<Tr> <Th> Original release </Th> <Td> September 20, 1991--June 26, 1998 </Td> </Tr> <P> 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 . </P> <P> 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 . </P> <P> 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 . </P>

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