Day by Day
Day by Day

Day by Day (1988)

6.0 (5 votes)
2 Seasons
February 29, 1988
English
Comedy

Synopsis

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.

Creator

Gary David Goldberg

Network

NBC

Episodes

Birthday Presence
E1

Birthday Presence

Feb 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.

How to Succeed in Day Care
E2

How to Succeed in Day Care

Mar 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.

One Big Happy Family
E3

One Big Happy Family

Mar 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.

That Saturday Feeling
E4

That Saturday Feeling

Mar 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.

Community Service
E5

Community Service

Mar 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.

Birth Wait
E6

Birth Wait

Mar 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.

What I Did for Love
E7

What I Did for Love

Apr 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.

Great Expectations
E8

Great Expectations

Apr 10, 1988
30 min

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

How Now, Dow Jones
E9

How Now, Dow Jones

Apr 17, 1988
30 min

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

Life at a Glance
E10

Life at a Glance

Apr 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.

The Age of Dinosaurs
E11

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.

Do You Think I'm Sexy?
E12

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.

The Field Trip
E13

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

Details

Original Title

Day by Day

Status

Ended

Seasons

2

Episodes

33

Production

Paramount Television, Ubu Productions