcee Allie Lowell moves to New York with her friend, and together they face the trials of family life. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 6 Episode 21: My Boyfriend's Back

  An old flame of Allie's arrives in New York for the opening of his new play : and is immediately attracted to Kate. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 6 Episode 20: Hockey Team

  Divorcee Allie Lowell moves to New York with her friend, and together they face the trials of family life. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 6 Episode 19: The Last Temptation of Allie

  Kate thinks up a way of helping Lou, while Allie enters a cookery contest. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 6 Episode 18: The Wedding

  Lou asks Kate to accompany him to his cousin's wedding. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 6 Episode 17: The Review

  A critic pans Allie's sushi, so Kate decides to teach him a lesson in taste. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 6 Episode 16: Loan-some Bob

  Bob gives the girls a loan, but then forces them to listen to his ideas on how a business should be run. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin

• Season 6 Episode 15: Trojan War

  Allie is shocked to discover a condom in Chip's pocket. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 6 Episode 14: Love Thy Neighbor

  Kate tries to help her neighbour find love, only to have her efforts backfire when he thinks she's interested in him

• Season 6 Episode 13: Chip's Notes

  Supercool Mike Sheridan becomes Chip's friend : and gets him involved in dodgy dealings

• Season 6 Episode 12: I've Got a Secret

  Kate hears about Bob's possible future in broadcasting : and finds it hard to keep it quiet

• Season 6 Episode 11: What's Love Got to Do with It

  Kate starts dating a man she quickly grows to hate : even though everyone else likes him. Guest starring Jay O Sanders

• Season 6 Episode 10: Wanted : One Husband

  A rich neighbour asks for Kate and Allie's help in finding a husband

• Season 6 Episode 9: The Nearlyweds

  Jennie starts sharing a dorm room with her boyfriend : and drops a bombshell on Allie

• Season 6 Episode 8: A Tree Grows on West 56th Street

  Kate campaigns to save a local park by getting people from her neighbourhood involved

• Season 6 Episode 7: Moving On

  As Kate turns 40, she wonders what she has done with her life and resolves to join the Peace Corps

• Season 6 Episode 6: Better Never Than Late

  Bob's mother wants to know the likelihood of Allie having a child with her son. Comedy, guest starring Louise Williams

• Season 6 Episode 5: Anchor Away

  Jealousy seizes Allie when she watches a tape of Bob's latest sports report. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 6 Episode 4: The Odd Couples

  Haven Claven and Blair drive Kate to distraction, until Allie comes to the rescue. Comedy, guest starring Christa Miller Lawrence and Maddie Corman

• Season 6 Episode 3: Allie Doesn't Live Here Anymore

  Kate begins the search for a new housemate, while Allie moves into her luxurious apartment. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 6 Episode 2: Kate Gets Dumped

  While honeymooners Allie and Bob fly off to Hawaii, Kate's love life takes a sharp downturn. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 6 Episode 1: Wedding Belle Blues

  While fretting about meeting Bob's parents, Allie begins to have nightmares. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

Kate & Allie: Season 5 (1987 - 1988)

• Season 5 Episode 24: The Clip Show

  Jane Curtin and Susan St James celebrate the 100th edition of the comedy show with a look back at some of the highlights, as well as comments from the cast

• Season 5 Episode 23: Allie Makes Up Her Mind

  In the conclusion of a two-part story, Allie has trouble deciding whether to accept Bob's proposal or remain single : but Kate plans an engagement party just the same. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 5 Episode 22: Bob Smells the Roses

  In the first of a two-part story, a friend of Bob's has a heart attack, prompting him to rethink his life : and his relationship with Allie. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 5 Episode 21: I Don't, I Don't

  Bob frets about getting married, even though no-one has suggested it to him. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 5 Episode 20: Working Women

  An arrogant businessman hires the girls to cater at his theme party : but he can't decide which theme. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 5 Episode 19: Inside Park Avenue

  The Kincaids of Park Avenue hire the duo to be caterers at their upper-class anniversary party. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 5 Episode 18: The Mouse That Squeaked

  Chip accidentally lets a mouse loose in the apartment, sending Kate, Allie and Bob into hysterics. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 5 Episode 17: The Namath of the Game

  Kate is thrilled to become the personal assistant to legendary quarterback Joe Namath. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 5 Episode 16: My Day with Paul Newman

  A film crew call at the apartment, wanting to use the front door in their movie and raising Allie's hopes of meeting actor Paul Newman in the flesh. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 5 Episode 15: Almost Married aka And Then There Were None

  Ted invites everyone to his friend's cabin in the mountains : but reckons without an escaped convict on the loose. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 5 Episode 14: The Band Singer

  Jennie becomes the lead singer with a college band, so Kate and Allie offer their basement as a rehearsal room. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 5 Episode 13: A Catered Affair

  Divorcee Allie Lowell moves to New York with her friend, and together they face the trials of family life. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 5 Episode 12: The Nightmare Before Christmas

  The duo work overtime to get all their clients' gifts wrapped in time : and are then shocked when their apartment is burgled. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 5 Episode 11: The Triangle Has Four Sides

  Divorcee Allie Lowell moves to New York with her friend, and together they face the trials of family life. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 5 Episode 10: The Marriage Counselor

  Bob suggests that Kate and Allie need the advice of a marriage guidance counsellor to sort out their constantly bickering relationship. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 5 Episode 9: Hired Wife

  Businessman Bill Connor puts a proposition to Kate : he needs someone to pretend to be his wife at an executive party. Comedy, guest starring Ralph Byers

• Season 5 Episode 8: Jennie's New Deal

  When Emma leaves home to move into the college dorm, Jennie begins to feel cramped by her mother's rules and launches a protest. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 5 Episode 7: Ted's Fix Up

  Kate swaps ex-boyfriends with her old friend Angela, but is shocked when they both happen to attend the same ballet - with exes in tow

• Season 5 Episode 6: Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

  A forgetful Allie dashes across town to pay Jennie's school fees, but loses her purse in a cab and has to make her way home without a penny

• Season 5 Episode 5: Return of Bob Barsky

  Bob Barsky comes back into the girls' lives, and immediately asks Allie out : even though he's seeing someone else

• Season 5 Episode 4: Mother's Days

  The girls invite their mothers to lunch : but Joan can't stop criticising Allie, and Marion seems obsessed with food. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 5 Episode 3: Kate and the Cab Driver

  Kate falls for a charmingly immature taxi driver who, on a whim, asks her to go with him to Brazil

• Season 5 Episode 2: The Dilemma with Emma

  Emma is pleased to meet a successful business student at the college dance, but everyone else hates him on sight

• Season 5 Episode 1: Fathers and Sons

  An adult Chip reminisces about the day he tried to conceal a school report card showing that he had failed science - convincing him that he would always be a loser

Kate & Allie: Season 4 (1986 - 1987)

• Season 4 Episode 25: Allie's Surprise Party

  The duo cater for a party full of socialites' children, while Allie mopes over turning 39 without getting so much as a surprise party

• Season 4 Episode 24: Charles' Dinner

  The duo provide a catering service for Charles and Claire's anniversary dinner

• Season 4 Episode 23: Kate Quits

  When Kate talks about her work as a travel agent for Emma's school career day, Allie realises how much she hates her job at the movie theatre

• Season 4 Episode 22: Allie On Strike

  Feeling overworked and unappreciated by Kate and the kids, Allie goes on strike - but worries when the others start to cope without her

• Season 4 Episode 21: Dearly Beloved

  In a bid to get enough money together to finance a date, Chip opens a pet cemetery

• Season 4 Episode 20: Send Me No Flowers

  The arrival of an anonymous apology prompts everyone to recount how badly they have been treated, and to speculate on who the correct recipient is

• Season 4 Episode 19: Reruns

  When some mail is forwarded from Connecticut containing a perfumed envelope addressed to Charles, Allie tries to resist the temptation to open it

• Season 4 Episode 18: Louis in Love

  Kate tries to persuade Louis that a woman really likes him, but he assumes she is referring to herself

• Season 4 Episode 17: Allie and the Three Wolves

  Three men on the prowl notice Allie in a singles bar, and make her the subject of a bet. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 4 Episode 16: Emma Goes to College

  Emma and Jennie are desperate to learn whether they've been accepted by Columbia University, and Chip's friend becomes clingy. Comedy, with Ari Meyers and Allison Smith

• Season 4 Episode 15: Upstairs, Downstairs

  The friends interfere in Jennie and Emma's latest spat after a planned date goes awry

• Season 4 Episode 14: Allie's Graduation

  After Allie finally graduates from college, she discovers her diploma isn't a passport to the wealth and fame she imagined. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 4 Episode 13: Gift of the Magi

  The friends buy presents for each other, but each gift requires a sacrifice

• Season 4 Episode 12: Dates of Future Past

  A former football player tries to romance Allie while Kate is away on a business trip. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 4 Episode 11: The Goodbye Girl

  Eddie and Allie are trapped in the TV studio while a blizzard rages outside - and have to keep the show on the air single-handedly. Comedy starring Jane Curtin, with Andrea Martin

• Season 4 Episode 10: Stage Mother

  Jennie is offered a chance to sing on cable TV, sending Allie into waves of excitement. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin, Susan St James and Allison Smith

• Season 4 Episode 9: Emma's Coming Out Party

  The girls remember their biggest fight, just before Kate had her baby. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 4 Episode 8: Bringing Up Charles

  Chip and Jennie complain that Charles has abandoned them for his new family, so Allie reminds him of his responsibilities. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 4 Episode 7: Jennie and Jason

  Jennie's boyfriend Jason starts pushing her to take their relationship further - so she resolves to meet his mother. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 4 Episode 6: Halloween II

  The girls get into the Hallowe'en spirit when the kids go out on the town. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 4 Episode 5: Rx for Love

  Kate falls in love with one of the doctors at the hospital. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 4 Episode 4: General Hospital

  Kate is unable to attend her surprise birthday party as she's resting up in hospital, so Allie decides to pay her a visit. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 4 Episode 3: The Bully

  A shocked Allie learns Chip is being bullied at school - by a girl. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 4 Episode 2: Found Money

  The girls reap a reward when they find a stash of cash and return it to its rightful owner. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 4 Episode 1: The Trouble with Jason

  Trouble erupts when a new boy in town becomes infatuated with Emma. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

Kate & Allie: Season 3 (1985 - 1986)

• Season 3 Episode 23: Late Bloomer

  Kooky Kate shocks everyone by enrolling in cookery classes. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 3 Episode 22: Winning

  Emma takes life seriously when she is nominated for class president. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 3 Episode 21: Chip's New Friend

  Chip finds an unusual new friend from the neighbourhood's demolition team. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 3 Episode 20: Ted's Back

  Kate's ex-boyfriend Ted comes over to keep her company on a lonely night. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 3 Episode 19: Thank You, Shirley

  Aunt Shirley sets up another blind date for Kate. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 3 Episode 18: High Anxiety

  Kate and hypnotized Allie appear on a TV talk show.

• Season 3 Episode 17: Privacy

  A suspicious Allie jumps to conclusions when she discovers Kate with a former boyfriend who's now married. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 3 Episode 16: The Croissant Jungle

  A coffee-shop owner sexually harasses worker Jennie.

• Season 3 Episode 15: Too Late the Rebel

  A philosophy class turns into a consciousness-raising exercise for Allie. Ben Stiller guests

• Season 3 Episode 14: Chip's Divorce

  When Chip overhears Charles and Claire talking about their new baby, he fears they are going to replace him with a better model

• Season 3 Episode 13: Grand Central Station

  The girls try to resolve a family dispute with the help of a singing telegram. Jane Curtin and Susan St James star

• Season 3 Episode 12: Dark Victory

  Kate's fear of the dentist pales into insignificance when she experiences the horrors of a power cut. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 3 Episode 11: Dress to Kill

  Kate searches for the perfect outfit to wear after receiving an invitation to the Russian ballet. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 3 Episode 10: Kate's Best Friend

  Kate's best friend from college turns up unannounced. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 3 Episode 9: Max's New Girlfriend

  Max brings home a new girlfriend, a glamorous young model. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 3 Episode 8: Thanksgiving

  The girls decide to throw a big party for Thanksgiving, and invite a host of friends - but events take a disastrous turn. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 3 Episode 7: Allie's Affair

  A new professor visits Allie on 'academic business' - but their relationship quickly becomes more intimate. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 3 Episode 6: The Maltese Chotchke

  Max gives Emma a surprise birthday gift, inadvertently plunging the family into an art mystery. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 3 Episode 5: Picture of an Affair

  The girls discover an old camera belonging to Allie's grandfather, and develop the ancient film - which contains a surprising picture. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 3 Episode 4: An Evening in Paris

  Jennie and Allie go on a trip to Paris - but all does not go according to plan. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 3 Episode 3: Whatever Happened to Romance

  After placing an ad for part-time work in the paper, Allie is amazed at some of the responses. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 3 Episode 2: Make Mine Mink

  After a lover's quarrel, Kate finds herself in possession of a beautiful mink coat - which has a profound effect on her lifestyle. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 3 Episode 1: The Reunion

  The girls are invited to a high-school reunion, and take the opportunity to settle a few old scores. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

Kate & Allie: Season 2 (1984 - 1985)

• Season 2 Episode 22: My Dinner with Kate and Allie

  Kate breaks up with Ted, and Allie's ex remarries, leaving them both downcast. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 2 Episode 21: Goodbye, Plumber

  Ted creates havoc in Kate's life by unplugging the sink and then sweeping her into a fantasy of marriage. Comedy, guest starring Gregory Salata

• Season 2 Episode 20: The Bad Seed

  Jennie's new friend proves to be a bad influence on her behaviour. Comedy, guest starring Martha Byrne

• Season 2 Episode 19: Dead Cat

  Kate gives Chip a stray kitten to adopt as a playmate, but tragedy strikes. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin

• Season 2 Episode 18: Author Author

  Kate believes she is the inspiration for a romantic novel - but so does Allie. Comedy, guest starring Alan North

• Season 2 Episode 17: Sons and Lovers

  Anxious Allie has pangs of conscience when she dates a student. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 2 Episode 16: Lovely Rita

  Kate lets it be known she's not impressed when her new stepmother comes to dinner. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 2 Episode 15: Rear Window

  Chip's overactive imagination causes mayhem for the girls. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 2 Episode 14: If She Goes, I Go

  Employment worries abound as Allie gets the sack and Kate threatens to quit her job. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 2 Episode 13: Charles Marries Claire

  Allie comes to the rescue of Charles and Claire. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 2 Episode 12: Back to School

  Allie's concerns about returning to school are compounded by a hostile professor. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 2 Episode 11: New Year's Eve

  Kate drives everyone mad searching for cigarettes, so the kids devise a way of persuading her to quit smoking. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 2 Episode 10: Piano Lesson

  Emma inherits a piano and a dishy music teacher when Max heads for LA. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 2 Episode 9: Country Dog

  Charles goes over the top with Chip's birthday presents, making Allie feel inadequate : so she buys her son a dog. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 2 Episode 8: The Pirates

  Jennie and Emma wonder if their friendship can survive when they audition for the same part in The Pirates of Penzance. Comedy, with Ari Meyers and Allison Smith

• Season 2 Episode 7: The Safe Caper

  The two women are intrigued when they discover a 55-year-old love letter in their fireplace. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 2 Episode 6: Kate and the Plumber

  A blocked sink leads to romance when a distressed Kate calls for help from a plumber. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 2 Episode 5: Candidate

  The post of campaign volunteer for a prospective congressman attracts Allie. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 2 Episode 4: Lottsa Luck

  The friends are mystified when Kate's elderly aunt dies, leaving a cryptic will. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 2 Episode 3: Diner

  The Lowells have a prospective buyer for the house. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 2 Episode 2: Landlady

  The two women pretend to be gay to avoid an increase in the rent. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 2 Episode 1: Baby

  Kate becomes broody and considers having another baby when her friend goes into labour. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

Kate & Allie: Season 1 (1984)

• Season 1 Episode 6: A Weekend to Remember

  Everyone else has a busy at the weekend while Allie finds she's left twiddling her thumbs. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 1 Episode 5: Dear Diary

  Kate discovers Allie's old diary and finds her friend has written horrible things about her. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 1 Episode 4: The Family Business

  The divorcees decide to start up a bakery, but underestimate how tiring it can be. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 1 Episode 3: Odd Boy Out

  Chip shocks his mother by announcing he wants to live with his father. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin and Susan St James

• Season 1 Episode 2: The Very Loud Family

  Emma makes a video about her family for a school assignment about change. Comedy, starring Jane Curtin, Susan St James and Ari Meyers

• Season 1 Episode 1: Allie's First Date

  Two divorcees join forces and move to New York. First-ever episode of the sitcom, guest starring Kelsey Grammer alongside Jane Curtin and Susan St James